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Anyone not have to do 2 weeks diet pre op?

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DukeLacroix    23

DukeLacroix
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Ok,

I'm trying hard to trust this new doctor that is coming on..... But the surgeon I originally had told me I would have to have a full liquid diet for 2 weeks pre op..... And that its dangerious not to follow the diet. In fact, if I didn't that he would know when he opened me up seeing that my liver didnt strink and wouldn't preform surgery.

Got the call I've been waiting on today to schedule surgery..... June 14th!! Yay!!!

But she said this new doctor doesn't require you having to do the liquid diet pre-op as we have to deal with a lot as it is....

So please please please tell me if any of you guys were told the same thing and if you had good or bad results..... I only want to hear from people that was told the same thing!!! Thank you!

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pinkfatcupcake    2

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When you get your Abdominal Ultrasound, that determines whether you need to do the 2 week pre-op diet or not. If you have a fatty liver, the diet helps the liver to shrink so that the surgeon has easier access to the stomach which can be covered by a fatty liver. However, if your liver isn't too massive, you'll be fine. My surgeon will only have me on a liquid diet for 2 days before surgery. I am 5'5.5" 250 lbs.

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Wendyfm    494

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I had to do a week of 1,000 calorie diet with low carbs, below 100. After surgery my doctor said I had a beautiful liver.

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New life 2016    37

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Just clear liquids the day before my surgery.

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chrisredjeep    357

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I did not have to do it either here in UK. I know that lots over here have had to follow a 2 week diet. I actually put myself on Soup two days before my operation and of course nothing after midnight only Water on the morning of surgery

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smg    471

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My pre-op diet wasn't super strict either. I had to drink a Protein shake for Breakfast, one for lunch, and then my dinner could be a Protein and non-starchy veggies, but no limit on size of the dinners....then in the last pre-op (2 days prior to surger), the doc told me to go out and Celebrate with my guilty pleasure dinner....lol.....but I was a little nervous to do that, so I kept it reasonable.

Each surgeon has a different program and typically each patient is given specific instructions. I know the pre-op diet is to reduce the size of the liver to make it easier for the surgeon to work in that area. If you're concerned, request an appointment directly with the surgeon and ask the question....

Good luck!

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jane13    2,256

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I only had to try to eat "clean" and clear liquids only 24hrs pre-op. Post-op it was clear for 2 days and on the 3rd I started pureed food.

The pre-op & post-op vary greatly so follow your surgeons directions.

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Mistie    201

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None for me. Had a month of an altered diet. Breakfast of a shake or Meal Replacement (ie one of their Protein Soups, etc). A snack. lunch same as breakfast. Another snack. dinner was a lean cuisine type of meal-but it had to reach a certain calorie count, if not, I had to add a side, like a salad or green Beans, etc. Then on clears one day preop. That was it. And I was 403 day of surgery.

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lunarose    97

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I didn't have to do a pre op diet. Frequently the pre op diet is to help shrink the liver.

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cat.jackson89    206

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Ok,

I'm trying hard to trust this new doctor that is coming on..... But the surgeon I originally had told me I would have to have a full liquid diet for 2 weeks pre op..... And that its dangerious not to follow the diet. In fact, if I didn't that he would know when he opened me up seeing that my liver didnt strink and wouldn't preform surgery.

Got the call I've been waiting on today to schedule surgery..... June 14th!! Yay!!!

But she said this new doctor doesn't require you having to do the liquid diet pre-op as we have to deal with a lot as it is....

So please please please tell me if any of you guys were told the same thing and if you had good or bad results..... I only want to hear from people that was told the same thing!!! Thank you!

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I never had to do the diet. I was shocked when I saw everyone on this forum saying they were on a liquid pre op diet.

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cat.jackson89    206

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I ate normally before my surgery.

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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