Hi all,

I can't do this, today was my first day for my pre-op diet!!!!! and I was not able to do it.

During the morning i was great I drank my shake good, by 2pm i finish a 1 Litter water bottle witch in my hole life i have never dont it. By 3pm OMG i was sick, i was feeling shaky, i was in a bad mood, i have a big my head was hurting, by 3:30 i felt i was going to faint if i didn't eat. ( i wash shaky and sweety ) So I had to run to subway i bought my self a 6" ham sand with all the veggis. I didn't eat the bread but i eat the ham, lettuce, tomato, OMG that help...... This is only my first day and i already feel like a looser. I am afraid that i am going to be able to make it, the whole 2 weeks. man iam a big looser

Very interesting about the liver. I think that explains something for me. My doc had me do no pre op except no water past mid night. I have a fatty liver and after surgery my right side was extremely bruised and swollen. It's still some what swollen. I asked about it because it puts me quite lop sided. He said it was from a contusion and my liver was so enlarged he took a biopsy. So maybe I had so much bleeding swelling and bruising due to the lack of pre op dieting. Hmmmmm. Though I did watch carefully what I ate pre op. just thinking things through. And by the way. I'm very impressed by the caring, supportive, and thoughtfulness of everyone who posts. Nobody knows anyone yet everyone is so helpful. . Thanks

You definitely need to have a serious talk with your primary care Dr and/or a nutritionist who works with Diabetics. Before pre-op I was on Glyburide and Metformin as well as humalog and lantus and byetta. They completely stopped the glyburide when I went on pre-op and put me on a sliding scale on my insulin so that I hardly took any during my pre-op diet.

If your primary care Dr doesn't know, it would be a good idea to have a serious conversation with them. Even if your insurance isn't paying for it your Dr should be involved with your diabetes management.

Take care and do not worry, you will make it. I would also suggest sugar free Jello and pudding during pre-op diet. They are sugar and fat free and won't interfere with the shrinking of your liver.