I'm going to Mexico to have my sleeve done with Dr Hernandez on Dec 15. They only require a 5 day pre op diet. This seems a little low to me. Anyone else have only the 5 day pre op and did you have any issues?

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I'm going to Mexico to have my sleeve done with Dr Hernandez on Dec 15. They only require a 5 day pre op diet. This seems a little low to me. Anyone else have only the 5 day pre op and did you have any issues?

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The purpose of the pre-op diet it to shrink the liver since most obese people have a huge fatty liver. The stomach is behind it and hard to get to, however, surgeons have a device they insert which holds the liver up so they can get to your stomach. Some surgeons feel that this is sufficient for their needs. I have heard of people who had no pre-op diet at all.

I haven't heard of Dr. Hernandez but my surgeon only required a 3 day pre-op diet. He believes most people cheat when it is longer. And mine wasn't all liquid, it was just low fat/low sugar.

When I had my surgery it was discovered that my liver was a normal size anyway, a long pre-op diet would have been unnecessary anyway. I have one less incision because my surgeon did not have to lift my liver. It's rare, he says he has never had a patient where he didn't have to do that before.

That being said many people lose a lot during the pre-op diet. I didn't, so I feel like they are way ahead of me in weight loss. Still, long weeks of starvation pre-surgery sounds terrible to me.

Why don't you go ahead and start eating healthy before your pre-op diet even starts? You could cut sugar and caffeine, drastically cut carbs and fat, etc. So when your 5 day diet does start it won't be like giving everything up cold turkey.

Edited November 27, 20169 yr by laceemouse

Thank you for the reply. That sounds like a plan. Maybe for 1 week I'll do a Protein shake for Breakfast and lunch and have a healthy dinner. I feel like I'm a nutrisystem add when I say that lol

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My doctor is fixing to check my liver on the first and i asked how long the preop diet was they said only two days.

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My surgeon does not have a preop diet, just Clear liquids the day before and nothing after midnight he said.

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I'm going to Mexico to have my sleeve done with Dr Hernandez on Dec 15. They only require a 5 day pre op diet. This seems a little low to me. Anyone else have only the 5 day pre op and did you have any issues?

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The purpose of the pre-op diet it to shrink the liver since most obese people have a huge fatty liver. The stomach is behind it and hard to get to, however, surgeons have a device they insert which holds the liver up so they can get to your stomach. Some surgeons feel that this is sufficient for their needs. I have heard of people who had no pre-op diet at all.

I haven't heard of Dr. Hernandez but my surgeon only required a 3 day pre-op diet. He believes most people cheat when it is longer. And mine wasn't all liquid, it was just low fat/low sugar.

When I had my surgery it was discovered that my liver was a normal size anyway, a long pre-op diet would have been unnecessary anyway. I have one less incision because my surgeon did not have to lift my liver. It's rare, he says he has never had a patient where he didn't have to do that before.

That being said many people lose a lot during the pre-op diet. I didn't, so I feel like they are way ahead of me in weight loss. Still, long weeks of starvation pre-surgery sounds terrible to me.

Why don't you go ahead and start eating healthy before your pre-op diet even starts? You could cut sugar and caffeine, drastically cut carbs and fat, etc. So when your 5 day diet does start it won't be like giving everything up cold turkey.

My surgeon said the same thing, that he wants me to lose 5% of my weight before surgery, and no preop diet. H said that by losing 5% shows I am making changes that I will need down the road.

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