So I’m thinking of putting myself on a (pre)pre-op diet. I haven’t had my consult with the surgeon yet, but I am really scared that my liver will need to shrink more. I had to have a CT of my liver and won’t have the results till I meet with the surgeon. Not everyone in my options class had to do a CT, so I’m worried that my liver is larger than normal people of my size. I have been doing a lot of research on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and now I have convinced myself that is why they wanted the CT.

Has anyone else done a (pre)pre-op diet? Did you tell your surgeon when you met with them? I’m also hoping to have my surgery by mid-August. So I’m hoping that they might count the (pre)pre-op diet as part of my pre-op diet.

What happened that they thought your liver was was larger than normal? You have not seen the surgeon yet! Who examined your stomach to determine this? Do you drink alcohol a lot? Just curious. This is one the few things I did not have to go through yet.

Well I started my pre op diet a week early...so instead of the typical 2 weeks, I was on it for 3 weeks....I did it because I'd started therapy and noticed that towards the end of the school year i'd started stress eating and gained 19 pounds since I saw my doc in Feb....I went to my last pre-op appt and he saw I'd gain, but I told him I was going to try to get it off before my date....

with the 3 week pre-op I managed to get 15 pounds off before the procedure....

I am also starting my diet three weeks before surgery - hoping to kick start weight loss

When I went for my gallbladder ultrasound I was told that they found something and required to have a Ct done. With my insurance, you don't meet with the surgeon until you finish all of your pre-op testing and a 12-week class. I've finished everything, now I'm just waiting on my referral to the surgeon (should hear from them anytime). And no, I don't drink. My mom is an alcoholic and just the smell of alcohol makes my stomach turn.