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Hi all. I am scheduled for sleeve surgery a week from today - July 6th. My surgeon had my Pre-op diet as a list of foods to avoid (including bread, sweets, corn, Beans, etc) and a list of approved foods such as meat, eggs, dairy, etc so that we can "shrink our livers" for the surgery. I started mine early in hopes of getting in sooner (the nurse told me if there was a cancelation and I had 14 days under me I could move up).

I've been following it pretty religiously, and as such in 17 days, I've lost 27lbs. But this close to the finish line has me paranoid. There was a time I ate organic Jerky thinking it was meat and discovered halfway through it contained cranberries (fruit is a big no-no on the list), and another that I ate alot of BBQ Sauce on a chicken breast only to discover it was like 15g of sugar per serving (sugar being another no-no). On top of these accidental mess ups, I'm starting this being diagnosed with "fatty liver syndrome."

Will these things cause my liver to not shrink enough for surgery?

Anyone had a similar experience with fatty liver or not strictly following the Pre-op diet exactly and your liver shrinkage/surgery went as planned?

Thanks for any responses helping to soothe the mind of this worrier [emoji6]

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I'd be honest with the surgeon's office, just in case. But for most of the pre-op diets on here, you would probably be ok so long as you're more careful going forward. But surgeon's requirements do vary. Since you're doing extra days, my bet is that you'll be fine.

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