Anyone not have to do 2 weeks diet pre op?

[SleevePlease2016 6]

I had to lose 5% of my body weight to be scheduled for surgery and will have a 2-day, clear liquid diet with bowel prep immediately pre-op. I'm scheduled for May 17!

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[ebonymc 52]

My 1st Dr. said to do 4 Optifast shakes and one lean dinner meal for 4 weeks before surgery. I weigh 217 lbs. This new Dr. is not doing that but is doing a 2 week pre-opt diet. I'm hoping he tells me to do even less. I don't have a surgery date yet.

[Romi 17]

No liquid diet. Only have to eat 20% less intake the week of surgery

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[165B445 188]

Day #3 of preop diet... the struggle is real... felt a little homicidal the 40th hour... just went to bed 8:30 on Fri night...

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[brie34 10]

No preop diet for me. One day before of liquid.

I also wondered if that was ok- but I feel confident now that I've heard of so many others with the same requirement

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[Alex Brecher 10,502]

Every surgeon has his or her own methods. That’s why it’s important to choose a surgeon with good results (good weight loss and low complication rates) and then go all in – trust your surgeon completely once you’ve decided on one. Yes, as you see, it’s not unusual that your surgeon didn’t require the 2-week pre-op diet.

[Shaydi.Laine 237]

I got clarity on this confusion by our program staff after reading so many posts from people having to do that nasty liquid diet I didn't have to do and hadn't even heard of.

Whether or not you are told to do a 2-3 week long liquid diet pre-op (or whatever you are told to do pre-op) simply depends on where you have surgery. Different programs/centers will have different requirements - it's just program preference. Mine (a Center of Excellence) required 10% loss of excess weight on our own pre-surgery, with Clear liquids the day before surgery. (ie. someone 100 lbs overweight would have to lose 10 pounds) IMO, that's a preferred option, certainly for me. I don't think I would have survived a 2-3 week liquid diet with a normal stomach. Torture!

[Read2016 658]

No liquid diet where I'll be having the surgery... To me that makes sense, you don't want to have someone in a weaken state heading into surgery.

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