For the diet is the doctor suppose to give you the diet instructions or do you just do it on your own. My surgery is suppose to be this coming up friday but nothing was emailed to me about any specific instructions for the diet and they did in fact tell me that i will be on a 5 day liquid diet. Thanks in advance for your help

My surgery is on the 23rd and I am also doing a 5 day liquid diet. My surgeons office emailed me a pre and post op diet plan. I would start on a liquid diet a just call your surgeons office early tomorrow morning and see what they have to say.

If you don't have any information regarding the pre-op diet, call the office first thing tomorrow and get detailed instructions as to what you can or cannot eat. And while you have them on the phone, get all the information you need for post-op as well. This is very important...as important as the surgery itself and shame on your doctor's office for not providing the specifics you need to be successful. Wishing you success on your weight loss journey.

Thats what i was thinking of doing. I just drank creamy soup. Is that okay? I dont even know what to eat :/

If you don't have any information regarding the pre-op diet' date=' call the office first thing tomorrow and get detailed instructions as to what you can or cannot eat. And while you have them on the phone, get all the information you need for post-op as well. This is very important...as important as the surgery itself and shame on your doctor's office for not providing the specifics you need to be successful. Wishing you success on your weight loss journey.[/quote']

Thank you.. Im becoming very disappointed with how theyre not informing me of anything. Hoping to speak with tomorrow morning. Thank you soo much

Also had another question. I was told i was going to be billed a seperate amount for the EGD. Do i need to pay that on the day of or will the bill be sent to me and i would have to pay it in full

Liz who are you going through?

Liz what part of Texas are you from?

Your Doctor and his/her office staff sound, uncaring at the least!

Liz who are you going through?

Im going thru true results. I talked to them monday they just told me drink anything i can take thru a straw low carbs and low fat.. I live in fort worth.

Tomorrow im doing the EGD then friday is surgery day. Im extremely nervous because i have mild sleep apnea and i thought i was suppose to give me something to make it better but im guessing i didnt need it!

Your Doctor and his/her office staff sound' date=' uncaring at the least![/quote']

Yes seems that way. When i called the patient advocate seemed rude. Made me feel dumb asking questions

Wow! Hate to hear that. Wish you could get your care at TR in Houston. The doctors and staff are awesome. They should have provided you with everything you need to make WLS a success. I would keep pressing them if I were you. Good luck.

Can you ask for a different Patient Advocate? The Dallas office has 2.

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Wow! Hate to hear that. Wish you could get your care at TR in Houston. The doctors and staff are awesome. They should have provided you with everything you need to make WLS a success. I would keep pressing them if I were you. Good luck.

Thanks but everything went good today. Got my lapband the 19th took forever tho. I have bad gas pain. Does anyone know anything else besides gas ex to relieve this gas. I cant sleep! I walk alot as well so idk

Just got my band yesterday gas only showed up today a heating pad really helps with the shoulder

Thanks but everything went good today. Got my lapband the 19th took forever tho. I have bad gas pain. Does anyone know anything else besides gas ex to relieve this gas. I cant sleep! I walk alot as well so idk

You can get into a position that helps gas flow; get on hands and knees, dip your head down flat to floor surface while keeping posterior up. I learned this from my wife and it works!