abphilippi 0 Posted November 12, 2011 As most of the replies have stated the low carb diet does shrink the liver. It uses up the glycogen type molecules stored in the liver. I was told that if I did not follow the diet and when he got in there the liver was still enlarged the surgery would be off. The diet I was given was for 40 carbs per day, but since I was a male he wanted me to cut out carbs all together. That, for me, was near impossible. The day before the surgery I had Breakfast and then I decided to go on a liquid diet for the rest of the day. The actual surgery time was about half an hour. I could tell something was changed because the shape of my stomach changed. I too am confused at the different diets imposed by the surgeons. The variety of plans out there to match the variety of people makes sense, but the changes are per surgeon and not per patient. Going on a restricted diet is definitely a good idea, but this is the reason most of us chose the Lap-band. We don't have the will power to stick to a restricted diet. Remember, it is only two weeks and not the rest of your life. Plus I lost 10 lbs before surgery! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redi2bfatfree 0 Posted November 14, 2011 Hello everyone. My surgery is November 18th. I was put on a pre-op diet for 14 days and here is what I can have: steamed or raw vegetables at mealtime, Protein Drinks 3-4 times a day, sugar free Jello and popsicles, Decaf tea/coffee, and broth. I have to be honest, I have cheated. The broth doesn't settle well on my stomach and the Protein drinks are great for 2 times a day. My neighbor had the same surgery, same hospital, different doctor (there are 3 in the WLS Clinic) six months ago and she was given the diet as well, but he told her she could have a "true" meal here and there. I was shocked because there are two doctors in the same clinic saying different things! GO FIGURE!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikki_att84 4 Posted November 14, 2011 my dr.. doesnt give any pre-op diets..he basically wants you to change ur habits from day one that he sees u..he wont operate unless u sees u lost some weight on ur own and that u r trully serious..about what ur doing.. they want u to lose weight... i know of a dr that still operated a patient after months of waiting and the day of the operation the patient actually had gained like 20 pounds.and already had a high bmi.. the patient died! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kellysue 7 Posted November 14, 2011 So true! Funny story. I was banded almost three weeks ago and I was sooooo worried about my liver not shrinking enough. So worried that in fact, the first words after I woke up were, "How was my liver?" lol. It was nice and shrunk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xavier 153 Posted November 14, 2011 Any diet that causes you to lose weight will shrink your liver. Doesnt have to be liquids. Good luck to all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeautyLarue 2 Posted November 16, 2011 This is good info. I too have noticed that most pple I speak to had different diets. I so have to do the 2 week pre-op but not solely liquid. Mine starts on the day before Thanksgiving. Glad I'm not a big holiday person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pats Fan in MA 1 Posted November 16, 2011 Any diet that causes you to lose weight will shrink your liver. Doesnt have to be liquids. Good luck to all! Exactly. Which is why it's struck me as strange for some people to be on a pre-op diet that doesn't have a specific calorie limit. I do think the point of making it a liquid or mostly liquid/high Protein diet is to prepare us for the weeks following surgery. I was on a two week 1000 cal diet which I adhered to probably 95%, and the surgeon said my liver looked great. I still had coffee. I just tracked everything online to stay within about 1000 calories and 90g of Protein.< /p> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
