I had my final (and only in-person) consult with my surgeon yesterday. Only then did he mention that there is an upper BMI cut-off for my surgical clinic, and I am currently 9 pounds above it. I am supper pissed off, as I've had MONTHS to try and lose weight (and I would have) if someone had mentioned it to me.

I have been on the pre-op diet of 3 Protein shakes/day and only non-starch veggies (225 calories worth only) since March 31st, and I have lost 9 pounds so far.

If I don't lose another 9 pounds before next Friday, my surgery will have to be rescheduled. I am very unimpressed that I am just hearing this now. I am a self-pay, and I am travelling. I am also self-employed, so to get the time off I need, has been a great deal of arranging.

I guess I won't even be drinking the Protein shakes now, and I'll just be having steamed veggies for the next 9 days. Anyone have tips on how to cut weight?

I won't even know if I am a go or not, until my husband and I have travelled to the surgery clinic, and they weigh me the morning of.

Currently, my surgeon has listed me as slightly taller than I am (by 1 inch) so I am at the cut off right now, but if they measure me the morning of, I might get turned away. Has anyone been measured for height the day of surgery, or did they just take your word for it?

Thanks.

I'm contemplating calling my surgical co-ordinator, and letting her know my displeasure about not hearing about this until 10 days before surgery.

You need the protein.....I wouldn't give those up. Just make sure you find one with the biggest bang for your calorie. If you stay on liquids I don't think the laxative will work. They make over the counter water pills, that may take a pound off. But be carefull, don't get dehydrated.

I was prescribed a medical shake to take, and it has 7 grams of carbs, and 7 grams of fat per serving, and only 18 grams of Protein. I'm going to cut it down to half servings, I guess, and see if that works.

They told me not to switch to any other Protein Shake (I think they have a deal with the manufacturers).

Ihad a similar sitution , I have a lot of water retention. I would take lasix a water pill and a laxative prior to the days of weigh in so I would not be over the required limit, it always helped me lose at least 5 lbs.

I don't have any more helpful suggestions, I just want to say, "For crying out loud!" I hate it when medical offices bungle important patient communications like that. I would be indignant too, but save expressing my thoughts about it until I calmed down. At this point it'd be counterproductive to alienate that surgeon & clinic. Good luck!

I had the same issue I was 20 lbs over the bmi cap.I think u can loos it with what you are doing just add an evening or morning walk.I would not recommend reducing ur calories further especially ur protein .u may go into starvation mode and hold the weight if ur not getting enough calories.I lost 14 of the 20 lbs by surgery date and they went forward with the surgery anyway.

I did let them know how frustrated and irritated I am, but I wasn't rude, and I didn't yell.

come hear to yell cause you need them on your side.

wendy

Frustrated for you! Increase water and increase your protein. If you decrease your caloric or protein intake, you WILL NOT LOSE WEIGHT! Best of luck. You can do it! Keep us posted.

Well, I got on the scale this morning, and I am back down to the weight I thought I was at

I guess I must have been retaining Water when I saw the doctor. I still have a few more pounds to lose to be safe under the correct height, but I think I am going to be fine.

Thank you everyone, for all the tips and encouragement.

I WAS TOLD I MIGHT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM...HAVEN'T FOUND OUT YET BUT ONE OF THE COORDINATORS WAS TELLING ME MY BMI MIGHT BE TOO HIGH...WHAT IS TOO HIGH???WHAT IS YOUR BMI??? ON ANOTHER NOTE....YOU DEFINITELY JUST DON'T WANT TO STOP WITH THE PROTEIN SHKES BECAUSE YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY GAIN WEIGHT FOR YOUR BODY MIGHT INTO SHOCK...STAY DRINKING LOTS OF FLUIDS AND TRY A WATER PILL, YOU MAY BE RETAINING FLUIDS...

I had the same issue I was 20 lbs over the bmi cap.I think u can loos it with what you are doing just add an evening or morning walk.I would not recommend reducing ur calories further especially ur Protein .u may go into starvation mode and hold the weight if ur not getting enough calories.I lost 14 of the 20 lbs by surgery date and they went forward with the surgery anyway.

YOU MAY HAVE JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION...SO THEY WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESSING ON THE STRENGTH THAT YOU PROMISE TO LOSE THE WIEGHT BEFORE THE SURGERY????

I WAS TOLD I MIGHT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM...HAVEN'T FOUND OUT YET BUT ONE OF THE COORDINATORS WAS TELLING ME MY BMI MIGHT BE TOO HIGH...WHAT IS TOO HIGH???WHAT IS YOUR BMI??? ON ANOTHER NOTE....YOU DEFINITELY JUST DON'T WANT TO STOP WITH THE PROTEIN SHKES BECAUSE YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY GAIN WEIGHT FOR YOUR BODY MIGHT INTO SHOCK...STAY DRINKING LOTS OF FLUIDS AND TRY A WATER PILL, YOU MAY BE RETAINING FLUIDS...

Your BMI is your Body Mass Index score. It's a way of measuring how obese you are. Some surgeons will not operate on patients with very high BMI's because surgery is riskier for those patients. Ask a member of your surgeon's medical staff what their limit is, and what your BMI score is. Or you can calculate it yourself using an online calculator, like the one here: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/