Hi. I am new so this has probably been asked 1000 times over, but I am confused about the pre-op diet. If my doctor says full liquids with jello, broth, protein shakes for two weeks then why do people have different diets? He said it's for safety during surgery because the two weeks on liquids will put my body into ketosis and it will start eating the fat around my liver, shrinking it and someone has to hold your liver out of his way during the procedure so it makes it safer. so, if that makes it safe I don't get why there are so many different diets?

Every dr has their own preference. Some are more cautious than others with their preop diet but the biggest thing is you should always follow your drs instructions no matter what. The liver does need to be shrunk because if it isnt then the dr wont be able to lift the liver to perform the procedure. My dr only requires me to do 1000 cal for 5 days then 3 days of clear liquids with protein shakes. So every dr has a different opinion and wants things done a different way, but just know that no matter what they all want the same thing

I'll help you with the confusion....

Follow your own doctors orders and don't worry about what everyone else's did.

My doctor request pretty much the same thing. I am working towards that now, I don't have approval or a date as of yet.

I agree with these guys and say, "Just stick with your doctor's recommendations." He's in the best position to know your needs and what has worked the best for WLS success.

Since there is no one universal, proven, absolute, "this is the best way to do it", WLS method for doctors to follow, they have to rely on their experience, intuition, training and guidance from fellow surgeons to make the best choices for their patients.

Every dr has their own preference. Some are more cautious than others with their preop diet but the biggest thing is you should always follow your drs instructions no matter what. The liver does need to be shrunk because if it isnt then the dr wont be able to lift the liver to perform the procedure. My dr only requires me to do 1000 cal for 5 days then 3 days of clear liquids with Protein shakes. So every dr has a different opinion and wants things done a different way, but just know that no matter what they all want the same thing

I'll help you with the confusion....

Follow your own doctors orders and don't worry about what everyone else's did.

I too am very interested in all of the pre-op diet variations - My doctor doesn't even have a set diet, it's on a case-by-case basis.

Just another way that we all have our own unique journey!