My surgery is 11/11/15. I have to start a 10 day pre op diet...good ol nothing but protein shakes...on Halloween

I found out this morning my surgery is scheduled for Nov. 16. My pre op diet starts on the 6th, but its a soft diet (shakes, creamy Soup, yogurt, cream of wheat, etc).

November 4th. I was only put on liquid diet the day before surgery is that normal I see everyone else posting about a 10 day diet?

Every area & Dr is different.

I have a coworker that lives in the next county over & hers was clear liquids & protein shakes.

My surgery date is Nov 30th I'm so nerves

My surgery date is Nov 30th I'm so nerves

I feel ya!!

Hey all, my surgery was last week on 11/24. I was on a liquid diet for 14 days pre-op. Liquid diet for MY program was Water, calorie free beverages, broth, sugar free Jello, and sugar free popsicles. Also, I was expected to get 80 grams of Protein a day, and I had no problem drinking 3 of the pre-made "Premier Protein" shakes a day (found them at Sam's Club, relatively inexpensive too.)

My surgery lasted 8 hours; I was scheduled for 3, but shortly after being anesthetized, they found they couldn't get a catheter in because apparently I had a narrow urethra (cue Hank Hill jokes). After urology came in and fixed that, my surgery progressed normally, but they found leaks in a few of my sites and had to redo all of my connections. After that, I spent the next 4 days in the hospital, and I'm now recovering at home. I'm now in the "High Protein Liquids" phase of my post-op diet, which is still Protein Shakes, the same liquids from my pre-op diet, and I can drink milk now.

I had two drains installed during surgery, one came out shorty before I was released, the other will come out at my post op visit on this Thursday. My biggest complaint is residual pain from the drain site. Hopefully after my visit, I'll be upgraded to puréed foods.

My surgery was at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, my surgeon was Dr. Vishal Kothari, and I can't speak highly enough of either. The process has had its ups and downs, but I'm very happy I've made this decision and looking forward to continuing my journey.