diet before banded

capina · February 22, 2008

hi will be banded feb 28 and i am not on diet yet dr. told me to start diet 3 days before cirgury, i am so nervious can somebody tell me what to espect about cirgury, sorry about my english i am hispanic.

thanks

georgia girl · February 22, 2008

Hi Capina!

I know exactly how you are feeling. I was pretty nervous about my surgery too! I'm telling the truth when I say, it's really not that bad. I was expecting the pain to be a lot worse than it was. You will be sore for a while, to me it kind of felt like I had done a ton of situps, just soreness basically. Try not to worry too much about it, it will be over before you know it. Good luck to you!

kbinaz · February 22, 2008

Hi,

I agree with Georgia Girl (above) The surgery was not as bad as I had expected. The part leading up to it - the anticipation and worrying were way worse than the actual surgery~ Follow all the doctor's instructions and everything will be great!

Michael185 · February 23, 2008

Good morning Capina. I am scheduled to be banded on March 1st. My doctor puts his patients on a liquid diet 2 weeks prior to surgery. I was just notified this past Wednesday so this is my 4th day on liquids. I am consuming less that 1000 calories a day and 60g of Protein. The surgeon says that a liquid diet helps start the weight loss as well as makes the liver softer and the surgery easier to perform. Good luck with your journey!

luv2smile · February 24, 2008

Good morning Capina. I am scheduled to be banded on March 1st. My doctor puts his patients on a liquid diet 2 weeks prior to surgery. I was just notified this past Wednesday so this is my 4th day on liquids. I am consuming less that 1000 calories a day and 60g of Protein. The surgeon says that a liquid diet helps start the weight loss as well as makes the liver softer and the surgery easier to perform. Good luck with your journey!

How did you do with your diet? I am having such a hard time.

Michael185 · February 24, 2008

Hey Nicole, I am doing okay on the liquid diet. Today is day 5. I haven't had solid food at all and am sticking to the guidelines the doctor gave me. I am drinking 1000 calories a day and 60 grams of Protein. I am using Ensure and Adkins drinks as my main meals and then a lot of Water and G2 gatoraide to fill in the gaps. What are you doing during your diet? When is your surgery?