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Post surgery appt. with Dr. Karmali - I am about 3 1/2 weeks post surgery and getting to know my sleeve! It likes eggs and chicken but not beef. Have tried a little bit of fresh fruit and salad but find them a bit hars...

Vitamins and supplements question - Ready to restart taking vitamins and supplements next week. I have been taking Materna but they are huge and going to be hard to swallow. If I have to split them as well as my regu...

One week post-op - I am 1 week post-op. My weight loss is pretty steady. About 1-1 1/2 pounds a day. Is this a good loss? Found out my hemoglobin is low and feeling really tired. Trying to get in mor...

Question about full fluid diet - I am 5 days post-op and on a full fluid diet. My goal is 66-74 gm protein and 9-12 cps liquids. The last few days I have averaged 35-40 gm protein and about 7 cps liquids. Can I co...

Surgery tomorrow! - My RNY surgery is scheduled for 6 tomorrow morning. Just got the call from the Alex with the time. I lost a total of 13 lbs. on the pre-op liquid diet so hope that is enough to shr...

Stress test has me stressed! - I went for my pre-op appt.last week. Part of it included an ECG which the internist said had an irregularity. He booked me for an MIBI stress test . Went for the first part of t...

Pre-Admission Appointment - Tomorrow is my pre-admit appt at the Royal Alex Hospital. Scheduled time is 8 o'clock. How long should I expect this appt. to take and what kind of stuff can I expect? If there...

Day 6 - This is day 6 of my 3 week pre-op liquid diet and I got on the scale this morning. Down 6.5 lbs! The hunger seems to have passed but still have a lot of gurgles and really really b...

Day 1 of liquid diet - OK i have almost made it through the first day of my liquid diet. Feeling a little hungry but it is probably head hunger. Trying to keep busy doing odd jobs around the house. To...

Surgery at the Alex Sept. 27 - Hi everyone I am booked for RNY surgery with Dr. Karmali at the Royal Alex hospital in Edmonton on Sept. 27th. I start my 3 week liquid diet on Mon. i have been worried about that...