NikoNiko

I started doing Protein Shakes for Breakfast and the evening for the past week and lost about 6 lbs (probably mostly Water weight). I’ve also been trying out the Protein water/ powders. I don’t start my preop diet until 1 week prior to surgery.

Post-op day two… feeling the soreness of those incisions but it’s not bad. I think I will feel a million times better if i go to the bathroom or pass lots of gas.

Yesterday was my surgery still very tired ( so I won’t go into too much) but that gas pain is the devil!

@NikoNiko keep us posted!

Yesterday was my surgery still very tired ( so I won’t go into too much) but that gas pain is the devil!

Me! December 2nd!!!

Yesterday was my surgery still very tired ( so I won’t go into too much) but that gas pain is the devil!

I had to send a message to the “team” to get the diet instructions we supposedly “…already received at the pre-op class” but the class isn’t scheduled until Dec. 10, which is also just 5 days before my surgery. You’d think they might want to share that BEFORE the patient is required to start the 14 day diet. So, I get my Zoom pre-op class, diet instructions, virtual book, and surgery instructions just 5 days before surgery.
I’m guessing chances are slim the Zoom class format will maintain patient confidentiality so they don’t broadcast our names and faces to everybody in the program and across the web.

Same! I have a 7 am OR time. I’m getting scared.

I started doing Protein Shakes for Breakfast and the evening for the past week and lost about 6 lbs (probably mostly Water weight). I’ve also been trying out the Protein water/ powders. I don’t start my preop diet until 1 week prior to surgery.

Same! I have a 7 am OR time. I’m getting scared.

I'm getting gastric sleeve, my BMI is 38, and I have a 2 weeks liquid diet. You're right about every doc doing things differently! Thanks for all the info.

Mine is at 9. Wishing you luck and a speedy recovery! We got this 😊

One thing I can tell you from my very experience is, you can have 20 physicians in a room and still won't find 2 to agree on anything. So evidence shows that to decrease the size of the liver, there is no consensus on how long the diet should go on for. With bypass, given they have to access the gastro-esophageal junction which the left lobe of the liver can obscure, this will definitely warrant a diet of longer duration. In the paper I read, generally the longer the diet the more shrinkage, however... A greater decrease in size was noted with higher Protein diets. Also you risk being in a catabolic state (this is not good for healing) if you are on these low calorie liquid diets for too long.
All this to say, some surgeons change their practices to reflect the evidence. Some were just trained a certain way and stuck with it.
Im on a week long diet and my BMI is 41

Tomorrow is the day! I’m freaking out a little bit.

Your surgery did work. By your own description, you are not working. You must weigh, measure, and log your intake and follow your nutritionist's and doctor's direction. The surgery does not work on its own, it takes the patient's efforts to make it work.
I recommend that you read some books about WLS and get some bariatric cookbooks and meal-planning books..or you can do your own thing and continue to complain that the surgery is not working.
Suggested books:

Me! December 2nd!!!

Hey there surgery twin. I am the same height but linger between 225-230 right now. Please keep me updated and ill do the same.

Schedules for 12/6 I start my preop liquids 11/29.

SW: 226
sx weight???
Goal weight: 150

Hi all, Scheduled for 12/6 Chicago

My “almost” surgery twin. Sending good thoughts!

My “almost” surgery twin! Sending good thoughts!

Me! December 2nd!!!

Hey there surgery twin. I am the same height but linger between 225-230 right now. Please keep me updated and ill do the same.

Mine too!