Pre op diet...

[brittd 17]

Hmmm I'm starting to get a little worried. My surgery is November 23rd and the next time I see my doctor is November 19th and I was never told anything about a pre-op diet!!

[Solmar 5]

@ brittd, Hi, I'm assuming you never went to a nutritionist. Usually Insurance Companies require that you visit a nutritionist. Some do , some don't but someone must of said to you about a pre-op diet before surgery. The purpose for the diet is to shrink liver,

[tmcx28 297]

Hmmm I'm starting to get a little worried. My surgery is November 23rd and the next time I see my doctor is November 19th and I was never told anything about a pre-op diet!!

My coworker was sleeved in May and never had a preop diet and everything went just fine. Depends on the Doctor I guess!

[brittd 17]

I did see a Dietitian but she never said anything about a pre-op diet. . . I have a bunch of paperwork on nutrition care following surgery, just nothing about beforehand.

[Solmar 5]

@@brittd, I guess it wouldn't hurt if you did go on a liquid diet. Broths, Protein Shakes, High Protein No Sugar Jello-0 or pudding. A meal, chicken or fish, the size of a pack of deck cards, cooked veggies such as broccoli, carrots. Try doing it for a week. Or, call your doctors office and say that there was no mention of a pre-op diet but that you hear many do. For me I only have to do one week pre-op diet because my BMI is under 40. For patients over 45 BMI, they have to go for 2 weeks.

[Solmar 5]

@@brittd, I can replace one of the shakes with 4 egg whites, a small size piece of chicken baked or grilled,

[sleeve_a_rino 0]

My diet is just 2 weeks of low carb <30g or less and Clear Liquids the day before! Forget that 2 weeks no food nonsense.