Messed up on preop Diet

[Tweety39 0]

I'm on the preop diet since 1/18 and I had a breakdown today, I had a big fight with my son's dad, and I ended up eating some of my son's KFC popcorn ck , and know i'm so mad at myself and scared that i reaaly messed . My sugery is next Tuesday the 2nd. Has anyone else go thru thisand if so did they cacel the sugery, or was everything ok? I didn't have my last 2 shakes in hope to balance it a little

[Cocoabean 430]

Hi Tweety,

How much did you eat? It sounds like it was one meal. My bet would be that it is OK, but fess up to your surgeon to be sure.

I doubt you are the first to mess up on the pre-op diet. Some surgeons don't even require a pre-op diet. But as yours did, admit what happened and let the doc decide the best way to proceed.

Best wishes!

[Tweety39 0]

It was about 2 cups, I sure hope you are right, I will be very upset if my dr say differnent!!!!!!!!:bored:

[Cocoabean 430]

Tweety, my bet is that 2 cups is not a big deal, but I understand your fears! Just be certain to stick with the pre-op for the remainder of the time!

Part of me thinks the surgeons expect we will cheat. They know we suffer from Last Meal-itis during this time. They also know most of us are food addicts, and are dealing with many issues during the pre-op time!

At the same time, I am not recommending you should lie about it...maybe he won't ask

[Tweety39 0]

Thank you for the imput, it makes me feel better!

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

My office Christmas party fell half way through my 2 week pre-op, I emailed my docs nurse before the part and said... "what if..." her advice was to just get back on the wagon the next day and it wouldn't be a problem....and he never asked Good luck!

[kimmy73 0]

I fell off the wagon during my pre op diet with shrimp fried rice. I ate the entire container over two days. I just got back on the wagon and surgery went fine.

[patsal 1]

Aww Tweety, I am sorry that happened to you. I would just give the Dr. a quick call and then jump right back into your pre-op. Should you have the shakes though--the idea is to build up your protien intake as well as to shrink your liver--that popcorn chicken is lots of breading (carbs) so maybe you should still have your shakes?