how do you really know?

[ErinSue2000 48]

How do you know if your liver is losing fat?

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

You don't. There is no way to tell until the surgeon goes in and sees it.

That's why on occasion people will get put out expecting to be banded and wake up with incisions but no band, because the surgeon got inside and saw the liver was too big to safely work around so he immediately closed them back up.

It's a good example why it's so important to follow the pre-op diet if you're put on one.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Just follow the pre-op and leave the rest to your surgeon.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

like mis when the dr goes inside, he will know...that is why its important to follow the pre op diet rules...my dr said if he went inside, and my liver wasnt shrunk enough, he wouldnt do the surgery. that right there scared me enough to make sure i followed the rules.

[ErinSue2000 48]

I have lost some pounds like 14 so hopefully I have lost some fat around my liver! My bmi is 40 so let's home!

[2muchfun 8,927]

I don't think it's the fat they're concerned with? It's that your body stores a lot of Water if you're eating lots of carbs and fatty foods. They want the liver to shred the excess fluids the liver is retaining.

[blondegal_ 1,028]

I thought it was a fatty liver. Not surrounding. Along the lines of feeding ducks a certain diet so their livers are fatter to make pâté.

And can it be checked with blood tests?