Answer Please .

[olsonjb 13]

I Cheated On my Pre Op liquid For like The First Week Nothing Big Though Like little Salads and I had a pb&j sandwich but I have 5 days left and I want to know if I don't mess up anymore will I be okay . ? I know I made the decision to have the surgery and I also made the decision to eat so I don't need the speech .

[SD Kelly 17]

I really can't say. My doctor told me that the pre op diet was to shrink my liver. Just try to stick to your pre op diet from here on and hopefully everything will be ok. Good Luck!!!!

[Rogofulm 2,440]

I cheated during my 2 weeks too. I had each of the meals I knew I'd really miss (it's a surprisingly small list). But in between splurging for one meal every few days, I had nothing but Protein shakes. I still lost 11 lbs. during the period, but I probably could have lost 20. According to my doctor's office, the main reason for the two-week pre-op liquid diet is to shrink your liver to get it out of harm's way when sharp objects are moving around inside you. The fact that it makes your journey slightly shorter is just a side benefit. On a related note, I asked my doc what each of the 5 holes in my stomach was for. The little one that's higher up than the rest was for the instrument that lifts the liver out of the way. Who knew?!

[SwanRose 86]

@olsonjb You'll be fine. I cheated twice on my pre-op diet. I did 10 days on two shakes and one lean & green meal.

On day 2 I was so hungry I had a chunk of sourdough bread with butter - bread is my drug of choice! And on day 5 I had my one and only attack of cold feet, decided surgery was too drastic, I wasn't going to do it, and had a ham sandwich for lunch. My feet warmed up again later that day and I stuck to the diet after that.

You haven't done any harm. My surgery went without a hitch despite my cheats, so I'm sure yours will too.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Only your surgeon can answer your question when he sees your liver. My surgeon stressed NO CARBS (very low carb).

[2boysmommy 20]

I really don't think you should stress about this. It was one slip up. It's not going to undo the rest of the "good" you did. Remember, Some people don't even have a special pre op diet. I didn't ( just a day of liquids). I really really think it will be fine. I hate to see someone so worried for what I'm 99.9% sure is over nothing. Take care and good luck.