I’m 6 days out from surgery and although I’ve lost about 4 lbs I haven’t been following correctly at all. My BMI is a 35 but I’m scared that my liver hasn’t shrunk. Hopefully I can get it together!

On 05/31/2018 at 21:52, LaLaDee said:

Look, the surgery is harder for the surgeon if your liver is very enlarged, but it’s pretty rare that they aren’t able to do it.

That said, I wanted to minimize any chance of being under anesthesia for longer so I was pretty strict with my diet. I just drank Protein Shakes. Easy. No chance to think and screw up.

good luck!

Makes sense. I gagged every time I made a shake. I finally found a clear drink. So far so good but I’m not getting enough in

On 06/01/2018 at 06:45, Sosewsue61 said:

I wasn't perfect on pre-op, I ate some tuna twice because I was a basket case. Just hang in there. Napping and long walks helped a little. You can get through this stage.

I’m studying for the bar exam and I take my adderall which keeps me up ahhh

1 minute ago, gully90 said:

18 minutes ago, Sosewsue61 said:

I wasn't perfect on pre-op, I ate some tuna twice because I was a basket case. Just hang in there. Napping and long walks helped a little. You can get through this stage.

I’m studying for the bar exam and I take my adderall which keeps me up ahhh

Hang in there, and good for you. Knock it out of the park on your exam!

On 06/01/2018 at 07:04, Sosewsue61 said:

I’m studying for the bar exam and I take my adderall which keeps me up ahhh

Hang in there, and good for you. Knock it out of the park on your exam!

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10 hours ago, abefroman329 said:

I’m not gonna recommend you do this, but I failed at the pre-op diet HARD. I managed to lose ten pounds but that’s because I ate like a king for the two months prior to that, so my surgeon’s office thought I lost zero pounds. And they were able to do the surgery, and it was a roaring success. So don’t sweat it!

I cheated a few times on the Pre-Surgery diet. Once I had a really low BG reading and so I had a party size butterfinger (the best candy bar I've ever had in my life). I also snuck some chicken in on mother's day and a small plate of food a few days later. It's not recommended but it's also not the end of the world. Just try to do the right thing most of the time and the liver is probably going to be small enough to do the procedure. That being said, I was warned that a patient of my doctor's really liked cream of chicken soup. So much so, that when it came time to do her procedure her liver was too big and they had to stop her procedure. Like I said, I tried to do the right thing for the most part and I was able to get my sleeve. Just keep your eye on the prize!

You guys have it hard we get real food for 3 weeks just absolutely no starches but then 2 days clear liquids ppl in my program would lose their minds if they had to do what y’all do

Just found out what my 2 week liver shrink consists of and it's 2 meals 1 shake per, 1 reg meal but weighed to a specific portion size and 2 snack per day if needed. Think I had a pretty big grin when my NUT told me. Post is 1 week clear liquid......

I’m on day 4 of my pre-op diet:
One IMPACT shake (from the surgeon’s office) , 2 Premier Protein shakes (chocolate is my favorite), plus 1 Lean Cuisine meal (must have at least 20 grams of protein) plus 72 ounces of water. (For me, the water is the most difficult part.)

You can do it, involve trusted people to support you, make yourself and health a priority. Surgery only does it’s part, you do have the strength to do your part. Hang in there!

In the same vein—my surgeon did 3 surgeries on the day he did mine; he told me that I was the only one who seemed to have been compliant for my preop diet. One of his patients had visible fajita tacos still in her stomach, and the other had evidence of a large meal the night before. It’s really hard but I watched a lot of my 600lb life and ate my weight in sugar free jello and broth. You have time to recover from this and 6 days of “doing it right” can and will make a difference. I’m 7 days post op and on a bachelorette trip about to dance the night away again like I did last night. You can do it I PROMISE.

My pre op consists of three shakes a day plus 250 calories of specific low GI vegetables per day. It’s for two weeks. I have 4 days of this left. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done. I also now hate vegetables lol

I have surgery Monday and I’m the Grinch that Wanted to Eat Everything. I absolutely don’t want another protein shake and Monday can’t get here fast enough. Holy crow this is hard when we do still have the ability to eat more than we should. Ugh!
Hang in there everyone!