I was weighed just before I went to the OR. After reading some threads I see that not everyone is actually weighed the day of surgery.

Question? Were you weighed before surgery and if not what do you use as your "start weight"?

I was weighed right before. She wrote it down in kilograms and I said to her "Um, do you mind letting me know what that is in pounds so I know how much I weigh?" I guess I could have figured it out, but I wanted to know EXACTLY what I weighed right before surgery! Oh, and that's what I use as my start weight. I had no pre op diet.

Yes I was weighed before surgery

I was not, I guess i should have asked!

I was not, I guess i should have asked!

What do you use as your start weight?

Day of surgery

I was weighed the day of surgery.

I was weighed the day of surgery! That is the weight I use as my starting weight!

@@Babbs I thought I was weird or something! I have my pre-op appt tomorrow(Jan 13) and they haven't breathed a word about any pre-op diet. I was freaking out about it and made sure to eat relatively clean and lean regardless because my surgery is this Friday(Jan 16).

You've given me peace of mind! Thank you!

Edited January 13, 201511 yr by fit4life123

@@Babbs I thought I was weird or something! I have my pre-op appt tomorrow(Jan 13) and they haven't breathed a word about any pre-op diet. I was freaking out about it and made sure to eat relatively clean and lean regardless because my surgery is this Friday(Jan 16).

You've given me peace of mind! Thank you!

I actually asked my surgeon if I was going to have a pre op diet because I was dreading it, lol. He said the impact it actually has on your liver is so minimul, he didn't believe it makes much of a difference as far as a surgery goes. I did have to do Clear liquids the day before, and nothing after midnight the day of. That's it Good Luck on Friday!

I was weighed before surgery. I use my weight I started the six month diet with as my sw

No pre op diet here either. I don't think I was weighed in the day of. I used my weight from the Dr apt I had a few days prior.

They have to weigh you day of surgery so that they can properly calculate how much medicine, anesthesia etc to give you.

Insurance has nothing to do with it.

Edited January 13, 201511 yr by woo woo

I was weighed the day of surgery. But I have 2 "start" weights. My heaviest weight (375) before I started the pre-op diet and (352) the weight I was on the day of surgery.

I don't consider 352 my real start weight because it was lost during the pre-op diet.

And I know from my history that I would not have kept that weight off long term - If I could, I would not have needed surgery.

Yes, I was weighed the day of surgery and 6 bajillion tests after surgery. It really was a wonderful experience with so many tests to ensure I was recovering well. It felt very safe.

I was weighed the day of surgery. The weight I use as my starting weight is the weight I weighed in at the docs before I started my pre op diet. That was one week before surgery. That is the weight my docs office uses too.