I just have to say, I've been following and participating on this board for a little over a month and I am FLOORED by the vast different in advice each our NUT & surgeons have given us. We all had the same type of surgery - how can the professional advice be so incredibly different? Seems we've also had varying responses and recovery times to the surgery and I understand that, but Woah! What differences in professional opinions!

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I thought the same when reading the post. My surgeon was just recognized as one of the best Bariatric surgeons in the US and I found myself questioning him about all the other surgeon and NUT advice from this forum. I was terrified and almost called it off 1 week pre-op.

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You are overthinking this. Pick a b s bariatric practice with an excellent track record and do what they say - follow the program you signed up for.

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There is a lot of variety, and while there may be some differences in knowledge, I think most of the variation is explained more by differences in philosophy:

• Don't want the patient to be injured by what they consume
• Don't want the patient to be ill or in pain or discomfort due to what they consume
• Want the patient to lose a lot of weight, and ideally quickly
• Want the patient to be able to control their own appetite and eating - something they likely have faced challenges in the past

....and I think some doctors are just more conservative than others in setting the parameters for what should go in and at what schedule...

I thought the same when reading the post. My surgeon was just recognized as one of the best Bariatric surgeons in the US and I found myself questioning him about all the other surgeon and NUT advice from this forum. I was terrified and almost called it off 1 week pre-op.

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Did you have the surgery? How are you doing?

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You are overthinking this. Pick a b s bariatric practice with an excellent track record and do what they say - follow the program you signed up for.

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Overthinking, I don't know. But oversharing perhaps! I'm gonna keep my plan to myself, I think, going forward. Mine seems to be more progressive than many others.

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My doctor and nut were actually pretty scary in what they told me to be prepared for pre-op. And then post-op they were a lot more liberal. I think they just wanted to make sure that you were really prepared. Also keep in mind that instructions differ based on issues they have experienced with their own patient population. If you are having gastric sleeve for instance it might depend on if you also have to have a hernia repair etc. I looked up printed and read the sleeve pre and post op guidelines from the Brigham (Harvard) before I went in for my first consult. Nonetheless I did try to follow MY DOCTORS advice because he knew my case and his technique and outcomes better than anyone. So go with what your Dr says:-)