Did your Doc require a pre-op diet?

Again, I was one of the lucky ones here because Dr. Scott did not require any pre-op dieting whatsoever (just exercise). I did a lot of research on band surgeons in the Atlanta area before I chose my surgeon and most of them require lengthy pre-op diets, meetings, and nutrition counseling.

My surgeon told me that he would only put me on a pre-op diet if I gained more than 5 pounds from my initial consultation to two weeks prior to surgery. Luckily I only gained .3 pounds!!!!! :confused:

Did your Doc require a pre-op diet?

I had no pre-op diet due to hospitalization immediately prior to surgery.

what is the diff between clear liquid and full liquids? sorry such a stupid ?

what is the diff between clear liquid and full liquids? sorry such a stupid ?

Well, clear liquids are just that, CLEAR. You can see through them (water, crystal light, apple juice, jello, iced tea, lemonade, popsicles, broth, boullion, etc)

Full liquids are liquids you cannot see through such as cream soups (no chunks in the initial post op period, though), milk, protein shakes, thin runny potatoes, puddings, thin runny malt-o-meal, etc.

Unfortunately, yes. I started my pre-op diet today, and I am starving!

Plus the Optifast is okay but I am already sick of drinking it. :faint:

Unfortunately, yes. I started my pre-op diet today, and I am starving!

Plus the Optifast is okay but I am already sick of drinking it. :faint:

Experiment with flavors - I really liked Cinnamon added to the Vanilla - and a few frozen strawberries/raspberries gave the chocolate a nice change. Lots of people add the Crystal Light flavors as well as coffee and use the Magic Bullet to mix it up to a milkshake consistency with ice. Have fun with it and within a couple of days the hunger will go away. Good luck.

Cindy

Experiment with flavors - I really liked Cinnamon added to the Vanilla - and a few frozen strawberries/raspberries gave the chocolate a nice change. Lots of people add the Crystal Light flavors as well as coffee and use the Magic Bullet to mix it up to a milkshake consistency with ice. Have fun with it and within a couple of days the hunger will go away. Good luck.

Cindy

Wow. I never would have thought of that! I will definitely try that.

Thanks for your feedback!:speechles

I am on day 4 of the optifast diet and I went thorugh hell on day 2. I was ok until I got home from work with a raging headache, hubby had made me some boiled veg (which we are allowed with our dietician) I ate it gratefully and made myself a chocolate pudding to have after. I couldnt eat it and ended up throwing it away, I think proceeded to vomit on and off for 3 hours, still with a raging headache, I think it was carb withdraw. Anyway said to hubby about 7pm make me a peice of toast and a spoonful of beans on it, I felt so ill. I couldnt eat it and I couldnt even look at the optifast box without running to be sick. I ended up going to bed at 8pm after retching for 10mins uncontrollably.

The next day I woke up fine and thought ok I cant feel bad at work so I had one weetbix with a little milk and ate that. Mid moring I had an apple (also allowed) and for lunch I had a salad with an egg. Last night was ok and back to normal. I felt fine. So I am determined to stick to it as much as I can, but I cant be like that again. If you are going to slip up it would appear that chicken/fish/egg added to your salad would be ok still for liver cleansing. What do you think but stay away from carbs.

Jo

Mine does. I'm about half way through the Medifast liquid diet.

It has not been too bad. The lack of variety is my biggest problem.

I'm making it.

Yep, mine sure does. I'll be on a two week pre-op diet. I really don't see how doctors don't require one, but eh, thats just me. It is two weeks out of my life, no biggie.

My doc have my on this 2 week opitfast deit and clear liquid only oh boy Im so week I thought I was ok but im feeling so week.I be gald when it over.:cry

I'm in day 7 of my 2 week pre-op clear liquid diet, which includes two 30g of protein shakes a day...and my doc considers tomato juice to be "clear", so that's what's saving me. Never thought a glass of tomato juice would seem so decadent...

Post-op, I'm doing the same thing for 4 more weeks, but the protein is bumped up to 90g a day.

And then there are the supplements...

My doc includes steamed or broiled veggies in the liquid diet for eight days before surgery, he calls it the "liquid diet plus". It made sense to me and made things A LOT more bearable! I lost the acceptable weight before the surgery and my liver was very nice, at least that's what he said!

I am getting banned on the 12th of October and My doctor has had me on a diet since the 13th of September. He wants me to lose between 30 and 40lb before surgey.... The first week and a Half I was on the atkins diet. But after that was on just protein chakes for the reast of the time..