Hey everybody Apples here again with yet another question.... LOL! I wanted to know did your Dr make any of you do a "new beginnigs" or pre op program before the surgery?? And 2ndly if so how long did you guys have to stay on the plan?? And thirdly if you did do the plan before surgery do you feel like you have greatly benifitted from the diet. Like would you have failed your band if you hadn't done the pre op diet ?? Thanks for you time and get back!!!:help:

I can only assume you're talking about being on liquids pre-op. It was explained to me that the heavier you are, the longer you're on the fluids pre-op so you can get rid of some fat poackets that make the surgery more difficult and more dangerous.

Apples.....most people have to do a pre-op diet...the liver lies directly over your stomach....when you lose weight, the first place you lose it from is your liver...since overweight people usually have fatty liver, this pre-op diet makes the surgery easier for the doctor, and safer for the patient....trust me, it's the hardest part of the whole thing, but almost everyone has to do it.....eileen

I was on full liquid diet for 1 1/2 weeks before my surgery and then clear liquids three days before my surgery. I was told that if the liver is too fatty and large that the surgeon is not able to get the band around the portion of the stomach they need to place the band at. My surgeon told me that he can tell the patients that follow the diet or not when he does the surgery and that he has actually started the surgery and was not able to place the band on some people and had to stop and do the banding another time because the liver was too swollen. This was the hardest part for me but it also showed me that I have will power and I can do this. I felt so good about myself each day that I followed the pre-op diet. I was not going to have the operation started and then not done because I could not follow the diet. I also think that this shows the doctor that you will have the ability to follow the restricted diet once you are banded. I also lost 33 pounds in the two weeks I did the diet. I personaly would follow your doctors instructions because not following other diets and cheating is what got us all in the situation that we are in right?

My Doctor did not require a liquid pre-op diet. My insurance company required I participate in a 6 month supervised diet. During this time I lost just over 20 lbs. This was plenty for my liver to shrink and make my surgery a safe on. So the surgeon did not require liquids pre-op. I'm so glad of that too!!