pre-op flub

Berry · March 5, 2007

I started my 2 week pre-op diet yesterday and I've messed up a few times. A couple of crackers here and a couple of cheese-nips there. Will this totally mess up my pre-op stuff?

musicalmomma · March 5, 2007

I'm guessing only your doc can answer that with any certainty. My doc only requires a one week pre-op liquid diet...so perhaps he'd let it slide Good luck

socalgal3 · March 5, 2007

Just don't make it a habit. Depending on your health and starting weight, some doctors don't require a pre-op diet, whereas some are very extensive. Get back on track. It is to ensure less complications during surgery and will prepare you for life after the band. Hang in there.

marjon9 · March 5, 2007

I started my 2 week pre-op diet yesterday and I've messed up a few times. A couple of crackers here and a couple of cheese-nips there. Will this totally mess up my pre-op stuff?

Based on what you are describing, all hope is lost. You seem to be suffering from cheese-nipsolepsy. :hungry:

But seriously, just try to get back on track. As I understand it the goal with pre-op diets is to shrink the liver so it does not get in the way during banding. This can be quite a serious problem, and has caused doctors to stop the surgery. But I'm sure a couple crackers will not cause "fois gras" syndrome. Just do the best you can with this.

Kat817 · March 5, 2007

Like socalgal said, this will help prepare you for the post op diet. Provided you do not have an excessively fatty liver which prohibits them moving it around and out of their way for surgery, a few slips will not likely cause a problem pre-op.

Post op tho is another issue altogether. Post op, your body is trying to heal, and eating when you are not supposed to, before the stitches set themselves, can be disastrous. Adhering to the pre-op diet is good practice for the post op.

When they place your band, they will bring the lower part of the stomach up and over the band and stitch it in place, using the stomach to hold it. The reason you are then placed on liquids is so that your stomach does not have to digest. When your stomach senses solids, it begins a kneading motion, to break the food down (digesting) and to push it through. But with recent banding, you have fresh stitches in the stomach, you do not want it moving like that, it increases your risk of a popped stitch, which can lead to slipped bands.

Getting your head in the game early on is one of the biggest advantages of a pre op diet. You can do it---it isn't easy, but seldom are the things worth doing easy---and the band? It is WAY worth it!!!

Kat