Pre-Op Diet???

[mears06 0]

My surgery is this coming friday, and the doctor never said anything about a "pre-op" diet. All they said was not to eat or drink anything after midnight.

Just wondering what everyone else has had to do. Thanks!

[BetsyB 9]

Every doctor has his or her own recommendations; it's not unusual to get instructions like yours---so don't worry :biggrin:

My doctor did have a 2-week preop diet. It consisted of 2 shakes and 1 meal consisting of 4 oz. lean Protein and 1/2 cup nonstarchy veggies each day. I could also have limited amounts of sugar-free Jello, sugar-free popsicles, and broth. This was not designed for weight loss, but rather to spur the liver to give up its glycogen stores, making it smaller & easier to maneuver around during surgery.

[chrisdirects 0]

I had a similar experience to Betsy's...my surgeon requires a 2 week preop diet...he gives 4 options; I ended up choosing Medifast 5+ Lean/Green. It was a little more expensive than some of the other plans, but I'm not really concerned, because I'm using the leftovers now as part of my postop plan, so not a bit has been wasted. The way it turned out, due to the terrible weather here plus a delay with my insurance company, I was on the plan for 4 weeks rather than 2. I had a nice preop weight loss as a result, though, so I wasn't unhappy about it.

They took me off everything from midnight on the day before surgery. It was a long, dry morning for me- my surgery didn't begin until 2:30. I was actually glad when they got that IV going!

Best of luck to you!

Christine

[pmommy 0]

You know, I swear if I didn't call and ask a million questions, I wouldn't be on a liquid diet now either! Darn me for being a pita...