Hello folks. Im doing the pre-op rounds now. Today I got stuck twice, had an EKG and a chest X-ray. Fun! A couple Qs:

Oops, hit send too soon. Darn iPhone.

So the Qs,

I haven't been put on any kind of pre-op diet, other than the day before surgery. Anyone know why? Should I be worried?

Secondly, how have people's tattoos done with all the weight loss? Do they still look ok?

Thanks folks. April 22nd,

Ok now I'm concerned I'm mentally challenged.

As I was saying, ahem, APRIL 22, JOHNS HOPKINS BARIATRICS, HERE I COME!

I am 3 1/2 months post. i have lost 44 lbs. No problems with the tattoos so far (knock on wood).

I'm only almost three weeks out but I've lost about 60 pounds and so far all my tattoos look the same. I have one on the back of my neck, one in the middle of my back, one on my hip, one on my foot and one on my ankle. I got them intentionally in places so that I could gain or lose weight and hopefully they wound't change much. I would guess that location of the tattoo would have a lot to do with how much it would change.

I don't have a clue why they did no preop diet other than the day before. I was not so lucky and got to do a two week preop diet. Maybe they didn't figure you needed it?

The pre op diet is based on your Drs needs only. Some do it some do not.