Feeling Extremely Tired And Light Headed From Pre-Op Diet.

[armymom2012 51]

I'm sure many of you have felt this way before you had your surgery, but since I started a pretty much liquid diet of Soups, Protein Shakes and yogurt, I have been consuming around 700-850 calories a day. I am now extremely exhausted and at times feel light headed, more than likely from the huge drop in food intake I'm sure. Any advise how to get through the next few days till surgery. I also work and go to school and am afraid that this may be a huge problem after surgery. Especially with my classes, I need plenty of energy and brain power to get through my classes.

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

I had the same problem. I felt simply awful and malnourished.

My only advice is to make sure you're taking a good multi-Vitamin to help make up the difference. Also, you may want to consider a Breakfast drink like Carnation sugar free. It not only has some Protein but other necessary nutrients as well.

I know it's rough but I promise it's worth it. I just had surgery on Jan. 6, and 2 weeks post surgery I've already lost almost 35 pounds. That is in big part to the pre-op diet.

Best wishes to you!

[jennabe 4]

okay, i will b banded tomorrow and started liquids today and im exstreamly light headed and frusterated. i need advice wat eles i can eat? i ate. veg. broth, chicken noodle broth and Vitamin Water. help im starving!!

[Kimberly Collins 15]

I don't have any advice except to make sure that you are spacing things out evenly. I never felt better than a few days after I started liquids. The first 3 days were bad, but after that, I felt great.

[honk 780]

I second spreading out your calorie intake so you are eating every few hours. If it makes you feel any better my surgeon wanted me to do 500 calories for several MONTHS per surgery. I made it 5 days. I went on my own diet and lost 50 pounds presurgery.

[Toddy 758]

My doctor's focus is low carb -- he's never even mentioned what my caloric intake should be. I am six days post op and I had the doctor paged yesterday because I was so weak and light-headed I was certain something must be wrong. He told me to go to the ER and I spent all day there yesterday undergoing tests for a blood clot or a bleed, only to be given a clean bill of health.

When I got home last night, I ate what I wanted instead of what I was supposed to. I had one slice of thin crust pizza. I wasn't any more full than I would have been if I had eaten the tuna that I was supposed to have, but I did feel better later in the evening and I have felt some better this morning after an egg and a piece of whole wheat toast. I just think my body was reacting negatively to the extremely low amount of carbs I have been consuming.

From now on, dispite my doctor's wishes, I think I'm going to follow more of a Weight Watchers eating style than an Atkins diet. I'll still focus on the Protein, but not strictly the low carb. I don't want to ever feel as bad as I did the last two or three days!!