NO PRE-OP Say whaaat?!

[hgranola 1]

My doc requires a 5 day CLEAR liquid diet for 5 days before surgery. But, he told me that since my BMI is over 50 that he wanted me to do EIGHT days instead! My surgery is June 20th and I have been drinking chicken broth, eating sugar free popsicles and Jello along with three Protein shakes a day since June 12th and this is totally for the birds. I just want to curl up and go to sleep only to wake when it's time to go to the hospital and have my surgery!

Today I went to the store to buy foods for post op and I almost passed out in the store. I was broken out in a full sweat and everything. Plus, I have had diarrhea since I started this diet so running errands has been hard because I have to be constantly aware of where the bathroom is everywhere I go.

Gah! I can't wait for this to be over with!

[Dave_NW 92]

My only pre-op diet was Clear Liquids for one day prior to surgery. I was on liquids for three weeks after surgery, then a week of mushies, then "gradually" back onto solids after that. Every surgeon is different.

Good luck with your surgery!

Dave

[SageTracey 608]

My appointment for my second fill today was postponed several hours because, as my surgeon later explained, he had been called into surgery to assist in another lap band op. But the patient hadn't followed pre-op instructions and had a massive liver so my surgeon advised the other surgeon to cancel and not install the band. Sure am glad I followed his pre-op advice (three weeks of Protein shakes....)

[CurlyDiva 5]

Welp, looks like I'm going to just put myself on a diet few weeks before surgery! They did warn me about having a fatty liver, so I'm gonna have one big fat ass meal (no pun intended) lol, and a BOTTLE of wine, and be some with it! Lol

[AbbieRoad 26]

My doc says only one day of liquids pre op...said liquids will make your body too weak and he wants you to be strong to be able to heal up. I asked him about liver shrinkage and he said it's barely negligable, a centimetre at most and he would rather not make you miserable and weak! Makes sense to me!

[momof3girlsnc 0]

I also did not have to do a preop diet. My surgery is scheduled for Monday June 20 & I was only asked to do one day of clear liquids Sunday and nothing after midnight. I will have 2-3 weeks of liquids postop before mushies though.