utcaneuser

I'm in my two week pro-op currently. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Yes you need to trust your surgeon but I understand wondering. If your extremely nervous you can look up statistics on your doctor. Past that you need to trust he/she knows what they're doing.

I agree this sounds like your gallbladder. I'm on the pre-op diet and and I can't feel my liver shrinking. You also need to prepare your family that those fatty foods are not a fix, and will be off limits. Give them the diet packet you "should" get so they know what to expect.

What do you consider your age range? 20's etc. I'm 33 going in in less than 2 weeks

I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one making frequent trips to the rest room. The things they don't tell you....

I have the issue of gaining. I'm following the diet to the letter nothing extra they only put me on a semi-liquid diet yet its creeping back on I've called the dietician and asked her to call me. I didn't expect a big loss, but I also didn't expect to gain.

breakfast ~250 calories: protein shake & 1 C fruit lunch~250 C: protein shake & 1C raw or 1/2 C cooked veggies snack~150 C: 1 non fat dairy serving & 1 C fruit Dinner ~350 C: 3 oz lean meat; 1C raw or 1/2 C cooked veggies; 1 serving of grain(1 pc of bread) 800-1200 C total aiming for 60+ gm protein

My surgery is August 2nd I've struggled with the physicians I have a extensive medical history and I believe it has scared them. Rather than admit that they have basically put in a road blocks in my path but I got around all of them. Now I'm in the semiliquid diet 2 weeks pror to surgery I'm nervous.

I'm scared, but because of my history with surgeries and the pure liquid diet after.