Did your Doc require a pre-op diet?

My surgeon had me on Optifast for two weeks prior to surgery which was 4/3/07.. Along with water, crystal light, sf frozen pops, jello, gum and hard candies.

It felt like a cleansing in my body and I lost 13 lbs to boot!

Good luck on your surgery.

Thankfully no. I am glad he didn't.

I had to meet with a dietician for a couple months and loose 10% of my weight which was 21lbps through diet and exercise. Not fun and very stressful to keep it off til surgery. I had gained a few Lbps back from nervous eating just before surgery, but they went through with it without any problems

Doc told me to lose a few pounds before surgery to shrink the liver, but said he didn't care how I did it as long as it was done. I opted for low carb/high protein.

Nope.

Thank god... lol.

I was just told not to gain any weight. If i stayed the same or lost any.. They'd be happy. They did however just give a sample menu on what to eat the day before surgery.. It had to be a "light" meal. I had a tuna fish sandwich and ramen chicken noodles... and a brownie.. EH - probably not the best thing. But it wasn't too bad!

HI everyone. I'm a first time writer, but long time reader on this site.

I found out today that I was approved for surgery and we set my date for 4/24.

I am so excited and scared all at the same time.

My doctor is having me follow a 2 day clear liquid diet before surgery. I was expecting 4 weeks of something and that all added to the shock.

Just one day of clear liquids

Congrats Tammy and Good Luck : )

I had never heard of being on any special diet before surgery until I started reading it on here. The night before my surgery I had a huge steak, potatoes, as much salad as the plate would hold and a beer. I guess if I ever have a problem it could be linked back to that last huge meal. Only kidding of course.

I had to be on a 2 week liquid diet. It sucked, I wont lie. I take that back, the first week sucked, but by the time the second week came around, I was so scared/excited that it didnt bother me. I lost about 7 pounds or so, so that helped with the motivation. I ate a lot of tomato soup.

Three days of clear liquids before...it was hell.

No pre op diet for me either, but my doc is one of those that require 4 weeks full liquids after being banded.

I have 19 days until being banded! I am one week away from my 2 week liquid diet which includes 3oz of protein such as fish or chicken. But my doc requires a 2 week post-op diet of clear liquids only! I understand that he wants the liver to shrink so it's easier to retract during surgery. I am little nervous though!!

No, just to keep my then-present weight stable.

My Dr is haveing me on a shake diet for 4 weeks before. He says it's makes the surgery much more ez.