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I AM SO EXCITED! DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS FOR ME? ANY PRE-OP DIET ADVICE?

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Did your surgeon put you on a specific preop diet? You may want to start eating higher Protein and ditch the carbs now. Less to deal with post op.

I had to do a liquid diet for 2 weeks preop. I understand that not everyone has to do that though.

Good luck!!!

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3 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

Did your surgeon put you on a specific preop diet? You may want to start eating higher Protein and ditch the carbs now. Less to deal with post op.

I had to do a liquid diet for 2 weeks preop. I understand that not everyone has to do that though.

Good luck!!!

HE SAID HE WILL EMAIL ME TONIGHT WITH IT!

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Very important to follow the pre op diet exactly. It will help to shrink your liver and make your surgery safer.

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AWESOME GOOD TO KNOW! JUST HOPING I CAN CONTROL MY HEADACHES FROM NOT EATING.

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You will. The first 3 days are hard but get better after that.
Just keep your eyes on the prize and you will do just fine. Hey

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3 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

You will. The first 3 days are hard but get better after that.
Just keep your eyes on the prize and you will do just fine. Hey

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! WILL DO!

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Actually, I had to do the liquid Optifast diet for one month before surgery. No clue why I said 2 weeks above.

I was so nervous about going without food for that long. I made it through alright though.

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5 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

Actually, I had to do the liquid Optifast diet for one month before surgery. No clue why I said 2 weeks above.

I was so nervous about going without food for that long. I made it through alright though.

HOW WAS YOUR ENERGY LEVEL?

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5 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

Actually, I had to do the liquid Optifast diet for one month before surgery. No clue why I said 2 weeks above.

I was so nervous about going without food for that long. I made it through alright though.

HOW WAS YOUR ENERGY LEVEL?

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2 hours ago, CESILEYRAE said:

HOW WAS YOUR ENERGY LEVEL?

Well, my energy level was a little low. The Optifast shakes are formulated to be complete nutrition so they contained everything that I needed.

Will you be on liquids only? If so, for how long?

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3 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

Well, my energy level was a little low. The Optifast shakes are formulated to be complete nutrition so they contained everything that I needed.

Will you be on liquids only? If so, for how long?

YES I WILL BE ON JUST LIQUID FOR 14 DAYS. DO YOU HAVE A Multivitamin THAT YOU RECOMMEND?

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2 hours ago, CESILEYRAE said:

HOW WAS YOUR ENERGY LEVEL?

I just noticed that you are only half my age. I think that you will do very well especially since you are young

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