Ive Failed At My Pre Op Liquid Diet

[skinnycupcake13 39]

what should i do ; i had an anxiety attack and needed food in my mouth on day 3 of my liquid diet my doc only put me on a 7 day liquid diet my surgery is on friday the 13th of july .... ive wanted this surgery for so long i feel like i let myself and god down ... will i still be ok for surgery on friday?

[Nate 292]

You should be ok. The point of the diet is to help shrink the liver. As long as you didn't go wild eating everything in site, covered in lard, and chased with a Pepsi... just resume the diet and DONT DO IT AGAIN!

You can do this!!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

will i still be ok for surgery on Friday?

skinnycupcake13

you'll be fine, don't worry. and soon enough you will turn into your profile name

good luck on pending surgery

kathy

[skinnycupcake13 39]

thank you so much for the engouragment i definantly will not do it again that sandwhich went right thru me & made me feel super sick ..( sorry if that offends anyone) ive learned the lesson at hand

[Butterthebean 8,146]

You may be fine for your surgery, but you obviously have some food issues that you need to work on. Hey, you're not alone there, but you don't wanna have this kind of episode on day 3 after your surgery. You could really hurt your sleeve and yourself. Can you be sure this is not going to happen after the surgery? If the answer is no then you need to get some help and get your eating issues resolved before having surgery. Whatever caused you to have the panic attack needs to be addressed. Best of luck.

[skinnycupcake13 39]

your absolutley right .. i just have to keep training my mind to fit my new lifestyle , i never had these kind of restrictions in my diet and i freaked but i should definatly be fine after surgery being that my stomach will be much smaller and i will be full faster

[CJ_Redux 137]

your absolutley right .. i just have to keep training my mind to fit my new lifestyle , i never had these kind of restrictions in my diet and i freaked but i should definatly be fine after surgery being that my stomach will be much smaller and i will be full faster

This is true. However, that infamous "head hunger" is a mutha! You may still want to eat, and if you do, don't rely on feeling full. You may not recognize the feeling right away and end up getting sick.

My advice is to be mindful of everything you put in your mouth...and take it SLOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW.

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Failure is not the act of falling, failure only occurs when you choose not to get back up.

[Diana_Shrinking 0]

My Surgery will be on the 16th of July, and I too have cheated on my pre op diet.

The surgeon put me on a only liquid diet for 9 days and 1 clear liquid. Today is day 3 and I've cheated

I'm also low BMI 38, and called my surgeon's office and they said I should be ok, just don't do it again!

:-) hope this helps!

[Mommy2three 12]

I know how you feel, I went through the same thing.......

did better today

if you want the feel of something to chew on I found ice is a great sub, if you have some around

[clk 3,519]

Yes you do have food issues to work on and YES you'll be okay for surgery.

I've never understood why surgeons put patients on pre-op diets before surgery - unless it really is someone in need of liver shrinking. Because, really, who succeeds at going cold turkey from an addiction? The vast majority of people DO NOT, and I, personally do not see the huge difference one week of liquids makes prior to surgery. All it does is make patients miserable and when they have trouble sticking to the extreme diet change, they feel sad, helpless and like failures.

Now, that said, getting used to liquids prior to surgery is going to help you. Because after surgery, cheating on the diet can mean life or death. That sounds overly dramatic but I assure you that it is not. You need to heal and you can cause a life-threatening leak if you cheat yourself at that point.

I wouldn't stress about it, but I would take this opportunity to evaluate when you're eating and why. If you can pinpoint these issues prior to surgery, you can eliminate them while you're on your way to goal and be happier and healthier in body AND mind once you're at goal.

You'll be fine, don't stress!

~Cheri

[guitar819 13]

what should i do ; i had an anxiety attack and needed food in my mouth on day 3 of my liquid diet my doc only put me on a 7 day liquid diet my surgery is on friday the 13th of july .... ive wanted this surgery for so long i feel like i let myself and god down ... will i still be ok for surgery on friday?

We only had to do a 4 day liquid, and I only did three of that, I did just fine, and I lost 5 lbs in those three days. Yes, it is important for the liver to not be swollen, because they don't want to nick any of the organs. You should be fine, in fact I drank that one day I should of been on it, but it was my last hurrah. I'm fine, survived it, and everything went fine...Good luck to you!! Oh by the time you get this, you will be home from your surgery. I hope it all goes well for you!!

[Webtrekker 39]

I only had to be on liquids the day before surgery and then no liquids after midnight the day of. You will do great.

[Tiggr269 8]

I'm on day 4 of my pro op full liquid diet....I have 11 more days to go...I'm praying I make it!! This is really hard to do!!

[Lissa 2,631]

The pre-op liquid diet is hard, but it's worth it in the end. Hang tough and you will get through it. ((Hugs))