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[ElfiePoo 109]

Well today was my preop workup. Gallbladder scan, x-rays, ekg, bloodwork, respiratory, yada yada...all came back normal. Had my visit with the doc and nutritionist and I'm set for a surgery date of Nov. 3rd!

Of course, my son came down with a flu this past weekend, and I'm feeling a bit 'chesty' today so Murphy's Law says I'm going to come down with a full blow chest cold and have to cancel my surgery. :thumbup:

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[AngieW_RN 0]

Load up on Vitamin C and stay as far away from sick people as possible! I practically kept myself in a bubble the 2 weeks before surgery--its one of the downfalls of having surgery in the cold and flu season! Best of luck with the pre-op diet (if you have one)!

[Deekel 0]

Positive thoughts! And I did the same thing, I stayed away from everyone including my husband who caught a cold a week before my surgery. Stay positive, I know you can't stay away from your son who is sick, but hopefully Vitamin C will do the trick.

[ElfiePoo 109]

Thanks. I read somewhere that taking 500mg of Vitamin C six times a day at the first sign of a flu/cold sometimes helps. So that's what I'm doing.

No preop diet, but I just finished a 4-day simplified master cleanse and now I'm doing three no carb Protein shakes a day and a low carb dinner. My belly seems to be the first thing affected which means it should be a bit easier for the doc doing the surgery.

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[HappyHomeCC 2]

I managed 6 days of MC I ate light for 2 days, and now I am on the preop diet..... I am supposed to have no more than 1000 cal a day and about 65gr of Protein, I can have SF pudding , LF cottage cheese, LF yogurt, then SF popsicles, you know Clear Liquids. I was surprised at the first 3 items. a serving of cottage cheese keeps me full for a long while.... 100 cal and 14 g protein this is easy compared to the master cleanser!