I have my banding this Monday, Sept 4th (wish me luck!) with Dr. Ortiz. I've done pretty well with the pre-op diet, so that's not an issue. I know I shouldn't have a "last meal" the night before surgery. How about two nights before? Three nights before (which is tonight)?

Also, the clinic has advised me I'll need non-pulpy juices, gatorade, broths, and Jello post-surgery. Besides that, any other post-surgery foods I'll need while I'm still in Mexico?

Advice is appreciated! Thank you.

You'll be on full liquids post-op, probably for two weeks or more, so, no, you won't need anything but clear liquids for awhile.

As far as the last meal thing goes, in my opinion, you're better off not doing it. Your body is going to go through a lot, and if you add food to the mix you're going to regret it. You really don't want your body to have to work at eliminating solid waste while you're trying to recover from surgery.

My doctor did not require me to do a pre-op diet because of my (relatively) low BMI, but I've had laparoscopic surgery before and I knew my recovery would be easier if I did fast for the week before surgery. It was. Very little post-op pain (I took one pain pill from the stash my doc gave me) and very little gas pain.

I do recommend buying some Liquid Tylenol PM Golden Vanilla Flavor. It doesn't come in any other flavor as far as I'm aware, but I wanted to tell you the whole name so you'll have an easier time finding it. Liquid Tylenol controlled my pain and the PM part of the recipe made it easier for me to sleep. It's good stuff, I keep it on-hand even today.

Best wishes on your upcoming surgery and on your weight loss journey.

I ate normally the day before my surgery.

Actually, I ate what a normal person would eat the day before as compared to the way I normally ate which got me to the point where I required a Lap-Band.

I had my Lap-Band surgery labroscopicly and the only eating restriction was not to eat after midnight. Open surgery might have other restrictions.

My surgeon didn't put me on any post op diet for the last two weeks. My surgery is 9/5 and I can only have liquids starting Sunday night. The hospital called me today to let me know the time on Tuesday (7:30 a.m.) and said that I can only have clear liquids starting Sunday night. So I asked them if Vodka counted as a clear liquid. lol

I have been dieting and drinking Protein Shakes during the day and eating a ww meal for dinner for the last week. That's basically it for me.

Good luck and wishing you a speedy recovery.

I was advised, "the less food in your GI system, the easier the surgery" so I stuck to the 6 days of full fluids and one day of clear fluids.