This is kind of cool...I've never had a blog spot. Surgery was Tuesday 2/2/10. Today is Saturday. It seems that my Dr takes a little different approach to the pre op diet and post op diet. It has me a little worried that I shouldn't have eaten those few bites of meat. I did a pre op low carb diet for 4 weeks and I lost 15 pounds on it. Then I had to go only liquids for 2 days before the surgery. I'm on soft foods right now, but we don't do weeks and weeks of it. He said that he's found that he doesn't like putting up diet rules that set you up to fail and if you follow his recommendations on the low carb for 4 weeks, that that is plenty to get your liver ready. And my liver was ready.

Interesting concept with the diet.

Surgeons are all different and we have to trust their experience and judgment unless it sounds too far off.

You made it through surgery and are off and running. Congrats!!

You're lucky, I had to go on a very strict all liquid diet for an entire week. It was cool cuz it has helped me get ready for my all liquid diet after the surgery. Had my surgery on 2/4/2010, I'm doing really well, can't image trying to consume anything other than liquid right now. Like "btrieger" said, all doctors are different, so if its working roll with it. Wishing you much continued success.