did you eat during your pre op diet and still "get" to have surgery?

[swissnis 0]

I cheated on my pre op diet. I am ashamed. I am just so dang hungry from these Protein shakes!

am I still going to be able to have surgery on the 7th?

[cridlon 0]

My doctor didn't require the Pre Op liquid diet. He basically required my to lose 10% of my weight before he would see me. so as long as I maintained I was good for surgery. Which was yesterday!

[swissnis 0]

My doctor didn't require the Pre Op liquid diet. He basically required my to lose 10% of my weight before he would see me. so as long as I maintained I was good for surgery. Which was yesterday!

see, what is the reasoning behind that? I am starving here!

Good luck on your recovery!

[Phranp 46]

The reason for the pre-op diet is to shrink your liver so that the doctors can easily get to the spot they are placing the band.

I had insurance problems so, they called me about 5 days before my surgery to say "we're on" so I didn't have a lot of time for the pre-op diet. Fortunately, the doc was able to do the surgery. The problem comes in when someone is obese to the point that the doc cannot place the band because the liver is too big. So, starving yourself may not be necessary, but losing weight will keep you from waking up to find out that the doc was unable to do your surgery.

All the best to you on your journey.

[honk 780]

I watched videos of actual surgery's on YouTube. Very informative but not gross becuase there is no blood. The first one I watched they were working their way through this yellow stuff. I said to myself what on earth is that? It was fat. Pretty gross. They showed how they use this special spatula to move the liver out of the way. The doctor said that there is evidence that a low fat/carb diet done for two weeks can shrink the liver by up to 25%. My doctor did not require a liquid diet (as I had lost almost 60 pounds presurgery) but I still did the Protein Shakes for Breakfast and dinner. I had a high Protein, low fat/carb lunch. Calorie wise I stayed about 1,100 per day.

I would ask if you can do a greek yogurt for Breakfast instead of a shake (I added additional vanilla Protein Powder, and splenda).

[Love my new body 0]

Were you loosing weight with the shakes?

[BeachBabe 0]

I was lucky and was not put on a pre-op diet due to a lower BMI. I ate like a pig up until the day before my surgery and ate all of my favorite carb foods and wine!!! Now I am dedicated to my liquid diet now that I am 10 days post-op. How much weight did your doctor ask you to lose? You should stick to your diet but have a "last supper" the day before you have to cleanse for the surgery.