No preop liquid diet

[charley27 164]

I wasn't told to go on a preop diet... In fact I've been having a good funeral... All week. Surgery is June 27. Anyone else not on a liquid diet?? I'm sort of concerned that I don't have to...

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Edited June 17, 2016 by charley27

[KristenLe 5,979]

My liquid diet is only the day before. You may want to double check with your Team though.

[Readyfreddy 0]

My doc doesn't do a liquid diet pre-op anymore either. Not sure why other than hearing from the dietician that it didn't seem to make a lot of difference.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

A lot of surgeons are moving away from it.

It doesn't seem to make logical sense to starve someone and weaken them, then operate on them. It seems very counter intuitive.

People with a high BMI that likely have large livers, are the exception to this because the liver reductions is needed.

[charley27 164]

That's a lot of relief, thanks! My BMI is in the upper 50s

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[karine76 82]

also getting surgery on the 27.. I only get to be on liquid diet the day before surgery.. going throught that food funeral thing also. Tomorrow is my last pre-test before surgery getting a little more nervous..

[charley27 164]

That's good to hear that more people don't have it

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[tanyarahmes 119]

I am so jealous I am on a stick 14 day liquid diet and it's awful I am starving

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[Miss Mac 6,262]

I have heard of it. Some docs just go with the standard "nothing to eat or drink after midnight". Mine was ten days.

[taracutch 226]

I'm so jealous! I'm on day 5 of a 14 day liquid diet and I'm absolutely starving my butt off [emoji24]

[Qwalla 132]

I am waiting for a surgery date.My doc doesn't do a preop liquid either.Good luck. Hopefully I wont be too far behind you!