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[oceangirl6 0]

did anyone NOT have to do a pre-op diet?

mine was spozed to be 1200 cals for last two weeks

didnt do very good at it

now in panic mode cuz surg is WEDNESDAY 2/23 so i on pure liquids one day earlier than i have to be....

[HeatherinCA 10]

I wouldn't worry too much, it's probably more to prepare you for what's to come... I just had liquids for a week. i didn't have any other diet. Just don't cheat on the liquids!! That is to prepare and shrink your liver for surgery

But after surgery you have to watch everything you eat and watch your calories and make sure it's 1200 everyday, or you won't lose any weight. So it's good practice.

[cwm812 11]

You should always follow your doctor's instructions, but it's fairly common to not have a pre-op diet. My only instruction was to not eat after midnight the day of surgery. Except in rare exceptions, my practice (Center of Excellence) doesn't require a pre-op diet.

I, like you, was stressed over the impending surgery and ate horribly. All went well. Despite a high BMI, there were no problems with my liver and surgery went very well with no complications.

Cindy

[trish151 33]

Hey, my surgery is on the 23rd too. The truth is there is no such thing as failure. If we were following all of the rules and doing everything right then we probably wouldn't need the help of the band. My doctor just told me to do Atkins for 2 weeks pre-op and not to have anything to eat or drink after midnight. That is so that you don't get anything in your lungs (my sister said) when they lay you down for the surgery.

[oceangirl6 0]

so true

thank you

good luck!!!!!!!

Hey, my surgery is on the 23rd too. The truth is there is no such thing as failure. If we were following all of the rules and doing everything right then we probably wouldn't need the help of the band. My doctor just told me to do Atkins for 2 weeks pre-op and not to have anything to eat or drink after midnight. That is so that you don't get anything in your lungs (my sister said) when they lay you down for the surgery.

[oceangirl6 0]

thank you Cindy!!

You should always follow your doctor's instructions, but it's fairly common to not have a pre-op diet. My only instruction was to not eat after midnight the day of surgery. Except in rare exceptions, my practice (Center of Excellence) doesn't require a pre-op diet.

I, like you, was stressed over the impending surgery and ate horribly. All went well. Despite a high BMI, there were no problems with my liver and surgery went very well with no complications.

Cindy

[oceangirl6 0]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuu

prolly just trying to get out of it subconsiously by blowing it up front!

I wouldn't worry too much, it's probably more to prepare you for what's to come... I just had liquids for a week. i didn't have any other diet. Just don't cheat on the liquids!! That is to prepare and shrink your liver for surgery

But after surgery you have to watch everything you eat and watch your calories and make sure it's 1200 everyday, or you won't lose any weight. So it's good practice.

[Kalipso2 25]

shoot, eat while you can because you won't be able to after surgery!! not that it's a good idea not to follow your surgeons instructions, i didn't follow the pre-op diet. i just couldn't stomach the medi-fast food they gave me and it's hard only having liquids. it's a little easier post-op though.

now... post-op is a totally different story. please follow his instructions after surgery. that is SO important!!

[JerseyGirl80 12]

I did not have a pre-op diet. My surgery was rushed at the last minute due to insurance issues, it happened a month sooner than planned. Anyway, I only had 9 days to eat a healthy diet before surgery. I didn't follow any strict plan, the doctors and nutritionist told me to follow a low fat diet as best as I could, which was basically the diet I had been following all along. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[Jachut 487]

I didnt have to do one at all - its cautionary IN CASE of a big fatty liver which is not uncommon in the obese population but most of the time, its not actually needed. As my doc said, its a fairly rare liver that is so enlarged it cant be operated around and in most cases its simply the enormous amount of abdominal fat that causes the most difficulty - and that's not going to be eliminated in even six weeks Iof a liquid low carb diet.

Dont worry about sucking at the pre op either. I'm the worst dieter in the world. I thought I'd give the Optifast a go, to get going on my new life earlier, to give myself a jump start. I didnt even last three days, I couldnt stand it. All I managed was not to eat anything not nailed down in the weeks leading up to surgery and to exercise every day and I was mighty proud of that. I've been VERY susccessful with the band. Not being able to last on starvation rations is no indication that you wont be successful with th band - after all every single one of us has a history of failed dieting behind us!