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Some say it does but for me it hasnt Im on day 18 of my 21 day pre op and I feel run down and tired and I have to get up slowly so I dont get light headed. I understand why I have to be on this diet because I need to lose 250 lbs or so. But 3 weeks for you is crazy. Does your doc do this to all patients?

Im not banded yet but you can pretty much cut a medium rare filet minion with a fork YUM

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Ive been on my liqued pre op diet for 15 days now my problem is I think allergic to them or Im just run down. My gums keep swelling and my lips are so dry nothing helps them. I never get cold sores unless I have the flu and real run down and guess what I have a couple really bad ones. I told the nurse and she never heard of that before and gave me no other options. It scares me because they want you in really good shape for surgery but Im run down. And yes Ive been drinking 10 cups of water a day so its not that. I have 6 more days to go untill surgery YIKES

All I can say is WOW dab. Your posts give me soooo much hope because I have 250 to lose and because of your posts I know its possible. I think youve lost the most amount of weight with the lapband that Ive ever heard of. Congrats WOW

I was wondering the same thing and Ive lost so much weight on my pre op.Ill probubly gain 10 lbs of water weight and the doc will think I didnt follow the pre op diet

Do they give ya anything at the hospital if you get panicky? Because I tend to get panicky when Im nervous and I dont want to freek out before the surgery

Im on meds for my thyroid. Is it possable to get off the meds once ya lose weight or is it a life time thing?

lol good idea but ya see this is my first scale because I could never find one that weighs me. I just cant help myself I gotta stop

Ive lost 21 lbs now on my pre op diet. Is it all water weight or is some of it fat? Ive heard losing more than 5 lbs in a week is unhealthy is this true?

Oh my gosh Im glad youre OK but wow did you bump your stomach really hard? Its kinda scary cuz there are alot of things in life that we may hit our stomach doing. I dont want to have to tiptoe around in life

you know I do weigh 459 lbs now 438 whoo hoo. all I can think is when ya weigh this much ya lose quicker in the beginning

Ive been on my preop diet for 10 days and lost 17 lbs WHOOOHOOOO I cant believe it. I have 11 days left and I know I wont lose that much but wow I cant wait to see how much I lose

LOL thanks guys I am back on the wagon and have lost 20lbs as of today and restless I tend to confuse people :smile2: Yes my doc does want me to lose 20lbs. Hell still do the surgery if I didnt but just said the less I weigh the better for the surgery.

I have a lot to lose does this mean I may need another band. Can they fill it to the max?

Thanks Restless I know I can.And yes I did lose 17 lbs. Im half way there only 11 more days.

Hey Plumpplump( Love the nickname LOL) I am on day 10 of my 21 say pre op diet and its the hardest thing Ive ever done. And I quit smoking 2 years ago! Let me tell ya I love to eat. I drink 6 carnation shakes a day and that is it. I am sooooo sick of the sweet drinks Yuk but Im doing it and you can too. Just think about each day as they come. Dont look at all 14 days its overwelming. Good luck

My surgery is on the 14th too.I cant wait.

My new scale (one that will weigh me) is going to be here tomorrow. I cant wait to see how much Ive lost on my preop diet. Ive been drinking 900 calories a day of carnation shakes for 10 days and that is it. I havent really excercised to much cuz I feel like crap. I am tired and run down. This diet is putting a hurting on me. I am very active though I have 3 little boys LOL. Im kinda worried I havent lost to much because I havent been excercising like crazy.What do you guys think?

I weigh 459 lbs. My doc put me on a 3 week preop diet and it consists of 6 carnation breakfast no sugar shakes.They have 150 calories ,5g of fat and 16 g carbs each. Ive been reading some posts and dont understand why he puts people on this diet. Im getting 96g a day of carbs. Isnt that kinda high? I thought low carb diets shrink the liver. Im only getting 900 calories a day but alot of carbs. Id much rather be on a low or no carb diet because this one is down right torture.Im starting to get darn right PISSED and wondering if this is worth it

Im on my pre op diet and 2 days after i started my skin on my face is so dry its flaking. My lips are so dry they hurt. I am drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day. Has this ever happened to anyone before? I usally have great skin

Restless monkey Yes I did and I talked to the nurse and she said NOTHING. I asked if I could have a cucumber a day or maybe a hardboiled egg in place of one of my shakes and she said no. I was ok with that. I dont know why I ate that pizza I havent took a dang bite of anything in 9 days now this. It just makes me mad. Im ashamed of myself.

Im on the 7th day of my liquid preop diet and I am starving. I have 2 weeks left and Im not sure I can do this. I cryed today whan my hubby was cooking food for the kids today I wanted a cheesburger so bad. I quit smoking 2 years ago and I think this is harder. Im starting to think being fat and eating what i want isnt such a bad thing

Thanks guys for posting Im a little bvetter now. I have to do this for my health I weigh 459 lbs. Its just such a drastic change. Eating alot to 900 calories a day of liquids is such a shocking change to my body. My blood sugar is way low too I just checked and its 80. Its never that low so maybe its that. I just feel crappy and I needed to vent. Also Restless monkey Ive been reading about some stuff on hear and it said something about your body can go into starvation mode and you wont lose wight cuz your body wanys to hold on to it. Does that happen after a while or could it happen on the preop diet ? Just wondering

Well Im on an my 21 day preop diet its 6 carnation shakes a day.Im on my 6th day and havent cheated once. My doc wants me to lose 20 lbs. My ? is if I dont cheat and lose that much weight and a few days before surgery have one last meal.(not anything and everything I want but like a filet mignon or some crab and thats it) will that mess up my liver and screw up everything?I have been WANTING meat soooo bad. I wont do it if there is any chance of it screwing up anything.