I was allowed 2 eat salad n steamed veggies on my pre-op liquid diet. Does ne1 know if I could keep eating salad, or not til week 9 when all foods are allowed?

I'm @ Fridays as I write this...

Your doctor must have given you a certain diet for up to 6 wks post op. I don't think anyone in their right mind could give you a proper answer with what your doctor said you could have on your pre op diet.

Josephine

Your band was put in 4 days ago? I can't speak for your doctor but I know allergen says only liquids for 1-2 weeks so I'm guessing no.

Here's the deal. You don't want your stomach to chyme (or whatever it's called) which is churning to digest food while the stitches are healing or you can run into slippage problems down the road. So you're healing now.. which means mild liquids.

Most pre-op diets are designed to reduce the size of your liver. The post-op diets are liquid because you need time to heal after the surgery. Even if salad was allowed on your pre-op diet, I seriously doubt it's on your post-op list.

Check with your surgeon to be sure.

That makes SO much sense! I cancelled the salad just in time. I'm not hungry for food, just liquids.