On today, I had my pretest and it appears everything is okay and place. The documents i received stated that I should start the PreOp Diet two weeks before surgery to ensure my liver has shrunk. Would it be harmful if i started a week early? I want to make sure that my liver is small enough to move and won't cause any problems during the procedure. Please help!!!

I started probably 2 months before my surgery . I was scheduled for November surgery but dr didn't check gallbladder till right before and found it full of stones, so instead of lapband, I got gallbladder surgery. I was rescheduled for December but I chickened out and rescheduled for Jan 24, 2012 where I did finally do it, and throughout the whole time I was drinking the Protein shakes. and eating way less. It really helped the last two weeks go by easy and the last night before surgery I had a KFC drum stick and mashed potatoes,

It wouldn't hurt, and you can ask your nutritionist/dr's office to make you feel more comfortable.

I don't think it would hurt at all. My surgeon had me start my pre-op diet 3 weeks ahead of time and a week before that I was already places on a high protein, no carb diet to jump start everything. I say go for it, you should do just fine.

Probably will not hurt anything, but two weeks of the pre op diet was enough for me, don't think I could have taken three weeks.

It is not going to hurt but remember you have 2 weeks of preop then if you are on the normal schedule another 2 weeks of liquids after surgery, then 2 weeks of mushies then 2 weeks of soft foods before you get back to eating "normal" food. Although this is in reality a short period, when you are going through it , it feels like forever. Why make it any longer than you have to?

My surgery is in April. At my last visit with my surgeon in January, I asked him about starting a diet the next day. He encouraged me to proceed.

I agree you should consider the post surgery food requirements. 3 weeks preop and then 2 weeks post op of liquids would be a LONG time. You MUST follow your doctors requirements post op so consider that when deciding when to begin a liquid diet. My doctor had not given me a pre surgery diet. I put myself on a protein shake (including fruit) for breakfast and supper and a low cal/fat, high protein lunch; for several weeks presurgery.