kalfin13

I have thought the same thing. I know to some degree every doctor will do things a little differently, but the differences for this surgery seem to be from one end of the spectrum to another. I also realize each patient is different, but I agree with you that there should be a little more uniform policy in place. This is something that has concerned me while making my decision to have the surgery, and while it is not going to keep me from being sleeved I plan on talking to my doctor about it in a couple weeks to get his opinion. I think this can cause post surgery results to be a little misleading. As you can tell from reading posts on here, some people are slow losers and some lose really fast. Some of those results can be from the fact that some people are on 2 or 3 week liquid preop diets and then anywhere from 3-6 weeks post op liquid diets while others only have to fast 1 or 2 days before surgery and can start trying to eat soft foods within the first week. Which is why it is so important for people to not judge their results based on what they read about others.

I have thought the same thing. I know to some degree every doctor will do things a little differently, but the differences for this surgery seem to be from one end of the spectrum to another. I also realize each patient is different, but I agree with you that there should be a little more uniform policy in place. This is something that has concerned me while making my decision to have the surgery, and while it is not going to keep me from being sleeved I plan on talking to my doctor about it in a couple weeks to get his opinion. I think this can cause post surgery results to be a little misleading. As you can tell from reading posts on here, some people are slow losers and some lose really fast. Some of those results can be from the fact that some people are on 2 or 3 week liquid preop diets and then anywhere from 3-6 weeks post op liquid diets while others only have to fast 1 or 2 days before surgery and can start trying to eat soft foods within the first week. Which is why it is so important for people to not judge their results based on what they read about others.

Just got a call from Dr. Hoehn's office and my date is April 13. Can't wait!!

April 13!!! Start preop liquid diet the 30th. Can't wait!!!