Weight Gain

[ozzy22 0]

I have a friend who is getting VSG (she doesn't have an acct here) and she wanted me to ask you guys a question. If you gain roughly 5-6lbs BEFORE your surgery will it be cancelled?

I personally have no idea because my surgery is scheduled for next month but hers is NEXT week!

[seniorsleever 17]

I'd say it depends on the surgeon. My surgeon told me if I had not dropped 10 pounds by the day of surgery, it would be cancelled. So I'd say she's really pushing it. Let's hope her surgeon doesn't feel that way.

[Ibejjo 47]

Each surgeon's office is different but I was not weighed on the day of surgery so if I had gained 5-6 pounds before surgery, I dont think that the surgeon would have known. I thinking for health reasons your friend should try to eat healthier this week before the surgery so that she will not gain any more weight.

Jen

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I'd say she really needs to contact her surgeon about this. The reason why surgeons want us to lose pre surgery and to keep it off is because they want the keep the liver at a reasonable size. It's really hard to maneuver tools around with a fatty liver in the way.

This is why I always discourage pre-ops to NOT do the last meal thing (as long as it's not more than one meal). It's not a good idea to gain significant weight days before surgery.

Tell her good luck from us. It's best to be honest and open with her surgeon though, prior to having surgery. I've even heard of some surgeons calling off the surgery right in the middle of it due to the liver being way too large.

[YOLANDA240 13]

Although I'm not sure how you would gain weight on a liquid diet, tell your friend starting today to follow all of her surgeons instructions and focus on drinking tons of Water. I was not weighed the day of my surgery, but they do want your liver as small as possible and I've heard of surgeons stopping the surgery if things to do not look right when they go in.

I have a friend who is getting VSG (she doesn't have an acct here) and she wanted me to ask you guys a question. If you gain roughly 5-6lbs BEFORE your surgery will it be cancelled?

I personally have no idea because my surgery is scheduled for next month but hers is NEXT week!

[krissy123 0]

It depends on who is doing your surgery.........I got weighed in 1 week prior my surgery during my pre opp appointment........and i gained like 4 pounds after because my surgery was a week before Thanksgiving.....however they didnt weight me on surgery day.....so it didnt really matter.....it all depends on who's doing your surgery.........

[Caliblonde 25]

I have heard of surgeries getting canceled because people gained more than 5 pounds on surgery day. My surgeon told me that I have to try to lose 10 but I absolutely can't gain anything or surgery will be canceled.

[Stacy160 201]

My surgeon didn't say anything, but his assistant said that I'd have to be careful about Last Suppers/Food Funerals because if I gained weight, he'd cancel it.