As of today I am officially booked for surgery with Dr.Lopez in TJ in December! I do physical labour at a coal mine and work 12 hour shifts(14 hour days with travel). I am concerned about the pre-op diet and my job as I will be working right up until the day before I leave for TJ. Has anyone else that works in labour positions had any trouble with energy, passing out, etc. as a result of labour work during the pre-op diet, especially the 3 liquid diet days?

My pre-op diet was mainly liquids due to a high (53.97) BMI. I did get light headed when I was stacking firewood for the winter. I asked the Dr about it & they said to not work so hard during this phase. I am sure if I was eating salad & some protein I would not have had this issue. Each Dr is a little differrent depending on the patient. Have you discussed this with them?

My liquids were clear soups, protein shakes, crystal lite, coffee, (black) tea etc. I had no limits on how much or how many I could consume on this phase.

Those liquids above were for the 2 weeks, for the 3 days it was all clears, tea, coffee, chicken or beef broth, crystal lite & water. It was hard but I just ket telling myself, its only for 3 days & keep your eyes on the prize !!

)Sorry for the late reply! I've decided not to work the 3 night shifts prior to my surgery. My body already doesn't handle the labour work very well on nights, and if you got light headed stacking wood, I can only imagine I'd be near the same at work! Plus I work alone and no one would know if I passed out lol! I've been told to do the liquid diet 7-14 days prior to surgery, with just the last 3 days being the clear liquid diet. My surgery is not until dec 13 2012, but it is creeping up quickly! Just want to be sure I know what to expect thanks for your help Cinders!