Am I the only person who's doctor did not require a preop diet. Only a liquid diet the day the day before. FYI... I am 5ft 207 lbs bmi 40.

I didn't have a pre-op diet either and I was really big. 421 pounds with a BMI of 72.

No problems??

No problems??

Nope none. My surgery was actually surprisingly easy.

Ok great! For some reason I trust lapbandtalk.com more than the dr. Lol. I can't wait until my preop tomorrow because I have a gazillion questions for my doc.

Ok great! For some reason I trust lapbandtalk.com more than the dr. Lol. I can't wait until my preop tomorrow because I have a gazillion questions for my doc.

Make a list before you go so you don't forget to ask anything. And, don't be afraid to ask him a zillion questions, even if they seem silly or little.

Nope, no preop diet, barely any preop prep at all really. They told me not to have a "last supper" the night before surgery and what to have in the house for recovery. That was about it.

Careful, the three-week pre-op peeps might round up a posse and come after you -- you'll be pummeled with empty cans of Protein powder and spatulas with flax seeds stuck all over them!

I was so happy to finally get to have time with the surgeon after the various other appointments. He had a very thorough write-up of exactly what takes place. I used that to write questions in the margins, circle things I wanted to know more about, etc. and then we just talked for a while. I was glad to get to know him as we will be seeing quite a bit of each other in the coming months.

As for pre-op diet, they seem quite flexible. I will have a two-week liquid diet. I didn't want to use the product they provide because it's dairy based and laced with aspartame and other stuff I don't want to take. Two weeks of dairy would make my digestive system very unhappy and that's not a good plan. I found a naturopathic Meal Replacement shake that I've run by the nutritionist -- pea and rice protein. I got the herbs, too, so I will be doing those as well as good ole liver cleansing standards like lemon in hot Water first thing in the AM, etc. I'm also having a colonoscopy -- figured I'd get that over with after procrastinating for two years. So a clear system for going into banded life and hopefully a little head start on weight loss as well.

Good luck -- let us know how your appointment goes!

My sister had the sleeve one month before me and I was shocked when she told me NO PRE-OP; however, I'd advice you to go on it to help shrink your liver so it's not in the way when they are performing their magic on you. But of course, what da hell do *I know?!! If it will help make you feel better and more at ease, I don't see how it can harm you.... If you're not keen on it, then don't, since your surgeon is the one "who knocks"<~(Reference to BB)

Careful' date=' the three-week pre-op peeps might round up a posse and come after you -- you'll be pummeled with empty cans of protein powder and spatulas with flax seeds stuck all over them![/quote'] LMAOOOOO

I didnt have a preop diet. I ate light the day before surgery just because. I was 230 when i had surgery.