My PATTS WENT WELL TODAY!!

Hi, I started Optifast along with doing my PATTS today.  Vanilla optifast wasn't that great, tried cocoa in it and took another to my appointment.  Got home and had the most wicked of headaches.  Really I couldn't see straight, quite painful.  I tried a chocolate optifast and it's not bad, the headache is finally starting to ease a bit.  I figure this must be because I haven't eaten or had my coffee.  Hopefully each day willl get a little easier.  Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Cathy xo

Cathy, it's the caffeine withdrawl, get the first 3 days down and your good to go :).  OH and I knew your PATTS would go great xxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks Maxine, I'll just hang in there and pray day 3 gets here quick. LOL!  Yeah, the nurse told me I was very healthy and good for surgery.  Thanks honey!

Cathy xo

Any time my friend, the 2 weeks will fly by and then you will be wondering what the hell happened LOL. Am so proud of you for taking this huge step, who would have thought it when we met in January, I was just getting ready to start my opti. You are going to rock your RNY xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Chocolate gives me head aches.. it took a while for me to figure out why i would get wicked headaches every winter and spring... Christmas and Easter.  Just saying in case it doesn't get better may be its the chocolate.

Congrats on starting Opti and getting your PATTS done!  I had cut caffeinated products before I got to the Optifast stage.  That is why I did not suffer at all withdrawal symptoms while I did Optifast.  I made the Optifast with approx 600 ml of decaf coffee and drank at least 2 litres of other liquids (so more than 4 litres of liquids each day).  So I was running to the bathroom alot.

Hang in there, it will get easier. 

 

Judy

Hi  I am new around here... I see this "PATTS" word all over.  I am guessing it is some pre-op testing but what is involved.

PATTS = Pre-Admission Teaching and Testing

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