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Congratulations on your upcoming surgery date!! You will do fine. Just follow your Team's instructions to the letter. Remember that there is a reason why the instructions are like that. Mine will be Dec 17th. Our Pre-Op diet is only 2 days. Seems like every place is differant. After surgery I...

Congratulations!!! My surgery date is also Dec 17th. But, here we are only on the pre-op diet for 2 days, although I personally will do it for 3 days. Then it is NPO after 11:00 pm on the 16th. I will be more nervous the last part of next week. Pre-op testing to do next week. Busy, plus will...

Glad to hear you are doing ok-you will lose the fluids and the air. They pump the fluids in you through the IV. They put air in you to do the surgery-that too shall pass. You will be fine. Sip, sip, sip,walk, walk, walk and rest, rest, rest My surgery will be on Dec 17th and I am looking...

Thank you, everyone. This next week will be a whirlwind. Monday I go for anesthesia screening and then to cardiology for clearance (EKG). Tuesday it is EGD morning. Wednesday off from work and appts-yay. Thursday am I go to vascular to check for clots and then for an ultrasound of my Gallbladder...

Greetings all; I went for an appt with my PA this morning and was quickly brought into an appt then with my Dietician. Surgery date was set for Monday DEC 17th!! YAY!!! Pre-op testing also scheduled for next week. Busy time. They will call the Friday before to let me know what time it...

You can do it!!! Rest, sip, and walk around after the surgery. Relax and let your body heal while you sip sip sip your fluids. Follow your Team's instructions and you will do fine. If you have any questions, etc-ask your Team- that is what they are there for. Carol

Melissa there are high protein chicken broths, high protein jellos and there are high protein clear liquid drinks out there to help get that protein in. I have already been stocking up on the high protein clear liquid and high protein drinks and powders-those I got lots of samples to use. Carol

Did you get sample packets of the differant protein powders? There has to be one that you find better than the others. There is also high protein jello and high protein chicken soup/broth. You can get it (the chicken broth) in sample packets from both. Unjury has a high protein chicken broth and...

Congratulations on your surgery!!!!! Happy that you are home now. Sip, sip, sip get that fluid in plus protein. Rest and then do a bit of walking around-even if it is just around your place. Carol

I have heard of strictures happening from time to time with others and from what they said they let their surgeons know and they went back in to get it opened. They say it happens from time to time. No way to predict it. It is not frequent. Your Team is there for you-let them know ASAP. Carol

Congratulations!!! Keep it up!! Carol

Things will get better. Hang in there!!!! Carol:)

Welcome to the site. I am waiting for my surgery date which I should know more about when I see my PA again on Dec 4th. I'll just be glad once I get it done. Hope all is going well with you. Carol

Tylenol also comes in liquid adult form I have seen it in Walmart and I will be picking up a couple bottles of the stuff right before my surgery. I hope you feel better soon. Make sure you keep you team informed of what is going on with you-that is what they are there for. Carol

One of my requirements for my Bypass was to have a colonoscopy to rule out colon cancer especially since my mom's mom and her mom had it. I had to take Miralax in 64 ounces of sugar free propel (as opposed to gator ade) the propel had electrolytes in it. It didn't taste as bad as some things do...

Congratulations, Renie on your upcoming surgery!!! You will do fine. Just follow your Team's instructions. We are all here for you. Make sure if you have any questions to ask your Team as that is what they are there for. Carol

Glad to hear that you are doing better! Hey, you had your surgery on my birthday!:) You'll do fine!! Carol

My husband read that chlorella is good for you. I looked it up and it has 50% vegetarian Protein and repairs your DNA and RNA. I would like to know since it is so close to my surgery if it would be appropriate before and after the surgery to use it-or would it cause any medical problems...

And I just heard that my Pap Smear came back negative!! Yay!!!! Moving on......... Carol:)

Calcium Citrate + D chews are available in Walmart stores. I picked up my vitamins on Unjury-Opurity Optimized for Bypass and Sleeve chewables. I'll be picking up the sublingual B-12's. Carol