Hello, I would have gotten March 8th, but, that was too soon. I have to have a letter of surgical clearance from my primary doc, which is military and will take that long! They need to check B1, B12, D, CBC, CMP, PTH, folate, iron fasting lipidss, HBA1C and an EKG. Plus, will give me time to order and try more bariatric products. On my way!!
April 20, 2022 my date!
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My surgeon has 2 options for pre-op diet. "A" is a specific brand shakes and calorie free drinks only. The "B" option is a different brand specific shakes, but also comes with a VERY small list of foods and very specific serving sizes. You get 6 servings a day of any of the foods on the list. I choose option B so I can actually chew something once in a while.
I ordered Unjury chicken soup and smoothies yay, lol oh and the infamous Jello lol bone broth, ugh lol but with so many people on here who have done this I hope to succeed if not I will be on here at 3 am asking for help!!
Great! when you feel up to it you can share your 10 days! All will be great
Did you happen to try to chicken soup before you bought it? My team gives out samples of unjury and I thought it was disgusting. A lot of people like it though. Let me know what you think.
I have samples, but I have not tried them yet, scared lol that I will not like it and waiting until I have too lol. Might have to surbive on 4-6 shakes a day! Gawd, this will be worth it, healthy, get off some meds, positive thoughts!
I liked everything I tried except the chicken soup. lol I tried chocolate spender, strawberry and vanilla. The vanilla just kind of tasted like almond milk. I like to mix the strawberry with crystal light lemonade.
LOL, typo, should have been Jello and bone broth, not together yuck lol
Arnygal324
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My date is April 1st. It's a strange day, but I will remember it forever!
I like Unjury products.
I do too, just not the chicken soup. haha I haven't tried the sante fe but i want to. Right now for my pre-op diet I have chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and unflavored.
missyinacage
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First off: Congrats to both of you on your dates!
My opinion on chewing food and spitting it out is .. Do Not! This is not because I'm squeamish. I don't think it's a good idea for the post op temptation. We have seen several people on here post op, stating they just "chewed" pizza and spit it out .. on day 3. Then they are taking "just a bite" by day 6. This process takes a LOT of commitment. If you're trying to get around the rules on day 3, it's a lot easier to bend them further and further until you're not following them at all.
I am not suggesting you are trying to cheat or are lacking in commitment. What I AM saying don't make it easier to find ways around the rules. That will just get stuck in your head and sit there, begging you to take a bite. And you might start out thinking about a bite of crunchy carrot but pizza will worm it's way in .. it always does lol
My opinion on chewing food and spitting it out is .. Do Not! This is not because I'm squeamish. I don't think it's a good idea for the post op temptation. We have seen several people on here post op, stating they just "chewed" pizza and spit it out .. on day 3. Then they are taking "just a bite" by day 6. This process takes a LOT of commitment. If you're trying to get around the rules on day 3, it's a lot easier to bend them further and further until you're not following them at all.
I am not suggesting you are trying to cheat or are lacking in commitment. What I AM saying don't make it easier to find ways around the rules. That will just get stuck in your head and sit there, begging you to take a bite. And you might start out thinking about a bite of crunchy carrot but pizza will worm it's way in .. it always does lol
TraceyT
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It’s really interesting reading what pre-op foods are allowed. It’s so different for each of us. I could have 2-3 shakes, jello, s/f popsicles, cottage cheese, applesauce, and 3-4 pickle spears if I got light-headed due to lack of sodium.
I agree with don’t chew it and spit it out. It would be too easy to just swallow “a little”. If your having WLS then you made a commitment to change your life. Follow whatever plan your surgical team has set up for you. It makes no sense to go through the process and start looking for ways to eat regardless of what your surgical team has in place.
While you may like the tastes of certain shakes, soups, waters, or what have you - your taste will change after surgery.
I remember loving premier chocolate shakes forever - after surgery N A S T Y. It was like trying to drink oil that was flavored with chocolate and was too nasty to swallow. I had a video visit 1 week after surgery with my surgical team. My husband was there we were just about finished and he said I’d like to say something. He told the surgeon he broke “my wife” she can’t stand anything chocolate or sweets. Dr said we didn’t break her we removed her sweet tooth - my husband says “damn now I gotta get her denture cause all her damn teeth were sweet.” My dr said he understood why my husband and I got along so well.
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to have surgery that is amazingly life altering the food restrictions pre-op are painless. The more you stick to the eating plan - restrictions - the better it’ll be on the other side.
Having this surgery is the TOOL to help you get to a healthier you. It’ll jump start the whole process! Best of luck to all the ones with up coming surgeries! You got this!!
I agree with don’t chew it and spit it out. It would be too easy to just swallow “a little”. If your having WLS then you made a commitment to change your life. Follow whatever plan your surgical team has set up for you. It makes no sense to go through the process and start looking for ways to eat regardless of what your surgical team has in place.
While you may like the tastes of certain shakes, soups, waters, or what have you - your taste will change after surgery.
I remember loving premier chocolate shakes forever - after surgery N A S T Y. It was like trying to drink oil that was flavored with chocolate and was too nasty to swallow. I had a video visit 1 week after surgery with my surgical team. My husband was there we were just about finished and he said I’d like to say something. He told the surgeon he broke “my wife” she can’t stand anything chocolate or sweets. Dr said we didn’t break her we removed her sweet tooth - my husband says “damn now I gotta get her denture cause all her damn teeth were sweet.” My dr said he understood why my husband and I got along so well.
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to have surgery that is amazingly life altering the food restrictions pre-op are painless. The more you stick to the eating plan - restrictions - the better it’ll be on the other side.
Having this surgery is the TOOL to help you get to a healthier you. It’ll jump start the whole process! Best of luck to all the ones with up coming surgeries! You got this!!