Hungry!!

[SandyC2 32]

I did two weeks liquid diet prior to surgery, however I was unable to do it, on day five I got soo hungry I gave in. I began eating one 12 " grinder from subway a day. I drank liquids all day and then around 6pm I ate a grinder. I did this up until four days before surgery in which I only drank protien shakes for the last four days. The whole idea is to shrink are liver. My doctor told me just to not gain weight and try to loose some because the fat would come off my stomache area first. I lost ten pounds doing it this way and my surgery went fine!! Good luck. I defiantly know how hard it is to liquid fast, trust me I cried the first five days!!

You took a major chance, and are VERY LUCKY! The Doctor didnt ask any questions or act suspicious in ANY WAY? By the way Im really glad you had a good experience, but I'm afraid someone is gonna read this and get ideas, with maybe a less positive outcome. Afterall the medical staff NEVER explains EVERY DETAIL of why they do something. Shrinking the kidneys may be the short answer, but if theres something else in the longer answer that could involve things like potential death and stuff, if someone decided to copy you gettin skinny could be the least of their worries. Im jist sayin.....and if it happens and YOU HEAR ABOUT IT.........again I'm jist saying this is all my opinion.A Docotor I was reading about in Mexico stopped doin the lapband because he was working w/ a 50% problematic surgery rate. I cant believe that it was ALL THE BAND AND ALL THE SURGEON.

Sandy

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

I did two weeks liquid diet prior to surgery, however I was unable to do it, on day five I got soo hungry I gave in. I began eating one 12 " grinder from subway a day. I drank liquids all day and then around 6pm I ate a grinder. I did this up until four days before surgery in which I only drank protien shakes for the last four days. The whole idea is to shrink are liver. My doctor told me just to not gain weight and try to loose some because the fat would come off my stomache area first. I lost ten pounds doing it this way and my surgery went fine!! Good luck. I defiantly know how hard it is to liquid fast, trust me I cried the first five days!!

Well it worked for you but clearly you wouldn't recomend not following the doctors instructions. That was a huge chance you took. Glad it worked out for you.

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

Well getting banded on the 13th started my liquid diet today and its defiently harder then i thought it would be...lol Im hungry!! Im not comlaining just needed to vent I can do this its just gonna be a long 5days...

Mkne was also 2 weeks... Lucky you

Even in 5 days you will learn you can live without food.. Just not nutrition. Best wishes for a successful surgery.

[Iruthie20 24]

Ya, I definitely think people should listen to there surgeons....I started with a two week liquid diet on my own, my doc didn't have any requirements except for the day before surgery. His words were, don't gain any more weight and try to loose a few pounds the week before surgery to decrease fat around my stomache...he didn't mandate liquid fast. .. I did it because I researched so much online about it and found it odd my doc didn't seem to care too much aboutbme doing one. I worried about side effects of not doing a liquid diet. I think that's the only reason I gave in, because I knew I had wiggle worm to do so.