Feeling Bad

[aNew_KB 0]

I feel so bad.

Im having surgery on thursday and I have been cheating and eating all thought out my 7 day liquid diet.

Has this happen to anyone else?

[livinglifelikeitsgolden 2]

Do you have to go on a liquid diet 7days before your surgery?

[aNew_KB 0]

Yes. My doctor tell us to go on a 7 day liquid diet before surgery. It supposely helps shink the fat around your stomach so its easier for the doctor to get your stomach.

But I think I really shinking your stomach size.

I drinking 64 oz of Water and 5-6 slim fasts per day, until my surgery date.

Its really hard me to do.

Do you have to go on a liquid diet 7days before your surgery?

[Rootman 1,101]

I feel so bad.

Im having surgery on thursday and I have been cheating and eating all thought out my 7 day liquid diet.

Has this happen to anyone else?

Well you'll have to fess up to the doc and tell him. He'll either postpone th op or shrug it off.

Having said that I was chatting with two orderlies when I left the hospital both of which had GSV's, BOTH pigged out the NIGHT before surgery. They were deathly ill after surgery and both got constipated, so it might happen that way for you too if your doc says to go ahead.

[Estella 11]

AFAIK the purpose of the pre-op diet is to make one's liver shrink a little. Each surgeon provides a slightly different liver-shrinking diet, but the principle is similar. The liver is placed in proximity to the surgery areas and may obstruct the surgeon's access partly. So getting operated without the diet makes it slightly more difficult for your surgeon to work because the fattier, larger liver is in the way, and might be wounded somehow in the process. Consult your surgeon as to whether to postpone the operation or not. He might even give you an easier diet to adhere to! My surgeon gave me a 2 weeks diet diet that has almost no carbs and sugars at all (not even a single fruit), but contains a lot of proteins: tuna for Breakfast, chicken and salad for lunch, eggs for dinner etc. It's no walk in the park, but it might be easier to follow than gooey shake only for 7 days. Good luck.

Further info here:

http://www.wlshelp.com/pre-weight-loss-surgery-diet.html

[meggiep 57]

Be careful!

If you see the thread down below titled Rock Bottom , Infernored just had the total heart break of having her surgery canceled after going in to the hospital, doing the bloodwork, and being ready. Her doctor saw that she had gained a couple of pounds and asked if she had eaten carbs. She told the truth and now has to wait . My heart HURTS for her!

Stay on your liquids until Thursday and know you will be eting things again some day, in a skinnier body.

Good luck!

[Estella 11]

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/15193-rock-bottom/page__pid__128760