Anyone GAIN wieght before surgery?

Xeiah · May 28, 2007

My Dr. did not give me a pre-op diet other than clear liquid X 24hrs, but did tell me to try to loose 15-20lbs before surgery, so I started to exercize and cut my portions, but now tomarrows the big day and I've gained 6 lbs!!! I am horrified that they will postpone me or that I will need the incision insted! Has this happened to anyone else and what was the result???? HELP!

kriseablue · May 28, 2007

i gained 8 lbs before surgery and i didn't have any problems.

396power · May 28, 2007

My wife gained 3 lb she was fine. Thank you LORD!

speshelk · May 28, 2007

Xeiah, I didnt have any pro op diet either and I gained 7 LBS. I ate every meal like it was my last...Youll be fine...

Xeiah · May 29, 2007

Thanks for replying with your expiriances Krissy and Speshelk! I am staring to clam down now. And I think everything will be ok again, like I did before I steped on the scale this morning.

goodtimes · May 29, 2007

my surgeon said that i needed to lose 5 more lbs. i start my liquid diet 2 days before. question: will those 2 days make a difference in weight loss

Xeiah · May 30, 2007

my surgeon said that i needed to lose 5 more lbs. i start my liquid diet 2 days before. question: will those 2 days make a difference in weight loss

I had no prob after all Goodtimes. Thanks to all who responed to quell my freak out I walked in proudly and said "I tried to loose but, this is what I got. Can I still do this?." My doc said (through his giggles at my remak) that he has everyone try to loose as much as posible but that it is really hard for some people (hence our choice for lap band surgery) he just expects us to do our best. That is what my doc siad yours may be different but my guess is that the industry standard is the same.

Try your best to loose but don't expect to be cancelled if you don't.

On two days of a liquid only diet you may loose 5lbs anyway.

Happily banded for 24 hours! Woohoo!

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