Can someone please tell me why some have the pre-op diet and some don't? Does the dr's know how big your liver is before the surgery? I'm just curious...I'm getting band in the morning and I'm excited as ever!

Congrats and good luck! I was just banded on Monday and my doc had me on a two week "slim fast diet". Protein shake morn, afternoon and a simple dinner (usually chicken and greens). It seems to vary by doctor. By reducing the fatty liver, they can move it out of the way and get to your stomach easier. Also I think the two week pre-op has made the post op easier. What did your doc have you do?

@ kimk1999 I was told to do a liquid diet which was very hard. I think the slim fast might've been a better option for me. I did as much broth as I wanted and a protein drink once a day.

Pre-op diets are all over the place -- there may be all kinds of factors, like how much some one has to lose, etc. I was not high BMI but still had to do a two-week liquid diet. Some people have none and others months of some kind of diet leading up to the surgery. I'm sure glad to be out of diet world and banded now.

@changing 2012 - I'm not sure how well I'd do with the liquid diet like that. It's interesting how every doctor is so different.

Congrats and good luck! I was just banded on Monday and my doc had me on a two week "slim fast diet". Protein shake morn, afternoon and a simple dinner do (usually chicken and greens). It seems to vary by doctor. By reducing the fatty liver, they can move it out of the way and get to your stomach easier. Also I think the two week pre-op has made the post op easier. What did your doc have you do?

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Yea my dr didn't have me on pre op diet. Thank god it's hard now seeing all these food commercials.