Has anyone ever been put to sleep and cut and woke up with the procedure not done due to the face that your liver hadn't shrank enough?!

Now that would be something else huh interesting question!?!?

Yes I have seen it done before. They can not visualize the stomach because the liver is 2 heavy 2 hold with the retractor 2 do the procedure

It didn't happen to me, but my surgeon stressed that it was a very real possibility and the reason for the pre-op diet.

It happens but it's very rare. That doesn't mean you shouldn't follow your pre-op instructions per your program. If your program does xrays as part of pre-admission testing they can get a good idea of the condition of your liver. Your pre-op blood levels may also be an indicator. My surgeon warned me that he has done it. I followed his instructions to the letter and despite starting at a high weight, I had no problems with surgery.

I know someone who had a large liver at surgery recently and the doctor juuust managed to complete the surgery. He almost had to cancel it. It really can happen. I did an extra week of the pre op diet as I am so heavy to ensure my liver was small. Dr. confirmed it was after surgery. Thank God.

That was a possibility when I was sleeved...

Even as I was laying on the slab the surgeon was reminding me that there were no guarantees that I'd be sleeved...

But I was...

Didn't happen to me (I was perfect on my pre-op diet). But I've read on WLS message boards that it's happened to others.

Even though I followed my pre-op diet extremely well, I was still worried this would happen to me. I have no idea why, but it was in the back of my mind that it would

My surgeon doesn't do the "liver shrinking" diet. Recent studies show the shrinkage is so miniscule that it makes no difference in the surgery.

Not saying it's like that for everyone, just saying what I read and he told me.

My surgeon doesn't do the "liver shrinking" diet. Recent studies show the shrinkage is so miniscule that it makes no difference in the surgery.

Not saying it's like that for everyone, just saying what I read and he told me.

I'm skeptical of such claim. Because your liver naturally stores sugar called glycogen that the body uses as fuel FIRST when you start to diet. It takes 3-6 days to use up the store of glycogen before you will even begin to lose fat. So your liver does shrink when the glycogen reserve is used up. Additionally, morbidly obese people suffer from what is called "fatty liver disease", meaning they have actual fat deposits in the liver itself. Nearly 100% of all morbidly obese people suffer this condition. As a result, the liver is humongous compared to a person of normal weight. The pre-op diet will in fact shrink these deposits, which also produces a smaller liver. The liver is such a problem because it is easily damaged. Plus I've seen weight loss surgery documentaries where doctors have turned down patients because their livers were too big and it was usually revealed that the patient did not follow the pre-op diet.

Just from my experience in talking with people, patients whose doctors do not require a pre-op diet lose less weight over-all than those who do perform a pre-op diet. Other benefits include being already over their carb/sugar addiction as the patient has gone 2 weeks without them.

As I said, YMMV.

I did cheat the first 2 days, I won't lie! But I stuck to it the last 5 and I actually just got sleeved today!! No complications, everything went great but my surgeon prefers for his patients to stay over night for observation. I'm so excited guys! Thanks for answering my questions!

I have heard that has happened. I was in the hospital yesterday getting the IVC filter placed and the person next to me in recovery was actually there for the sleeve and when they started it they had to cancel because of too much scar tissue from previous procedures

Edited December 11, 201510 yr by baileyj908