Can anyone tell me what the pre op diet for Dr Garcia is? The paper information I have says 7-14 days and the email I received says 3-4 weeks? Also, do I need to do the laxative part?

I think it depends on your BMI. The higher the BMI the longer the pre-op diet. My daughter had a low BMI and she did 3 days clear liquids before surgery and she did the laxative 2 days prior. Who's your coordinator? They should be able to tell you for sure. We got an info packet from Alma the coordinator at Ready 4 A Change.

5dogma hows your daughter doing

Great! No problems and recovered quickly. She is sticking to the diet they outlined for her and today is 4 weeks post-op. She had some fatigue in the beginning, but that was to be expected and went back to work in retail management 2 weeks after surgery. She's down from a 18-20 to size 12-14. She did lose 20 lbs before surgery so she could get in the groove of the eating lifestyle. We are both happy we had this done. We can eat what we want just a whole lot less of it and no more piggin out!

Good luck with your upcomming surgery. Is Dr. Garcia your doctor? If so, you'll love him and the staff at Hospital MI Doctor. We had a wonderful experience with them all.

5dogma.... Yes I'm going to Dr Garcia I heard the great things you wrote about him so I'm looking forward to going I have surgery on feb 22 glad to her the both of you are doing good

hi optima,

i was told i could do 5 days of the 7 day diet due to my BMI of 44.

here was my diet:

LIQUIDS ONLY

- This consists of broth, sugar-free Jell-O, sugar free or sweetened with aspartame, Yogurt (none with chunks of fruit in it), sugar-free juice (if juice is in its own natural juices, make sure that it is still low in carbohydrates), clear liquids, Boost, Slim-Fast or any low-carb Meal Replacement drink. No sodas & NO SOLIDS.

START THIS PHASE 3 DAYS BEFORE SURGERY:

Take a laxative (any laxative that you usually use).

1 adult dosage of your laxative of choice – 1 time – 3 days before surgery.

Drink only clear liquids after that. (Broths, sugar-free Juices you can see through, etc.)

NO SOLIDS of any kind.

PLEASE NOTE: A higher BMI requires a liquid diet 14 days prior to surgery.

Thanks Nateeks