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Thanks for the re-assurance. I called my nutritionist today, and she was surprised at the rapid weight loss, so she actually prescribed me eating more. I eat 3 Protein shakes, 8oz nonfat yogurt, and 2-3 cups of milk each day now. Before I was at about 600 calories/day now I'm up to 1000 and I feel much better. And just for information's sake, I went to a fantastic program at St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange California. They have a wonderful crew there that really helps you through it the whole way. I started the pre-op diet 2 weeks before surgery date, and need to do it for 2 weeks after as well. -Pat

Hey everyone, I have followed my doctor's orders of the pre-op diet. My surgery date is Thu 11-20, so 4 days away. I'm on the 11th day of the pre-op diet. I'm 6'5" and they said I can have 3-4 Protein shakes (mixed with 9oz of Water only), or substitute 2-3 cups of milk or a small lowfat yogurt instead of the 4th shake. I'm pretty hungry all the time, guess that's expected. But lately, I'm feeling extremely weak, lightheaded. I can't even stand up for more then 2-3 minutes before I feel like I'm going to faint / pass-out. I've lost almost 20 lbs in the last 10 days with the pre-op diet, but I think it's going a bit too fast. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this something normal? I have a call into the doctor and nutritionist tomorrow, but just wanted to get people's opinions.