So, I'm scheduled to have my EGD done this coming Friday (October 30, 2020). I'm a little nervous about it and also full of questions. I feel like I'm in Limbo. Does anyone know what the the step after the EGD is? I was told by my surgeon to try to lose 10 to 15 pounds and while he did not put me on a specific diet, he stated that I should go low-fat and increase my protein intake. He said that he wants me to shrink my liver as it will make it easier for him to navigate and move around. I currently do not have a surgery date, but I'm hoping that it's not too far off. Can anyone help me understand the process?

So, I'm scheduled to have my EGD done this coming Friday (October 30, 2020). I'm a little nervous about it and also full of questions. I feel like I'm in Limbo. Does anyone know what the the step after the EGD is? I was told by my surgeon to try to lose 10 to 15 pounds and while he did not put me on a specific diet, he stated that I should go low-fat and increase my Protein intake. He said that he wants me to shrink my liver as it will make it easier for him to navigate and move around. I currently do not have a surgery date, but I'm hoping that it's not too far off. Can anyone help me understand the process?

Every physician is different, but for me, the EGD was the final step before submitting all my prerequisites to my insurance. Once insurance was approved, a surgery date was set and I had a pre-op appointment with my surgeon. I'm now on a mostly liquid, high protein, low fat/low carb diet, and my surgery will be Nov. 2. This diet is a fat zapper: I've lost 6lbs in 5 days. I was told that its purpose is to shrink the liver and also start my body switching from carb burning to fat burning.
You should get more answers after your EGD, which, BTW, is a quick and easy procedure. Good luck!

So I had a surgery date scheduled on the 1st day I seen the Dr for bariatric surgery (scheduled about 3 months later). I was giving a list of tests and specialists I had to see before a certain date to receive insurance approval. My EGD is in about 2 weeks. My surgery is January 22, 2021.

With my insurance, there were a few things I had to have done before my doctor could do submission for surgery approval. I had to have my psych eval, 4 meetings with my nutritionist, 4 meetings with my surgeon, the EGD, and lose some weight (my insurance didn't ask for a specific amount, just weight lost). They didn't give me a specific order to do those things in, they just had to be done. I'm now pending approval from insurance. My dr does not require a two-week liquid diet preop for most of his patients. He only requires a liquid diet the day before surgery. They do recommend a high protein, low calorie, low carb diet.

And as far as the EGD goes, there was nothing to it. I had major anxiety beforehand just not knowing what to expect. I literally remember blinking twice after they administered the medicine and then waking up in recovery. My throat was a little sore, but not bad. I went home and slept for a while and then woke up fine. I went back to work the next day with no problems.

Thanks everyone for your responses and all the information. I was a little nervous about the EGD, but I'm feeling better about it. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Sorry for the delay, but after my EGD, I wasn't feeling too hot and ended up with a really bad cold. Feeling a lot better, but my doctor asked what time I stopped eating/drinking and I told him that I stopped before midnight. He said I had a belly full of food and so has scheduled me for a gastric emptying test. I completed the gastric emptying test last Monday and received my results on yesterday which came back really great! He wants me to lose 7 pounds by December 14, 2020 and shrink my liver. Another step closure to making this dream a reality.

Congratulations! I just got my surgery date, December 9. I can not wait!!

Thank you! Congratulations to you as well! Hopefully I'll have similar news after my next visit. Sending many Blessings to you on your journey. May I ask which surgery you're having?

Sleeve. You?

That's Great! I'm having the bypass.