I was really hoping for a January date, but I finally have a surgery date!!!! February 8! I am so ready. I am now eating very low carb to get ready for my pre-op diet, and I am in the pool at least 5 hours a week. I've only lost 17 pounds so far but hoping to lose at least 8 more before the pre-op diet starts.

My surgery date is feb. 8 as well. I'm struggling with loosing my initial weight. What's your pre-op diet look like?

I'm booked for February 9th! Close enough ???? I can't wait! Just looking over the preop diet and a little freaked out but I am so ready for this!!

My date is 2/1/16 liquid preop diet starts on 1/18! Best of luck to us all!!!

What do your prep diets entail?

Mine is Feb 5 & I need to start the liquid diet/steamed veggies 3 weeks prior.

I'm so hoping for an early February date too! My insurance coordinator turns in the package this week and she has said all along that early February is very likely. I'm so excited and impatient!! Best of luck to all of you!

my surgeon doesnt require a liquid diet but basically for 3 weeks prior to surgery no starches of any kind and then the last two days prior clear liquids only and npo at midnight

My pre-op diet was all liquid getting in at least 64 oz of Fluid per day for two weeks. Part of that was my Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar added I did 4x daily. I could drink up to 8 oz of natural, no sugar added fruit juice. Other than that it was either broth, artificially sweetened & non-caffeinated drinks, or Water.

I don't know what your surgeon prescribes as far as pre op diet, but mine doesn't do pre op diets anymore. I had no restrictions at all except the day before surgery was clear liquids and a bottle of magnesium citrate(fun times lemme tell ya!) so don't assume you will have one unless your surgeon has already stated otherwise, because I sweated that idea for 2months for nothing!

Why do some surgeons do it & some don't? I've heard its to shrink your liver & get you used to a liquid diet so you find it easier post op.