I need pre op support and advice

[melanieleigh 1]

Hello all,

Let me start by saying thank you all who respond to my ramblings. I never thought I would use an online forum like this, now I have come to rely on all of your posts.

I NEED HELP!!

I am day 1 of my pre op sugar free liquid diet. UGGG and it's only day 1.

I dont know how to cook dinner without tasting the food...there went my liquid diet! I am preparing and I taste everything for tasty-ness, you know what I mean? I am not even thinking about it and then I realize, holy crap, I am eating...

If I am making the salad, I taste a piece or two to check my dressing, which is always a lemon, olive oil, herb blend, but I HAVE to know if the blend is balanced. The same goes for when I make mashed potatoes, or rice or Pasta Sauce or a number of other dishes I make from scratch. How do I know if the food I am feeding the family is yummy if I dont try it first? Seriously. lol HELP!!

The pre-op diet is to shrink my liver. I was told when your BMI is very high, as mine is 45, then it is important to try to shrink the liver before surgery. I want to do this right so bad.

Thanks again for all your kindness and support.

[hopeandfaith 6]

I'm on day 7 of my liquid diet and it gets better. The first three days were SO HARD!!! Tonight my daughter told me if I can't eat I shouldn't have to COOK! So she cooked tonight and my husband has been fending for himself. LOL Left overs!!!!

It will get BETTER!!! Hang in there!!!

[Eureka-C 20]

Hello all,

Let me start by saying thank you all who respond to my ramblings. I never thought I would use an online forum like this, now I have come to rely on all of your posts.

I NEED HELP!!

I am day 1 of my pre op sugar free liquid diet. UGGG and it's only day 1.

I dont know how to cook dinner without tasting the food...there went my liquid diet! I am preparing and I taste everything for tasty-ness, you know what I mean? I am not even thinking about it and then I realize, holy crap, I am eating...

If I am making the salad, I taste a piece or two to check my dressing, which is always a lemon, olive oil, herb blend, but I HAVE to know if the blend is balanced. The same goes for when I make mashed potatoes, or rice or Pasta sauce or a number of other dishes I make from scratch. How do I know if the food I am feeding the family is yummy if I dont try it first? Seriously. lol HELP!!

The pre-op diet is to shrink my liver. I was told when your BMI is very high, as mine is 45, then it is important to try to shrink the liver before surgery. I want to do this right so bad.

Thanks again for all your kindness and support.

I had been doing two Protein shakes, dinner, and one high Protein snack for 4 months b/c of trying to appeal my insurance, and my doc said I didn't have to do the two week pre op liquid, just 3 days. Whoo Hooo. Still. When I had to drop to no food, it seemed like torture. I feel your pain. It was all worth it. My liver on the pics that the doc gave me looked bee-u-ti-ful. Week one after the surgery wasn't too bad as I had almost no hunger and it took all my effort just to get in my liquids/protein sipping all day. By the middle of week two, I was nuts to eat again. You can do it. If you make a mistake, don't give in, just get back on track. It will be past before you know it.