Confessions from one who did not follow preop diet diet

[Megall9 268]

Thanks for the warning post! I am pre-op without a date yet, and haven't been doing that well lately. I did my mandatory 14 day trial full Fluid diet, and felt really good toward the end of it. Since coming off I've not been doing so well, and making poor choices. I am going to turn it around starting tomorrow, and will make sure I follow my pre-op diet to a T. I hope that you are feeling better now and have no ill lasting effects from your experience.

[BigTink2LilTink 723]

The weirdest issues I had during the pre-op phase was I broke out into a full body rash. I think it was like my body detox from not having all that processed sugary, fattening foods sent my body into some sort of shock. My skin was super dry. I had to switch body soaps because of it. To this day I have to use a cocoa butter based body wash to help keep my skin from drying out and rashing up again like it did durning pre/post-operation.

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[bigguy928 82]

Oh wow I didn't realize how many responses to this I received! When I wrote it I was distraught and beyond frustrated. Thank you all for your remarks and support! I was pretty much in my own world not just from the surgery but from being so exhausted and not feeling prepared.

I am now day 5 post op and I feel pretty good. This morning was the first time I rated my pain level at 0 even without my pain medication so everything seems to have normalled out. While the general consensus seems go be that my internal bleeding was not caused because I completely failed my preop diet (and by completely failed I mean I had fast food multiple times a day up until the day before surgery) I still urge EVERYONE to stick to whatever it is your surgeon recommends. Before surgery I understand how those are just simple words but Lord I wish I had just gone back in time and kicked my preop selfs ass into listening to them.

As a side note if you're struggling with anxiety and are having last minute ups and downs with the surgery, push it off until you're ready. I just wanted it to be done and over but I was clearly not ready. And I say this because I suffer from anxiety and depression my surgeon believes that the heightened anxiety increased my blood pressure and heart rate to the point where I threw up blood and then began the internal bleeding. So I don't say push it off until you're mentally ready just because your motivation may be up in the air. But if you suffer from side effects of anxiety and depression, major surgery will only worsen those things if you don't have them properly controlled beforehand.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Jeez! What a story!

The good news is that it sounds like your surgical complications are under control now.

Thanks for sharing this.

[WannabeH 114]

bigguy928 your complication sounds like what happened to me; and I was pretty good during my pre-op diet, and the proof was my surgeon said my liver was in excellent condition.

When I was in recovery I felt incredibly nauseous and all I wanted to do was vomit, finally I did and threw up at least half a cup of blood. I also ended up needing a blood transfusion. I was rushed back into surgery.

I found out my blood loss was due to a burst blood vessel.

I too was in hospital 2 days longer.

So sometimes if you are good or bad complications can happen regardless! Although I'm feeling much better now, and I'm glad you are doing well now too.

[sweetiediaz 20]

Woooow, thanks God you're fine!!! Thanks for sharing your experience!! It'll help people, whose pre-op!!! Glad you're doing fine!! Take care!

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[Lacey09 17]

i had my sleeve on 2/25 too! thank u for sharing your story. i think we all make food mistakes, that's why we r getting surgery, and need to look out for each other with truth and non judgement. glad you are feeling better.

[careya123 260]

Wow, that is very motivating to stay on the pre-op diet! Just what I needed as I sit here eating yet another Jello cup.

The other day I was watching a YouTube video of a woman (Clusie L) who had the surgery. Before she went under the knife, she interviewed a bunch of people who said they had little or no pain after the surgery. She cheated on her diet and at a bunch of wings (20?) a few days before surgery, and she had a lot of pain afterward. No idea if it's a causal relationship, but it does make me eager to be strict on the diet.

[justaboutme 42]

Thanks for sharing your story. I start my pre-op diet on Monday and will keep this in mind to stay on the right path.

[bigguy928 82]

Hey all! Just wanted to update you on my progress. I had my one week post op appointment yesterday and everything was perfect. I lost close to 30lbs and I'm doing so well I was cleared to go back to work and drive already. I did have a rough start to this all but in only a week I've come out of it and well on top of it. I will keep posting updates but I am so glad to hear that many people seeing this have been motivated to stick to their diets. Do so! Minimize any possible thing that could even slightly complicate your surgery/healing process. I've stuck with my new diet strictly (with the help of my wonderful mother making sure I get enough liquids in every single waking hour) and my results have so far been spectacular. I hope the same for everyone here as well. Thanks for all the support guys and always know you have mine as well

[mdjovigirl 6]

Glad you are ok, i didn't follow the pre-op diet either and have had no complications it's been almost 2 years.

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[CSchulden 61]

Thank you for sharing your story and I hope you are quickly on the mend. I wish you all the best and success on the rest of your journey. Thank God for a fantastic medical team!

I didn't follow my pre-op diet like I should have either. My BMI was lower than many people my surgeon operated on and he told me he wasn't as concerned about my following it so strictly. I didn't. I kind of used it as my "last hurrah" and ate what I wanted to for many meals but did manage to partially follow it and lost some weight. Consequently, on my day of surgery, in an attempt to move my enormous liver out of the way to get to my stomach, my liver was punctured and needed to be cauterized. Both my surgeon and I learned a valuable lesson. And, no, I'm not a drinker. (My surgeon asked my husband that question while I was in recovery and told him what had happened). Thank God, no lingering effects from that and all is moving along beautifully. But, in my humble opinion, it is very important to follow any recommended pre-op diets.

[taramarie523 116]

This is interesting. My surgeon doesn't require any pre op diet they just said "don't go crazy"

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[koddie 44]

Thank u. I'm starting my pre op diet in three days and I will remember u when I want to give up. Very inspiring. All the best

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[seejanelose 4]

Thanks for sharing!!!! I'm glad you are OK,