I am on day 7 of my pre op liquid diet and messed up today by having a small plate of greens. It's a veggie and was cooked with chicken broth but I feel like I made a big mistake. I am going to be honest with my dr, mentally reset, and pray for the best. Any suggestions or have anyone else experienced such?

Thanks god it's pre-op. Otherwise you would ruin your stomach. BTW it's not a that big cheating. This pre-op diet is exactly for practice. Go on.

I actually cheeted 2 days before I had some cheese and yogurt I felt so guilty. But just had my surgery April 13 nd so far so good.

Some pre-ops allow veggies. So I wouldn't worry about it. The greens are so healthy for your body (also depends on how made) but given what you cooked them in, I say you're quite safe. Please don't feel too bad about it. Don't dwell in the guilt. That's not good. I'm sure the surgeon will probably just tell you try even harder. You are fine. ? Blessings to you on your journey hon.

Thanks god it's pre-op. Otherwise you would ruin your stomach. BTW it's not a that big cheating. This pre-op diet is exactly for practice. Go on.

It's not for practice, its to shrink your liver so the drs can do the surgery without your liver being in the way.

It's not for practice, its to shrink your liver so the drs can do the surgery without your liver being in the way.

My surgeon said nothing about liver and talked about focusing and practicing. He also said it's completely optional and I can just go for the clear diet a day before surgery. Not sure why. Maybe cause I'm not that big. [emoji848]

I will be required to do a 2 week liquid diet prior to surgery to shrink my stomach and liver. That Diet starts Monday.

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Just solely depends on your surgeon and what your weight is.. high Bmi .. some do preop liquids shrink the liver to reduce fat in liver to move out of the way of the stomach is literally on top the stomach is what my surgeon told me..
some preop just to be in practice and to make sure you have an clean empty stomach before going into surgery if your BMI is Lower ..

I messed up to. Three days in a row. Hopefully I will stink my liver in the next 10 days with no issues.

I messed up to. Three days in a row. Hopefully I will stink my liver in the next 10 days with no issues.

My pre-op was 7-10 days of South Beach Diet Phase 1 which is basically low carb high protein. Then liquids only the day before surgery. My surgeon also said it was to shrink the liver and even had me sign something stating I understood if the liver was too fatty, swollen, or firm he would abort the procedure. I was not very successful with my pre op except the liquids the day before. I mean I didn't blow it to the wind but I didn't lose anything. Guess it was ok.

On 4/19/2017 at 1:23 AM, mehrwash said:

My surgeon said nothing about liver and talked about focusing and practicing. He also said it's completely optional and I can just go for the clear diet a day before surgery. Not sure why. Maybe cause I'm not that big.

I have a 60 bmi and my doctor is doing the same thing. Clear liquids 24 hours only before surgery. He's been doing bariatric surgeries for over thirty years. He knows what he's doing. If he feels 24 hours of liquids is enough, who am I to argue. I think many of these doctors who require a 2 weeks of liquids will probably drop that sooner rather than later. My doctor used to do that but realized it doesn't make that much difference.