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Thanks Tom :)

Hi, my surgery is on the 6th also :). I started my liquid diet on Monday and have stuck to it, but it has been a struggle at times. My mom came to stay with us last night to help out after I had a procedure done. To help her out I threw together a meatloaf to just stick in the oven for dinner...

Thanks everybody. I will have to try the calcium chews, sounds like they're pretty tasty and tolerable. :)

Hey everyone. Hope you all are doing well. My surgery is now less than a month away and I've been browsing around at different vitamin choices for after surgery. I was hoping to get some input on which types of vitamins you all use now, and which ones you used immediately post-op while still...

Congratulations! Finally getting a surgery date suddenly makes everything seem real. Before I got my date I had this fear that something would interfere and I wouldn't be able to move forward. Once I had that date set, I felt a huge relief. September will be here before we know it. I'm so...

Congratulations! It must be a wonderful feeling. Keep up the great work :)

Hi donna, from the general info packet I received, it looks like I will have to do a liquid diet the week before surgery to shrink my liver, and a clear liquid diet 24 hours prior to surgery. My pre-op date is now set for July 19th, so I will get more specific details then. Have you heard...

I'm so glad you're feeling better!

Hopefully your pain gets better as the days go by, I haven't had my surgery yet so I don't really have any input there, but, I think its nice that you only have to go through one recovery instead of 3 separate ones. Hopefully once your pain subsides and you start feeling better all the feelings...

Hope you are feeling well and have a smooth transition home. :)

Congratulations and good luck. When you're feeling up to it, please let us know how it went. I hope you can get some sleep tonight, I'm sure I won't sleep a wink the night before. :)

Thanks everyone. And Tom, I have a good list of questions going for the doctor and another list for the nutritionist. My surgery date did conflict with my husbands work scedule so I have a call in to reschedule, hopefully we can still get it done before August. Ill keep you posted :).

Hey everyone, I got the call from my surgeon's office today and July 9th will be my big day. My all-day pre-op will be on June 28th. What a rush of emotions I'm having right now. Now it all seems very real and I am so glad I made this decision and started the proccess when I did. Thank you...

I'm on board with the Aloe idea. It's pretty easy to find and fairly inexpensive. You can usually find it with the sunscreen in department stores or drug stores. Feel better soon. I know that sunburn is no fun at all. Hopefully you'll get some relief in a day or two. Take care. -Jenny

Wow, that was super fast. That would make my head spin. I had my first consult in late April and am now waiting for the call for a surgery date. Even though it's been a couple of months for me, I still feel like it has flown by. It seems like yesterday that my husband and I attended the...

Such a great question. It's so nice to see others feel the same way and to hear that it's normal. I will be having the RNY in late June-early July also. Maybe we can keep in touch and "compare notes" since we'll be on about the same timeline. Feel free to message me if you'd like to try...

Hi, I'm sorry I can't offer you any advice (I haven't even had my own surgery yet), but I did want to say hello and say that I am sorry you're having such a rough time right now. I hope you continue to get updates from your doctors so you can get some relief soon. Hang in there and hopefully...

Congratulations on your surgery date and good luck! I've also been doing some yardwork just to get myself moving and have gotten to enjoy it. I've never had much luck with keeping plants alive but I am planning on planting some new things to see how they do. Maybe it can be a new hobby to get...

Hi PittieMama, Congrats on hitting the halfway point. I have also kicked the caffeine and have been making some other small changes that were recommended by my medical team, as I loke ot call them, lol. I've been trying out some of the protein shakes and working on getting the 64 oz of fluid...

Congratulations and good luck! Hope all goes well for you.