So I just found out my dr doesn't require a pre-op liquid diet. Just eat light for 3 days before surgery. Then day before surgery a light breakfast and then clear liquids rest if the day and nothing after midnight. I'm happy I don't have to do a long liquid diet but am also concerned since I see so many people on here are required to do so. Any one ever hear of not doing the diet?

So I just found out my dr doesn't require a pre-op liquid diet. Just eat light for 3 days before surgery. Then day before surgery a light breakfast and then clear liquids rest if the day and nothing after midnight. I'm happy I don't have to do a long liquid diet but am also concerned since I see so many people on here are required to do so. Any one ever hear of not doing the diet?

My surgeon had no special diet. I was just to not eating anything or drink anything after midnight. My surgery went great and I am 10 weeks out and doing wonderful. Personally I am very happy I didn't have to do a liquid diet. I would have failed for sure.. Just remember every surgeon is different and every program is different. Have faith in your surgeon and his program..

Lucky you...its pretty tough being on a all liquid diet when your stoamch isn't smaller....but at the end Its going to be so worth it!

I did not have to do a liquid diet, I was only asked not to eat anything after 10pm the day before surgery. I had light meals the day before anyway cause I thought it would help, I had cereal for breakfast, chicken and vegetable soup for lunch and some tuna for dinner. I will be 4 weeks on monday and had no complications, just feeling great and better every day!

Awww man, I failed and totally ate a few bites of chicken and a couple of shrimp. I was doing great, and hadn't eaten anything for 7 days but caved. My will power just went away. I am starving now. It is really hard to cook for everyone and not be able to eat anything. The liquid diet sucks, but feeling like a failure because I ate some food feels even worse. Ugh :-(

Awww man, I failed and totally ate a few bites of chicken and a couple of shrimp. I was doing great, and hadn't eaten anything for 7 days but caved. My will power just went away. I am starving now. It is really hard to cook for everyone and not be able to eat anything. The liquid diet sucks, but feeling like a failure because I ate some food feels even worse. Ugh :-(

Well at least you caved on Protein. If you have to cheat that is a great cheat.... Not a failure just very difficult to be on liquid diet with a normal size tummy