Hi everyone!,I'm new.I am scheduled for surgery on mon. 1/19/09 and have been on the pre-op diet of 2-3 protein shakes and 1 salad w/tuna a day for 11 days now, but almost every day I,ve cheated by having a handfull of no-no snacks,is this a big deal or am I just trippin' also has anyone had Dr. Milton Owens (So.Cal) as they're surgeon?

neber had that one I am two weeks afte banding I had cheated a couple times and the nurse said it was ok as long as you are losing weight the need to shrink your liver they say the two weeks before si to help you get ready for the weeks after .. do no t cheat this close though Good lucjk

I never cheated on the pre-op diet as a nurse, I knew my liver needed to shrink down to make the surgery safer for me. I also stuck to the 20 minutes on the treadmill as it really helped with the recovery. Don't beat yourself up if you slip up but, it would be better for you if you didn't cheat on the diet... recovery will be easier because they will be able to go in, do the surgery and get out. Shorter surgery time equals faster recovery and less complications. To make it interesting, why not try some soup instead of the salad everynight? I also added a lot of sugarfree jello, crystal light and popcycles. Remind yourself that this is temporary.

i am two days out after surgery and i'm sore. the bad things is when i belch. it really hurts. i get up and walk abit. i hoping to start walking 20 minutes a day next week.

The first couple of days after surgery are very rough. Try walking around as much as possible. Also I was given Mylanta (but found gas x worked much better for me). Did you have the band, sleeve or bypass. I have the sleeve and really don't know as much about the band recovery. Just in general, any surgery in the abdomen will create too much gas... just know... this too will pass.

Hang in there, it will get better!