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I have been reading all of the posts about two weeks liquid pre op diet. my hospital requires 13 day high Protein, low fat, low carb ( 20g - 60g per day, close to 20 as you can get ). the day before surgery is clear liquid only. and no nasty colon cleanse night before. I am very lucky

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I had to do a 12 day low carb (under 20 grams of carbs per day) and then 2 day clear liquid diet before my surgery.

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Lucky. I have to do 35 day liquid diet....thank God I only have 12 more days.

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I had NO pre op diet at all, cept 24 hrs liquids prior. I guess I didn't have an enlarged liver. Guess I was lucky too...

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Lucky. I have to do 35 day liquid diet....thank God I only have 12 more days.

My God... thats harsh. I barely made it thru 4 weeks of post op liquids, can't imagine adding another 5 weeks to that. Why may I ask are they requiring such a long liquid diet? Thats the longest I've ever heard of....

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I have no prep diet. Nothing after 11pm tonight. I have been eating high Protein and low carb so I have lost about 25lbs since making a decision.

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My God... thats harsh. I barely made it thru 4 weeks of post op liquids' date=' can't imagine adding another 5 weeks to that. Why may I ask are they requiring such a long liquid diet? Thats the longest I've ever heard of....[/quote']

That is the doctors requirement for my bmi. I am in the 300's. I have lost 23 pounds since I started.

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That is the doctors requirement for my bmi. I am in the 300's. I have lost 23 pounds since I started.

I just got my pre-op diet instructions, and y'all, I'm not kidding. I'm worried. My current weight is 235 pounds. The requirement is 15 days of liquids only, with the last 48 hours prior to surgery being Clear Liquids. The expectation is that I should lose about 15 pounds prior to surgery. What if I don't lose this weight?? I have tried and tried to lose weight on my own and it just does not happen. I have had 4 children, and developed hypothyroidism after my twins were born. Since then it's been tough. I have damaged my metabolism with yo-yo dieting and calorie restriction. I once restricted calories to 800 calories a day and followed this plan for 2 or 3 months. Never lost a pound. I'm afraid I won't be able to lose the weight. I mean, if I could lose weight on my own, I wouldn't be here...

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I just got my pre-op diet instructions' date=' and y'all, I'm not kidding. I'm worried. My current weight is 235 pounds. The requirement is 15 days of liquids only, with the last 48 hours prior to surgery being Clear Liquids. The expectation is that I should lose about 15 pounds prior to surgery. What if I don't lose this weight?? I have tried and tried to lose weight on my own and it just does not happen. I have had 4 children, and developed hypothyroidism after my twins were born. Since then it's been tough. I have damaged my metabolism with yo-yo dieting and calorie restriction. I once restricted calories to 800 calories a day and followed this plan for 2 or 3 months. Never lost a pound. I'm afraid I won't be able to lose the weight. I mean, if I could lose weight on my own, I wouldn't be here...[/quote']

Could my surgery possibly be denied if I don't lose the 15 pounds? I'm not having surgery until late November and I'm considering starting my diet now, and exercising as much as possible between now and then. Good idea? Or bad one?

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My God... thats harsh. I barely made it thru 4 weeks of post op liquids' date=' can't imagine adding another 5 weeks to that. Why may I ask are they requiring such a long liquid diet? Thats the longest I've ever heard of....[/quote']

I have to do 10 days because of my weight!!

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That is the doctors requirement for my bmi. I am in the 300's. I have lost 23 pounds since I started.

I hope I loose like that on my pre op diet makes after better I guess I am 290

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I just got my pre-op diet instructions' date=' and y'all, I'm not kidding. I'm worried. My current weight is 235 pounds. The requirement is 15 days of liquids only, with the last 48 hours prior to surgery being Clear Liquids. The expectation is that I should lose about 15 pounds prior to surgery. What if I don't lose this weight?? I have tried and tried to lose weight on my own and it just does not happen. I have had 4 children, and developed hypothyroidism after my twins were born. Since then it's been tough. I have damaged my metabolism with yo-yo dieting and calorie restriction. I once restricted calories to 800 calories a day and followed this plan for 2 or 3 months. Never lost a pound. I'm afraid I won't be able to lose the weight. I mean, if I could lose weight on my own, I wouldn't be here...[/quote']

You can do it!! I was almost 300lb and lost 14lb on my 10 day pre op diet of only clear liquids and Protein shakes and I couldn't ever get the scale to go lower either!

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ok I need to stop whining. my 2 days of clear liquids has been extended to three because of last minute surgery reschedule. I have no reason to complain after reading all of the above

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