Pre=op diet - no food at all for 3 days! ?

[Sue40 0]

My doctor doesn't require any special pre-op diet. However they do require that you lose TEN PERCENT of your body weight before surgery. I would rather do the liquids for a week! That's 7 days of suffering instead of 2-4 months.

[bamafever 0]

My Pre-Op diet is high Protein. No carbs for the next seven days. Anyone else have this one?

[EnchantedRuby 0]

that's exactly what my post-op diet is travelgirl...

[travelgirl 3]

that's exactly what my post-op diet is travelgirl...

The thing I remember most was right before it was time to move to the full liquids stage, I started getting really antsy about it, and let me tell you, that first spoonful of broccoli cheese Soup (whizzed up with a stick blender to get rid of the chunks) was manna straight from heaven. It was probably the best thing I've ever tasted in my entire life. LOL!:w00t:

[Miss Snowflake 0]

It seems all doctors are different. I'm getting banded on March 6th and as of last wednesday I have been on a Protein Drink diet (one week before surgery) and Water. That is all I can have! My problem is that the Protein Drinks are not bad except they all leave a chalky after taste in my mouth. I have to drink 3-6 a day and I'm finding it really hard to just drink 3. Any suggestions? The only other thing I can have is water and the bad part is that I'm still hungry (doesn't help smelling the food other people eat either). I know it is all worth it. I just wait until my surgery.

[srknepler 0]

bamafever~ The doc that did my seminar today said that his pre-op was basically the Atkins induction phase...sounds similar to yours.

[bamafever 0]

Yes, that is what they said. I hope I have been on it long enough to shrink my liver. I will have been on it 5 days before my surgery. I am getting very nervous today. Being put to sleep scares me so much.

[miken3410 0]

My surgery is scheduled for March 6th and my doctor said not to gain any weight before surgery. That was all he told me to do.....:laugh: