KellyJo88

Hi quita and Kelly,
Welcome to the land of support and wisdom!

My doc said the reason they do pre op diets is so your liver will shrink and is easy to lift during robotic surgery. Our stomachs are behind the liver and the liver must be lifted in the air to do the surgery. He said rapid weight loss will cause the liver to shrink making the surgery easier

Thank you Pattygirl and Vanessa for the enouragement and advice! I will take all I can get as this is a crazy new journey. I have my 1 week post op visit next week and see what they have to say about my healing since I am still clueless what to expect
Vanessa, hope your surgery goes well! Its nice you and your husband are doing this together and can be supportive of eachother through it all!
My husband had gastric bypass 8 years ago- so he was a big help with me the last few days making sure I have everything I need. Sure makes a world of difference with people there that understand!

I may have to look into that book! I'm sure I can do 1 oz every 15 minutes- just trying not to push myself into hurting but also not trying to get dehydrated at this point. Thank you so much!

Thank you Pattygirl and Vanessa for the enouragement and advice! I will take all I can get as this is a crazy new journey. I have my 1 week post op visit next week and see what they have to say about my healing since I am still clueless what to expect
Vanessa, hope your surgery goes well! Its nice you and your husband are doing this together and can be supportive of eachother through it all!
My husband had gastric bypass 8 years ago- so he was a big help with me the last few days making sure I have everything I need. Sure makes a world of difference with people there that understand!