Re: pre op

[sweet4422 13]

I, I'm a kaiser patient, and my pre op appt is march 5th and my surgery date is the 12th, I just realized it's only a week apart ! I hear everyone say they do pre op liquid for 2-3 weeks! Lol I'm just wondering if this is normal for kaiser patients

[vdub_tx 92]

I'm not a Kaiser patient but everyone is different. A friend of mine who had surgery had 3 days of Clear liquids but not other pre-op. Some people do a week, some people 2-3, some people get to eat a dinner, some don't. It's all over the board.

[sweet4422 13]

I'm not a Kaiser patient but everyone is different. A friend of mine who had surgery had 3 days of Clear Liquids but not other pre-op. Some people do a week, some people 2-3, some people get to eat a dinner, some don't. It's all over the board.

Ok thank you, I'm just afraid of not shrinking my liver enough

[jujube 42]

I just had to do 2 meals that were shakes and one that was a sensible meal for the week prior. A girl I work with that had a different surgeon had to do 2 weeks of liquid and 1 week or maybe 3 days of clear liquids prior. All surgeons are different.

I was worried about the same thing "shrinking my liver" since I knew I had a fatty liver. But my surgery went without a hitch so I assume my surgeon knew best.

[sweet4422 13]

I just had to do 2 meals that were shakes and one that was a sensible meal for the week prior. A girl I work with that had a different surgeon had to do 2 weeks of liquid and 1 week or maybe 3 days of clear liquids prior. All surgeons are different. I was worried about the same thing "shrinking my liver" since I knew I had a fatty liver. But my surgery went without a hitch so I assume my surgeon knew best.

Thank you , that's good to know that they are all different, I bet it's based on each patients individual health chart .seems that way