Has anyone ever heard of this? I am scheduled for surgery on feb 24th -during my consult I brought up the pre-op diet..... the surgeons said it wasn't necessary(BMI 45!) but everything I read on this site is that I should be doing it. I understand the physiology of it re reducing the weight of the liver for easier manipulation during surgery and also to introduce the transition into the post op diet as well....... Any thoughts?? Has anyone else not really have to do it??

No pre-op here, either...and mine went fine. It all depends on your surgeon's preferences. My feeling is that I picked him for a reason and I would rather take my medical advice from him than to get all stressed out about the fact that other people's doctors have different requirements.

Best wishes on your surgery...whatever you decide to do re: a pre-op.

I just talked with my Docter the other day and he will have me on a high protien/low carb diet for 1 week before surgery. He said to keep it simple just no bread,potatoes,rice, or pasta, he said those types of carbs make the liver swell. He said one patiant he had already made an insision and her liver was huge, he had to back out and tell her mother that he couldn't do the surgery that day. The mother confesed that her daughter had eaten french frys right up to the day before???? I have a BMI of 40 and I do know that patiants of his that have a higher BMI have to diet for 2 weeks. Some DR.S must just be more conservative about this issue or less:confused: Sunnysea

I am into the second week of VLCD (Very Low Calorie Diet) meal replacement- shakes; surgery 14th Feb. My surgeon explained that since he has put his patients on the meal replacement for 2 weeks prior to surgery he has had a marked improvement in the incidents of band slippage. Good enough reason for me.

Katrina

No pre-op diet for me either. I was only allowed to consume clear liquids 24 hrs before the surgery though.

So cool! My doctor is doctor Roslin in the same pracitce as yours. I was looking all over this site for questions about this whole Pre-op diet. I wasnt told to go on one either. I was starting to worry. I still have to go to the sleep study on Friday. Then it is waiting to hear from Empire for me.

Thanks for posting!

Susie,

hi cutiepie6...just to let you know my surgery is also on the 22nd maybe we can talk after since we will be band sisters..i so nevous but ready

good luck and hope everthing goes great

Wonderful replies... I appreciate the time you all took to answer.... good information,advice and experiences......I am soooooo looking forward to my surgery....it is hard to think of anything else... it is the beginning of a new me and new life (hey my life right now isn't terrible...not running away from it in the least!).... just looking forward to what I can be and do.

Cheers all!

I know the feeling, the week before my surgery I couldn't focus on anything BUT the surgery. I am so excited for you!

Thanks Thatgirl!

Things are going well....had the surgery on the 24th.....1st 24hrs were a blur but up and getting at the world now with no probs.... no preop diet was not an issue at all....thanks for the encouragement!

BlueGem

I'm on a liquid protein pre-op diet. I'm supposed to lose 5% of my weight (which would be 10 pounds). That's just not going to happen

I will be banded on the 8th of March. I was put on a ten day clear liquid diet prior to the banding by my Dr. Today is day three, and it hasn't been that bad, but man is it boring. There are only so many flavors of Jello, and that is the most solid thing I have had.

Regards,

Keith

My op is scheduled for next Sunday 11 March and I had to start a pre-op diet 10 days before. I was given vanilla and strawberry shakes and chicken and herb soup - they are all so tasty so not finding it too hard. Can have fruit and veges too. I have a low BMI but I was told that the pre-op shrinks the liver so easier to operate and also quicker recovery. Amazing how you can stick to strict diet when you know you have to for surgery.

Doc said I dont have a pre-op diet cause I am on the lower of the BMI spectrum.

My BMI is only 32.9 but my doc still wanted me to do the pre-op with shakes and soups as he said it helps enormously during the op if the liver has shrunk and he said it also helps aid recovery. From a personal point of view I have now got used to the liquid diet so my thinking is that I won't find it so hard after tomorrow to only be able to have liquids.

I had no preop diet and no preop testing. Just went to the seminar one night and then scheduled surgery. Then liquid diet for 24 hours, mushies for a few days, and on the solids. Doing fine.

My pre-op diet was 2 weeks of slim fast shakes with 2 cups of either raw or cooked veggies - no fats, no oils, etc. It was pretty easy and I stuck to it and was glad I did. I dropped 23 lbs on my pre-op and it just set the stage for the weeks to come.

Also, my post-op was two weeks of liquids and 2 weeks of mushies... the pre-op got me used to being on liquids and sort of conditioned me. Personally, I'm glad I had them and they just contributed to my success so far!

My pre-op diet is only for 5 days. My BMI is like 54 so it really seemed odd to me. But I guess its really a doctor thing. I'd be interested in doing a poll and finding out how many days everyone had to be on a pre-op diet if they had one at all.