Quick question. My doc has me doing a two week pre-op diet that partly requires protein shakes. For those in a similar situation were you allowed to mix fruits and yogurts in your pre-op protein shakes, or was that reserved for post-op? I am just a little confused.

I wasn't allowed before, and definitely not after either.

It depends on the instructions your surgeon gave you. Originally, I was allowed 1 healthy meal (chicken, no skin and not cooked in butter, oil, etc with green veggies) and I was allowed 1 cup of fruit. The rest was shakes. Then they changed my plan to 100% shakes and nothing else because they moved my surgery up so I only had 1 week to shrink my liver. If you are allowed fruit then you should be allowed to mix it with your shakes but you must count it towards your daily limit. Yogurt - I doubt it but maybe unsweetened almond milk. Everybody has a different plan so just call the office and ask. But post OP you definitely won't be able to for a few weeks.

The instructions I was given from my doc weren't really clear. I was suppose to start my pre-op diet on Sunday. I will do it without until Tuesday when I can reach my doc offic.

I guess the part that confused me was they gave me a bunch of protein shake receipts with my diet plan. Uummm

I guess the part that confused me was they gave me a bunch of protein shake receipts with my diet plan. Uummm

If THEY gave you recipes then you are allowed to follow them and there is no problem there but if you are still unsure then just do the normal shakes and wait until Tuesday.

I'm allowed a small amt of fruit as a snack 2 times a day. I prefer the premise shakes so I don't add anything.

i'm on my pre-op now with 2-3 shakes a day to replace meals. i'm allowed one meal a day. but i always add SF syrup to my shakes because i don't think they're sweet enough. she said that was okay, but no fruits or anything like that. hope that helps!

I'm on day 2 of 10 of mine. I'm allowed 4 shakes a day, no fun additives allowed, all clear and sugar free drinks in between, along with sf Popsicles and sf jello. I'm so hungry!! But so far have rocked it. I feel like nemo and dori " just keep swimming, swimming, swimming" best wishes!!