Fahcilit8or

Yes, "clean out" means drinking 2 bottles of Magnesium Citrate at about 4pm the night before your surgery. Essentially it cleans out your bowels very well. You will need to stay home as soon as you start drinking this because you need to be near a bathroom. So, while unpleasant, I believe it is to be "clean" for surgery since the surgeon is working on those areas for a bypass. It says in my pre-op binder that this helps because you empty your colon to facilitate passing the bypass intestinal limb behind your colon at surgery. Also, after surgery it helps because you do not want to be straining or having to get up and down quickly. My surgical day and the day after were pretty uncomfortable, but I think I did a lot right and it helped get me out of there as soon as possible. BTW....I think a lot depends on the procedure you're having. I had RNY.

Always remember that this journey is all about you and your health. If you need a sleep study and a resulting CPAP to get yourself healthy, then it is a little sacrifice for your overall health. Hopefully, once you lose your weight you'll also lose the CPAP (that's my hope). Good luck and take care of you.

I'm new to this too (4/9/15 surgery), but I think the V8 with fiber may be your issue. You're dealing with acidity and fiber that your new pouch might not like this early on. I was told to stay away from acidic foods and things like fruit skins (no blueberries...sniff), celery (stringy), etc. I have also heard that dairy can be an issue after surgery, but I'm not sure where I am with that yet. I just keep trying a bit of new stuff when I can, but it's a challenge. I had one really rough night about 2 nights back when I either ate too fast or too much...still not sure. It's a learning experience. Unfortunately, not always an easy one.

I had to do the sleep study for my insurance approval (amongst other things) and it's not the most fun experience (but not the worst either). I barely slept the whole night and ended up having to go back for a second study since I went into REM right before they woke me up. Turns out I do have mild apnea. I was required to have my CPAP and USE IT for the months leading up to the surgery. In fact, the nurse interviews I had to do before the surgery were all very interested in if I had been using it regularly (and you MUST have it for after surgery when you are in the hospital if prescribed). While I don't personally feel a big change in my sleep, I'm sure it has health benefits since I've been told I no longer snore and instead of being deprived of oxygen periodically at night, I am now actually breathing the whole time. I am bummed that I'm on a CPAP right now....not a good look...but this surgery is about your health and the CPAP is also a piece of that (if you need it). I'm hoping that once I get the weight off, I will also get off the CPAP.

I just had my surgery on 4/9/2015 and I did a one (1) week pre-op liquid diet. My understanding is that it helps to reduce the liver, clean things out and overall make the surgery go a bit better. Believe me, you also "clean out" the night before the procedure (worse than the liquid diet). I figured if I couldn't do a week on a liquid diet, how was I going to be able to make a major life change? It was hard, believe me, but I got through it went into surgery about 9lbs lighter. Good luck! You can do this!