Messed up preop diet

[hrichardson89 2]

I am on day 2 of 14 of liquid diet for preop and did not realize I’m not supposed to have sippable Soups or yogurt!!! Now I’m worried I’ve messed up my whole preop diet.

[The Greater Fool 2,071]

You haven't mess up. Make the adjustment and sally forth with confidence.

Good luck,

Tek

[KathyLev 286]

It's ok. I messed up mine,too and it was fine!

[catwoman7 11,278]

I doubt it. Some surgeons don't even require pre-op diets (other than water-only fasting for 12-24 hours right before surgery). That said, just put it behind you and follow your clinic's directions from here on out. It's only day 2 - you still have 12 days left.

[Courtnay 40]

I sure did lol... I called and told them and I told them I was willing to reschedule and start the 5 weeks again, but they said we would not need to reschedule and to just keep trying and that I was doing amazing and not to beat myself up. I was quite surprised as they seemed at first that the 5 weeks Optifast diet was a must. When I went in for my pre-op to meet the guy putting me under, I told them again as it made me nervous and he seemed rather unbothered by it lol. He said "oh we don't care about that, what I care about is you not having anything after midnight prior to surgery". He laughed and said I was not the only one, nor the last to have cheated. I still feel lousy for it though, and everyones bariatric team is different with what they want you to do prior to surgery. I would not advocate cheating on the pre-op diet, but I if you have please do not beat yourself up about it as you are not alone. I would let them know though just because I feel it is important to be honest. Hugs.

Edited December 10, 2023 by Courtnay
Fixed a word.

[SomeBigGuy 110]

Great to hear! Just a theory, but I think there's just enough people that flat out defy the pre-op diet completely that they just give a super strict diet plan to allow for some deviation, while still preparing the liver for surgery. I went off mine a little by including non-fat greek yogurt, but it got me through the shakes during the pre-op diet.

[Arendiva 23]

You're fine. My surgeon didn't even have me do a pre-op diet. He was fine with me even eating normal food the night before,I just had to fast by midnight before the surgery. I legit had lobster risotto 13 hours pre-op. My surgery went fine and things have been going great post-surgery.