i am doing my pre-op diet. my doctor has me on a liquid diet for 2 weeks before my surgery. this is day 2 and i am hungry! i am tryin to keep a positive attitude... i got out my skinny clothes to look at and i have my skinny photos. i have let peole know i am doing liquids thinking if they know i wont cheat. this is the easy part but boy it sure seems hard.

is 2 weeks of liquid the norm...or am i just being tortred?? lol;)

i cannot wait to be banded!!!!!! 10 days to go!!!!1:D

thanks

michelle

2 weeks pre-op liquids sounds like torture to me!

I didn't have any pre op diet. If you could last for 2 weeks on liquids without the aid of a band, why would you need it??

Good luck...I wouldn't do it!

Two weeks pre-op sounds odd. I was on clear liquids the day before only. I'd be starving too without the band. Maybe check with your Dr. to make sure?

unfortunatly...

there is no mistake... i have the printout right here...

i am starving!!!! on the upside though i have found a girl that not only has my same surgeon but also gets banded the same day!!! so we'll be suffering together. she is starved as well.

grrrrgrrrgrrrrgrrrr- oooops that was my belly

michelle

oooh by the way ...

where were ya'll banded at? i am on day two and i have a headache, and a monster in my stomache! the only thing i can have are Protein shakes, slimfast, carnation, etc. i am doing protien

i may just try and do liquids 3 days before and do strict dieting for the next 7 days...

has anyone made it 2 weeks? i am struggling.

michelle

Hi Michelle!

Boy am I glad I didn't have to do a post op diet for my surgery! I had no restrictions until the night before my surgery (nothing after 8 PM). My surgery was 7 AM. I'm not very knowledgeable about the medical field, however, I think it's odd to restrict a person's food/nutritional intake before surgery unless there's some medical purpose that outweighs your need for nutrients pre-surgery. Anyway, I ate around 7:00 PM the night before my surgery and all was fine! Good luck!

Jen

Dr. Currie

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Hi Michelle,

I am being banded on Friday and my doctor (Ortiz in Tijuana) requests a 10 day liquid diet. I am managing 7 days, but cheated and had a few taco chips today....they called to me!! Dr. Ortiz says the liquid diet shrinks the liver, which must be moved to place the band. A bigger liver is harder to move and can complicate the surgery.....that's my understanding anyway!!!

Good luck, Sara

I didn't do a pre op diet, I was told not to drink or eat starting from 12 midnight the day before surgery.

I wasn't required to do a 2 week liquid prior to surgery. Some doctors require this to shrink your liver so the surgery is easier and safer. I was just required to do a clear liquid diet on the day before the surgery, and that was hard enough! If you are having such a hard time with this, you should call your doctor and discuss it, see if it can be changed. Since not all doctors require this, that is a possibility! Good luck!

Mary on Sacramento

2 weeks ??? That's insane, especially since you're going to be doing the same thing 2 weeks post op.

Did you ask your doctor why he's requiring yo to go on a liquid diet for 2 weeks ?

My doctor had me on a low fat diet 3-5 days before my surgery so my liver should shrink and it would be easier for her to operate.

hey guys thanks for all the support!

i am doing pretty good i have lost 6 pounds since starting the liquid diet! i havent completely been starving myself though! i ate a chicken breast last night! yum! my stomache has shrunk though i am not as hungry.

michelle

325-319-175

Wow, I guess I was pretty lucky, I didn't have to do any pre-op liquids! All I had to do was stop eating 12 hours before surgery. I am in the middle of my 2 weeks liquids post op, and the first 4 days I honestly though I was starving to death! I've never suffered hunger pain like that! Thankfully, by day 5 it suddenly eased. While I get hungry at certain times through the day now, it's not a constant ache in my stomach now.

i dont get as hungry as i was at first but i have been cheating a little. ok a lot. i have surgery on monday!!!! and i am going to drink only Protein shakes all day friday and saturday and sunday it will be fasting for me!

if i could do the liquid diet than wouldnt need surgery. i did good the first week and lost 4 lbs but this week it was supposed to be all liquid and i just havent been able to do it!!!! i figure since so many other people docs dont require the 2 week liquid that i would be alright if i just am super strict 3 days before.

i am looking forward to the after banding diet cause i know i'll be on my way to regular foods:eek:

michelle

Hi Michelle,

I got banded last week Thursday. I never had a pre-op diet, if I could go on a liquid diet I wouldn't need the band. As a matter a fact my last meal was on Wedesday (the day before), I had Mexican food!

I think your doctor wants you to lose weight before then and accredit him or the band for the loss. Be careful you need to have your strength for the procedure and recovery. Because after the surgery you will need to follow a liquid diet for a few days.

My doctor had asked me to stay on liquids for 2 weeks and I just could not do it. I was getting headaches and I was dizzy all the time. My body needs solids. 4 days after the procedure I had one scrambled egg and immediately felt well.

When I recieved information from MidBand (this is the company that makes the French band which is the best with the least complications-I got the package because my father is a doctor and they only send it to doctors) in their package I read that the patient is "encouraged" to go back to normal eating habits on the 3rd day, just remember to chew, chew, chew.

Good Luck

Mary:)

hey mary!

thanks so much! so did you go to regular foods after the eggs? i think i will do what feels right. i have bought a whole chicken and my boyfriend is going to make me homeade chicken soup! yum! i will drink the broth until i feel i can tolerate the veggies and broth blended together and then move to the chicken. i also bought sugar free Jello although i dont see that filling me up more like a treat! and of course i have Protein shakes and WATER! i will also make smoothies as soon as i can tolerate something thickish!

i ate taco bell today. i did so good the first week and this week not so good. its like i'm a bit obsessed. that is why i NEED the band

i am so exited.

michelle!

I would be very careful eating solid food only 3 days post op. Just because you 'can' do something, doesn't always mean you 'should' do something! The stitches holding the band in place need to heal. The stomach wall needs time for the adhesions over the stitches to occur, that will hold the band in place. If you eat solid food too soon, this may not occur properly, and you could risk band slippage. I for one am not going to spend all this money (I was self pay) only to sabotage it in the first week. I am sticking to the 2 weeks liquid and 2 weeks mush !00%, to give my stomach time to heal before I even attempt to use the new pouch. The reason we are all so hungry post op is that the liquids are slipping through the opening down to the lower stomach, our new pouch is not even being used, and I for one intend to give it every opportunity to heal so that it can do it's job properly when I do move to solid food!