Hi all i have been down the long road for the Gastric band. I started to pre opp diet and on tuesday morning went to derby for the opp.

When i was brought round i was told the opp didnt go ahead because my liver failed to reduce in size even though i lost 20 pound in weight.

So i have now got to do the pre opp diet for 4 weeks and then go back to derby for another go.

Why did the liver fail to shrink

OH NO! That is too bad. I don't know why, my Dr said the liver shrinks quite a bit with initial weight loss but I know it is always a worry. At my Hospital you wake up with an incision cuz they do it open instead of laproscopic. But that is quite a healing process.

Well... keep at it, it will go fast and best of luck to you!

OH NO! That is too bad. I don't know why' date=' my Dr said the liver shrinks quite a bit with initial weight loss but I know it is always a worry. At my Hospital you wake up with an incision cuz they do it open instead of laproscopic. But that is quite a healing process.

Well... keep at it, it will go fast and best of luck to you![/quote']

Thank you. Im so up for it. All the best to you too

It could have been that although you lost weight that you didn't follow the correct diet. This is why the Dr's have very specific prediet requirements. This happened to another member a couple of years back, she had also lost weight but had not followed the diet she was told to. The second time she followed the diet strictly and there were no problems.

All the best for band surgery take 2!

That must of been it, i have to follow strictly.

I lost my dad 4 weeks ago he wanted me to lose weight so its everything to me to succeed.

All the best

mine was30percent fatty i failed but they did it anyway

My Doctor said if that livers FAt I am closing you right up .. Put t he scare in me I followed the diet to the letter and my first words in recovery was " was my liver FAT???????????? " I guess this is for real, it really is important they do not knick your liver when they operate .

Yea that is scary, I think all of us going into this type of surgery worries about our liver not shrinking. I mean you lost 20 pounds and one would think that would be enough to perform gastric banding. Its so crazy to think that some surgeons don't even require a pre-op diet. It certaintly sends mixed signals around the board. However, we now have full proof that you need to stay strict to what 'your' surgeon's requirements are...

You can do this FOXY747!!!!

I did not have to do a pre-op diet I think it depends on your weight before surgery.

Thanks guys. Im starting today so fingers crossed

My pre-op was 99% Protein shakes,SF Jello cups and some greek yogurt. I did this diet for 2 weeks prior to surgery and my liver shrunk considerably.

Hope it works for you next time. Be positive!