Surgery date Set For January 30th

mamame · January 15, 2009

Hi my name is Marian And I'm writing my first post- I'm cleared and ready to go Jan. 30th-I start my fast tomorrow and am petrified that it will be too difficult to follow thru and in return I'll cheat Any suggestions?

plain · January 16, 2009

Hi mamame. How exciting that you'll soon be banded! The pre-op diet is pretty important.....it helped me to know that the whole reason they put us on the pre-op diet is to shrink our livers, ultimately making it a safer surgery for us.

It is a pain to get through, but you can do it! How do I know? Because I did it......and if I did it, anybody can.

atwoodka · January 16, 2009

Hi my name is Marian And I'm writing my first post- I'm cleared and ready to go Jan. 30th-I start my fast tomorrow and am petrified that it will be too difficult to follow thru and in return I'll cheat Any suggestions?

Hi Marian,

I'm scheduled for the 30th as well. I have my pre-op viist on the 19th and start my fast that day. I too am concerned about the fast, but keep telling myslef it is only for a few weeks. I am so excited the day is finally almost here.

Would love to chat and support each other. You can email me directly at phoenix2009@comcast.net

Good luck with your surgery !

Karen

jacobsgram · January 16, 2009

HI Marian,

YOu will survive the preop. It's a little hard, but you can do it. We go to a support group and there is a guy who had the gastric bypass and tells a story about not following the diet before surgery and he paid big time. He was really sick. So I remembered that story and stuck to my 2 week pre op liquid diet and 2 week post op liquid diet.

Good luck with your surgery. It's the best thing I ever did, wish I did it 20 years ago!

Virginia