I'm new here! So hi all!!!

I just started my band journey and had my first consult with the surgeons office two weeks ago. I met with the nutritionist and briefly with the surgeon. I got all my scripts for pre-op testing and so far have completed the bloodwork and sono of the liver and gallbladder. I just need to have pulmonary clearance and cardiac clearance which I have appointments for next week.

I keep reading about people being on a pre-op diet. Is this something you do to lose weight before surgery? Or prepare your stomach for the surgery? What is it for? No one mentioned anything to me about a pre-op diet. I am 4'11" and my bmi is 38.8. Was I maybe not told I need to diet before surgery because my bmi is on the lower side of what is required for surgery?

So confused!!

From my understanding, the pre op diet is to shrink your liver for surgery, and to take the fat of the liver, every doctor does their own pre op diet, but it's usually one to two weeks before surgery date, for example my pre op diet ( which I'm currently on) is a protein shake for breakfast, another one for lunch and one cup veggies, one cup fruit and 6 oz of lean meat for dinner, I can also snack on sugar free jello and sugar free Popsicles. I'm currently on day four, and my surgery is scheduled for Friday oct 3 ???? first 3 days were super hard, but today was much easier:)

From what I was told the pre-op diet is done to shrink the liver. I was put on a 2 week diet consisting of 3 protein shakes and 2 cups of vegetables a day and water of course. The first couple of days were hard especially the weekend. I'm on day 9 and it's easier. Since I started the pre-op diet my weight loss has slowed down. Maybe you don't need to lose weight before the surgery but I would definitely ask about the pre-op diet, they say being on it makes the surgery easier and more successful.

I did my diet one week before surgery to help shrink my liver and of course you lose a little bit of weight during that week but its for the surgery to get the liver up out of the way so that they can get to your stomach the first couple of days are horrible and you think you are going to starve but after a couple of days its all good.

Thanks everyone! I'm so super nervous about the pre op diet. I think more nervous than the actual surgery, lol. I go see the nutritionist tomorrow so hopefully I get the details of the diet then.