Last Meal?

[npm518 146]

Wo days away (9/11) and a friend of mine that had the sleeve asked of I am going to do a last meal before liquids I know what i want (she said she has trouble with sauces... So Italian it is) but am contemplating whether or not I should really do it... Down more than the 15lbs pre op the md requires and start liquids tomorrow

[LessofKelly 62]

I'm going 9/11 too! I stopped eating solids Friday night though. My doctor didn't require a liquid diet pre op but I'm trying to be safe and shrink my liver to make surgery a little easier. If it were me personally I wouldn't risk a big meal today, especially one with high fats. I'm Italian and though it's delicious it's a very rich food type. I don't know. I wouldn't. But maybe if she's eating have one bite. I wouldn't have a whole meal though.

[gwynne 14]

Hi,

I did have a "last meal" before my surgery. Now 4.5 mths post op, i realise there was no need for that at all.

I'm able to eat anything i wish now just in smaller portions and i like that.. :-D

So i guess it's really up to you, my surgery didn't require any pre op i'm not sure if that will jeopardise any thing for you tho..

Anyway good luck for your surgery!

[desertmom 297]

I must confess Im glad I did.Even at six months out I can still only eat a few bites when we eat out.A good thing I know.But my last meal was....ok,I cant remember.Guess it isnt as important than I thought.

Hey,you decide!One meal isnt going to make you gain weight at this point.

O now I remember.We went to Atlantis hotel in Dubai for a Friday (Sunday in other parts of the world) lunch buffet.If I could choose again I would just have a nice ice cream cone as I cannot tolerate ice cream at all anymore and I love ice cream.

Ok,whatever you decide.No regrets!

[salpal 16]

Don't eat!!! It's not worth risking any complications when you are oh so close!! I was tempted but resisted and I am so glad! I am 4 days post op with no nausea or any other complications ... They put a clamp on your liver and pull it back which can be really sore so the smaller it is the better! Best of luck!!

[robbie_rotten 56]

The last night before my sleeve procedure I had pizza and beers, had a great night. I also had no complications what so ever!

[lollyfidy1965 402]

To be honest, I don't remember....but I could look it up (I started tracking everything I ate about 2 months before I had surgery). It was probably 3-4 ounces of lean meat (most likely chicken breast), and three non-starchy veggies (1/2 cup of each). I had dramatically changed my eating habits prior to surgery (again, about 2 months before), in order to get things under control beforehand. So much of our food issues are psychological...I wanted to make sure I had those addressed (at least as much as possible) long before a knife touched me....to ensure maximum success afterwards. My post-op experience has been much less painful, I think, as a result.

If your "last meal" is going to push you back into bad habits (too much, high fat, high carb, etc), my suggestion would be to skip it. Once you start making better decisions, relative to food, you should reinforce those choices....every time you sit down to eat. (I strongly recommend the book "The End of Overeating"....it'll help you understand why we make the bad choices we make (or, as the case may be, MADE), and how we ended up needing surgery.)

Best of luck to you

Laura