Is there anyone out there in sleeve world that was not put on a liquid diet preop? I just had to have clear liquids the day before. I also didn't have a drain...what is that for?

Hi,

I wasn't on a liquid diet, I was put on a Protein sparing diet - basically a very low carb diet - and had a ham salad the night before my op in the hospital! I did however have a drain.

I'm in UK, so not sure if things are different here, but they shouldn't really be that different.

Is there anyone out there in sleeve world that was not put on a liquid diet preop? I just had to have clear liquids the day before. I also didn't have a drain...what is that for?

I was the same. I was advised to reduce calories pre-op, but no liquid pre-op diet.

A drain is place to drain off excess fluids. Sometime when you have a laparoscopic procedure done instead of that cavity healing from the inside out or bottom to the top, the outer layer closes up first and then Fluid builds up creating and abscess of infected fluids. In some cases a drain is put in so that doesn't happen. I had a drain because when I had had a previous surgery I developed an abscess. It was very deep. The doctor then had to lance that and pack it with sterile gauze. They did what's called "wicking". Basically the wound is packed with gauze and each say the wound is cleaned, the dressing changed to allow the wound to heal without closing on the outside until the inside is healed. My drained was pulled when I was discharged.

Edited November 14, 201411 yr by Blerdgirl

Thanks for explaining. The abcess sounds horrid.

Thanks for explaining. The abcess sounds horrid.

It was worse than the surgery. The lancing was the most painful part. It had gotten quite deep. I then had daily wound care from a visiting nurse. Thankfully I didn't have that this time.

Okay...I want to push you like Elaine from Seinfeld! I have a 1 week liquid diet.

I didn't have a pre-op diet at all nor did I have a drain. Surgery was 11/04/14 everything went great!

I know a women that had an abscess from the lose hanging belly skin. It was awful for her. I feel for you!

@@kimpossible67 I wonder if she got a insurance paid tummy tuck

I didn't have a pre-op diet at all nor did I have a drain. Surgery was 11/04/14 everything went great!

I had surgery the same day =)

@@kimpossible67 I wonder if she got a insurance paid tummy tuck

She did. After the got it healed she had a procedure to take off that "apron" before doing the actual tummy tuck.

No liquid diet at Northwestern Memorial here in Chicago. You just low carb for two weeks pre-surgery. It was very Atkins-esque. I took it as permission to eat steak (I lost 18 lbs on this diet) Also no drain. And post-op you are only on liquids the two days you are in the hospital. You go home and are immediately on purees.

No liquid pre-op diet, just clear liquids the day before, Highland Hospital in Rochester NY. We were encouraged to follow the regular Bariatric diet. No drain either.

Edited November 16, 201411 yr by SimplySue