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I immediately went on a week long 'last meal (s)' eating spree. Then I realized I was out of control and running out of time and might not have my surgery and so I was in a panic and turned into 'mighty dieter'...LOL!

I had no pre op diet apart from nothing to eat from 9pm the night before surgery.

My doc made the same comment - that you heal better when you're well nourished and that the Optifast diet was only worthwhile if you had a serious problem with a fatty liver. I dont know how he knew I didnt becuase I never had an ultrasound or anything, but I guess at BMI 35 chances were I'd be OK without the liquid diet and I was.

My Dr. required 2 weeks of full liquid diet. Unfortunately the date to start that was on Thanksgiving Day. I faithfully followed the liquid diet while everyone else in the family enjpyed Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, that I prepared! Did it bother me? It did but I had made up my mind that this was what I wanted and if I had to miss Thanksgiving dinner. then so be it. It was really hard. And you know what? When I went in to have my surgery, I told Dr. King about how hard it was missing Thanksgiving. You know what he said? Well, you could have started the next day. AARG....But I did lose 15 lb before surgery.

I didn't have to do any diet at all so it wasn't a problem for me.

No solids after 12 pm the day before surgery.

Nil by mouth from 9pm the night before surgery - so that wasnt too hard, lol.

But I made the decision that my life changed from the point I booked in the surgery, so I ate reasonably well. I didnt lose anything significant but I didnt go off on a last supper binge either.

I am having my surgery at the Wish Center here in Illinois two weeks from today. I have 4 days left to get my favorites in (while learning to not drink while eating, push proteins, and get all my water i) and then I have 10 days on a liquid diet. The day prior is clear liquids. His explanation is shrinking the liver, giving more room to move things over. I want to have as few complications as possible, but it is ging to be so hard to go 1 day without solids, much less 10. I have already warned my kids to tell me I am thin and beautiful before they speak to me...

I was not required to go on a pre-op diet. Sadly, I even ate half a goat leg & 3 shots of tequila & 1 beer about 18 hours before surgery....my bad... I did make sure I drank over 1/2 gallon of water that evening to "flush" out my lunch!! I just couldn't "NOT" have tequila in Mexico

I didn't really have a pre op diet, just to cut back & that i did.

My doctor required two week liquid diet before surgery. I did really well the first week. The second week??? I had my last good meal every day of the week. Still managed to loose 10lbs before surgery. Pre op diet depends on the surgeon

My pre-op diet wasn't strict compared to many, just a lot of low/no fat cottage cheese and yogurt. Instead I went on Green's Farewell Foodcourt Tour. I was really in mourning for my days of fat eating. My surgery went okay even with the cheating. What a relief!

My surgeon didnt have me on a pre-op diet at all...Basically it was dont eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery

My doctor didn't require a pre-op diet - nothing by mouth after 9pm. And I resisted the temptation to take anything by means other than my mouth... lol Do they really need to add the "by mouth" instruction?!?!

Anyway - a goat leg??? ROTFLMAO!