SlimmingAggie

I was just approved for my VSG surgery for 3-8-11 and just started on the pre-op diet today. Anyone else having problems getting these Celebrate brand shakes down?

I'm excited and nervous about my upcoming surgery and really hoping that everything will go well and I will get similar results to others on the forum.

Elizabeth

I just don't get the whole "pre-op diet" thing. My doctor doesn't require a liquid diet before surgery. I will be on liquids for 1 week after surgery and then never again. She does ask people to lose 10% of the weight they are to lose but she didn't require this of me because I'm pretty borderline on the BMI and my liver was looking okay. Anyway, all that said, I really don't think falling off your diet is a big deal because obviously some doctors don't even require a diet.

being on the Pre-op diet depends on your BMI and the fattyness of your liver. There is a lady on one of the other sleeve weight forums that ignored the pre-op diet and her liver cracked and instead of 2 days in the hospital she was in 6 and instead of a 2 week recovery hers was over 6 weeks. If you have to cheat please make it a healthy cheat (sugar free Jello, vegetables, sugar free popsicles). That is what I was advised by my surgeon and nutritionist. Hang in there only a few more days to go and no more dying of hunger.