Tattoos, pre-op diet

[SarahFauntleroy 1]

Hello folks. Im doing the pre-op rounds now. Today I got stuck twice, had an EKG and a chest X-ray. Fun! A couple Qs:

[SarahFauntleroy 1]

Oops, hit send too soon. Darn iPhone.

So the Qs,

I haven't been put on any kind of pre-op diet, other than the day before surgery. Anyone know why? Should I be worried?

Secondly, how have people's tattoos done with all the weight loss? Do they still look ok?

Thanks folks. April 22nd,

[SarahFauntleroy 1]

Ok now I'm concerned I'm mentally challenged.

As I was saying, ahem, APRIL 22, JOHNS HOPKINS BARIATRICS, HERE I COME!

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

I am 3 1/2 months post. i have lost 44 lbs. No problems with the tattoos so far (knock on wood).

[BlessedBeyondMeasure2012 296]

I'm only almost three weeks out but I've lost about 60 pounds and so far all my tattoos look the same. I have one on the back of my neck, one in the middle of my back, one on my hip, one on my foot and one on my ankle. I got them intentionally in places so that I could gain or lose weight and hopefully they wound't change much. I would guess that location of the tattoo would have a lot to do with how much it would change.

I don't have a clue why they did no preop diet other than the day before. I was not so lucky and got to do a two week preop diet. Maybe they didn't figure you needed it?

[wcn1970 239]

The pre op diet is based on your Drs needs only. Some do it some do not.