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Help! Some lady told me I only have to pre op 3 day?



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I have been researching to death all the requirements before, during after the surgery What worries me is the lady I talked to this morning, thought I was wanting cosmetic face lift???? With the t.v. on I the background ( I realize they don't work in Mexico and probably from their homes, but she didn't know. She said I only have to liquid diet for 2 days???? Asked for a deposit??? I then asked her about my medications and doesn't someone look at my health questionnai, etc etc? My BMI is only 38 she said and I wouldn't need 2weeks of pre op diet?

This is a big clinic, anyone have anything to tell me, or share. It sounded kind of disorganized. ugggggg now Im scared.

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What site are you going through? Are you having it done in Mexico?

I've done everything through communication/scheduling/talking to Md/Nut through BariatricPal's team.

Although it can be slow communication at times, they have been very great at helping with any questions. Also different doctors have different requirements.

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Technically you don't need a 2 week pre-op diet. I only needed one week and my friend's dad wasn't even put on one at all. Three days of Fluid only is enough to make sure your liver isn't too large for surgery and realistically with a low BMI your liver is probably just fine with a healthy diet right before surgery. That being said, I'm glad I did the week long liquid diet beforehand purely because I read a story about how a woman went out and binge ate before her surgery and they ended up cracking her liver. That made an hour surgery 6 hours and had major health implications. I was sufficiently terrified to mostly not cheat during that week (I had one day where I had some Smart puffs and something else small). My friend's father though went out for a big Italian meal the night before his surgery because his surgeon didn't make him go on any kind of pre-op diet and he was just fine. Therefore, depending upon each place and the information the woman had on the phone, she may not have been as misinformed as it seems. All surgeons seems to have different rules.

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I only had a 1 day liquid diet.

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I'm not a good flyer. And by that I mean, I take a Xanax have two drinks and sleep. I am hoping if I get there a day ahead of time, pound some Gatorade and Water, I will be okay for surgery. I only have a 33 BMI, am 28 and I've never had "liver" issues before.

....fingers crossed?

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I'm not a good flyer. And by that I mean, I take a Xanax have two drinks and sleep. I am hoping if I get there a day ahead of time, pound some Gatorade and Water, I will be okay for surgery. I only have a 33 BMI, am 28 and I've never had "liver" issues before.

....fingers crossed?

Have you talked with your surgeon about this? My motto is better safe than sorry.

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I don't have a pre-op diet at all.

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I saw a pysch. Had to get blood taken twice, once in the beginning of the process and about a week before I had the actual procedure. Talked to a nutritionist. Had a 2 day liquid pre-op diet. And had to get a form filled about my medical history from my primary doc. I had mine done at St. Lukes/ Roosevelt here in NY.

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I'm not a good flyer. And by that I mean, I take a Xanax have two drinks and sleep. I am hoping if I get there a day ahead of time, pound some Gatorade and Water, I will be okay for surgery. I only have a 33 BMI, am 28 and I've never had "liver" issues before.

....fingers crossed?

Have you talked with your surgeon about this? My motto is better safe than sorry.

Oh I for sure will let the doctors know this. And I am aware of all the restrictions post-surgery so I just need to work with a surgeon who is willing to accommodate my flying anxiety needs before and after surgery ????

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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