A lot of posts that I have read talk about pre-op diets. My doctor has said nothing about any kind of special diet that I should be following in the weeks leading up to my January 12th RNY. My next appointment isn't until January 7th. Do some doctors just not require a special diet ahead of time?

I didn't have a pre op diet. Just had to have a clear liquid day - the day before surgery. And nothing at all after 10pm the night before.

you're right - not all surgeons require it. Consider yourself lucky!

I didn't have one prior to my rny in Nov either and when he didn't give me one, I asked him why. He said that it has shown not to be that effective at shrinking the liver or making the surgery any easier and all it did was put undue stress on the patients. He also said that the general consensus is that the liquid diet is complete useless unless you had a 600lb patient or something and that would be just to help them get their weight to a lower start to prevent complications associated with that extra weight. He said that he believes the majority of surgeons will be dropping the liquid pre op diet over the next couple of years.

My surgeon does a 3 week starch free diet before surgery and two days before only clear liquids not the worst thing I've heard at all