Did your Doc require a pre-op diet?

Mine requires a 10 day high protein liquid diet. My menu consists of Slimfast, Boost, Ensure and Carnation Instant Breakfast along with any calorie free beverages.

I am in day 6 of the liquid diet. As long as I hit the protein number I am not feeling hungry, but boy, when I feel hungry, I could eat the couch.

I am being "allowed" to purchase Optifast products from the program. I get to "enjoy" 5 shakes and 1 bar a day. Also I may have broth, diet jello, decaf. tea, diet pop and sugarfree popsicles. The liquid diet has not been really bad, just very costly. Shakes are $3.25 each bars are $2.35 each, a weeks worth of food ends up costing $130.20. But this is what is required, and I have lost 30+ lbs in 3 weeks. After surgery they would "like" you to buy their product,but you are not required to.

My Dr told me to lose btwn 5 and 10 pounds before surgery. I am not scheduled yet but I am trying to watch what I eat and it isn't easy this time of year. I am doing low carb.

Thanks for your reply. It is tough isn't it? It seems as though so many activities this time of year revolve around food. Maybe you can help me, I really wanna get a ticker but I do not know how to do it.

Thanks for your reply. It is tough isn't it? It seems as though so many activities this time of year revolve around food. Maybe you can help me, I really wanna get a ticker but I do not know how to do it.

Try this thread for the ticker: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f84/i-want-download-tickler-46306/

My doc didn't make me go on a pre-op diet, but he does make some patients go on a "liver diet". I think it is based on your bmi prior to surgery. I had my pre-op class last wed and one of the girls was on the "liver diet" she said she was miserable.

whats the liver diet exactly?

whats the liver diet exactly?

A diet designed to shrink your liver, such as a high-protein, low-carb diet or a liquid diet. The liver lays on top of the stomach and if it's especially large, it can make the entire procedure more difficult and recovery more painful. It's mainly an issue for people with higher BMIs. My BMI was 35 and my doctor wasn't concerned about my liver.

i only had to pre-op the day before surgery.

My doc did insist on a pre-op diet. His was totally liquid and was accross the board. There were 18 of us having it in one week there at the hospital. M FM BMI 30 or BMI 60, it was solid liqid diet for 1 week. I read where othere clinics use atkins and that led to me cheating a little off the liquids, but i still lost 16 lbs.

thanks for the info longhorn - much appreciated!

A diet designed to shrink your liver, such as a high-protein, low-carb diet or a liquid diet. The liver lays on top of the stomach and if it's especially large, it can make the entire procedure more difficult and recovery more painful. It's mainly an issue for people with higher BMIs. My BMI was 35 and my doctor wasn't concerned about my liver.

Do NOT underestimate this!

I was on the pre-op diet for 17 days -- ONLY because my surgery date kept getting bumped back -- LONG UNPLEASANT STORY, that! Originally, I would have only been on it about 4 days!

Despite that, my liver was STILL so large and unweildy that the 20-30 minute procedure took over two hours! My surgeon was SO frustrated that he told my hubby in the waiting room that had I not been sent home TWICE before, he would have stopped the surgery and sent me home to lose more weight. But he didn't think he could do that to me after all I'd been through, so he kept trying and praying and finally, SUCCESS!!!

I felt so bad for him!!

2 weeks liquid only....during Christmas....DURING CHRISTMAS....!

I did cheat on Christmas Eve. I ate. Crap. Oh well...Surgery is 12-28! 3 days to go! Whoo hoo!

I know what torture for food junkies, such as myself. I have been on liquid protein + 1 protein bar a day for 4 weeks. I did have egg drop soup on christmas eve. I am allowed to have broth so.....the way I see it, that's better than sweet and sour chicken and 2 plates of crab ragoon. I am starting to get a little antsy my banding is Thur. a.m. I think my sister is more on edge about this than I am. Her job is to care for the cats[2] and drive me home from the hospital. She said she is going to stay at least 2 nights. Does anyone think I will need her even that long?