Hi- New to the site. Getting banded on 4-10-06. Pretty nervous but excited. Great forum.

Question-- What were some of the pre-op meals or diets other banders were on before surgery? I am on the liquid diet for 2 weeks and having some troubles staying faithful. REALLY craving salt. Any ideas?

Thanks

I am in the same place as you....I never thought I would be tired of sweet creamy food!

Last 2 days post-op diet of clear, sugar-free liquids including Jello, popsicles, broth, SF juices, etc.

I was placed on a FULL liquid diet consisting of fat free, sugar free pudding, fat free, sugar free yogurt (regular or frozen), clear soups, fat free, sugar free ice pops and clear juices and two Medifast shakes a day. I did CLEAR liquids the day before surgery and the day after and now am back to FULL liquids for 2 weeks post-op.

Elisabeth

Thank you for your time and response. I am getting a little nervous. Tomorrow in my weigh-in to see how much I have lost after 9 days of being on the pre-op diet. Wish me luck!

Good Luck!

Thank you for your time and response. I am getting a little nervous. Tomorrow in my weigh-in to see how much I have lost after 9 days of being on the pre-op diet. Wish me luck!

Best of luck with the weigh-in. The purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink your liver to make surgery easier. You'll do great.

Best of luck with the weigh-in. The purpose of the pre-op diet is to shrink your liver to make surgery easier. You'll do great.

hi i am having the band on 26April i have not been told to have a liquid diet is it the same for all,or do it depend on the doctor. Iam having it done in bruges i am from London England

good luck to all out there

p.s. how do you get a ticker factory:help:

Almost everybody that I have talked to has had to do some kind of pre-op diet. Most do so to shrink their liver for the surgery. It makes it easier for the doctor to perform it without doing the "open" surgery.

I will let you know how the weigh in goes tomorrow. Talk to you then.

hi i am having the band on 26April i have not been told to have a liquid diet is it the same for all,or do it depend on the doctor. Iam having it done in bruges i am from London England

good luck to all out there

p.s. how do you get a ticker factory:help:

Hi Tracylou,

Pre-op diets are similar but you should check with your MD or his/her dietician to determine what they want you to follow. My full Fluid diet consisted of clear soups, sugar-free ice-pops, sugar-free/fat-free pudding and yogurt, and sugar-free fruit juices. The day before surgery and the day after was clear fluids. For two weeks after surgery, I have to do full fluids again and progress to a soft diet for weeks 3-5.

For the ticker, go to tickerfactory.com and follow the directions. I posted a thread on this today.