Hi all. I have a question. My surgeon doesn't require a pre-op diet and that bothers me a little. I have read most people say that the reason given for the pre-op diet is to help shrink the liver. I want to do a pre-op diet even though my surgeon doesn't require it, I sure don't want him getting inside to discover that my liver is too large and "in the way" and him not be able to place my band. Am I being paranoid? So what I would like to know is what does your pre-op diet consist of? I know everyone's surgeon is different so I look forward to all the responses. Thanks!

My pre-op diet is:

Meal 1: meal replacement(drink or bar)

Meal 2: meal replacement(drink or bar)

Meal 3: meal replacement(drink or bar)

Meal 4: "real"food

*each Meal Replacement should provide 180-200 calories and 15-20 grams of Protein and be low in sugar.

You can have your real food meal at anytime you want during the day. I sometimes have it for lunch or dinner.

Hope this helps you some! I have lost 7lbs in a week

I was only required to do 2 days of clear liquids before my surgery and my surgery went well. Clear included: Water, Broth, SF Jello, Crystal Lite. I was able to use my whey protien powder in the water and broth. Unjury makes a chicken soup flavor protien that really helped me through these couple of days. The protien bullets are also considered clear but I have yet to try those.

My preop diet is 2 weeks LONG! and I am doing Optifast (which pretty well tells you what to do in the booklet that is handed out with it) I only like the Optifast chocolate shake or the berry bar, I think the soup is disgusting! :cry_smile: SO it basically involves three optifast products per day, 1 fruit and 2 cups of Vegies in Total!

Breakfast: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup

Morning Tea: Approved Fruit, ie Apple, Orange (NO BANANA)

Lunch: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup

Afternoon Tea: 1 cup of approved vegies OR Opifast Shake, Bar or soup

Dinner: Opifast Shake, Bar or soup OR your 2 cups of approved vegies (i.e as a soup)

Approved Vegies only, No Potato, pumpkin, Sweet potato, Carrot

Approved fruit only, NO banana

As much diet Jello as you want

Tea coffee, Diet soft drink, diet cordial, (NO FRUIT JUICE)

I am actually starting on Saturday (5 days early)

My pre-op diet is a week before my surgery. It conatins liquids ONLY. I need to have 3 protein shakes a day, a multivitamin and 600 mg of calcium. My liquids are clear liquids, 100% fruit juice, sugar free jello, sugar free popsicles, soups ( tomato soup or anything that is only broth, nothing in it ), skim milk... that pretty much covers it.