Pre Op Diet Question

[Fuff 6]

What exactly are the complications that could arise by not doing a pre op diet? I keep reading that doing the diet will help reduce the risk of complications. I'm just not sure what complications. Thank you.

[Chele H 427]

It is supposed to shrink your liver so it is easier for the surgeon to maneuver around laproscopically.

[DevilDog 6]

That and it also helped condition me for my new diet. I feel like my body has started to adjust to a new way of eating.

[thesuse2000 698]

Your liver sits on top of your stomach, so the surgeon needs to prop it up out of the way to get to your stomach. The smaller it is the less likely your liver will get damaged in surgery and it also provides more room to access the stomach and work properly - and quickly. Surgery is safer overall because of all this when the liver is smaller. I've heard stories of people waking up from surgery without the actual bariatric procedure being done because the patient's liver was too large to safely go ahead.

After my two surgeries (lap band and revision) the first thing I asked after waking up was how my liver was because I was so worried about it. Both times I was told that my liver was perfect. I will stick to my pre-op diet again this time for the same reason. I want to do everything within my power to ensure a safe, complication-free surgery.