Today is my preop Appt...Tomorrow start liquid diet..

[A10by2010 0]

I'm really nervous about this liquid diet. I think it will actually get me in the "zone" and prepare me both mentally and physically for weight loss. My surgeon told me about a case he had a few weeks back where a man didn't follow the preop diet as prescribed and his liver was so fatty it actually BROKE when they tried to lift it....WHAT?!?!?! Seriously, if that's not a scare tactic I dont know what is. No broken livers here!!!!

Well...I'll keep my fingers crossed. Hope everyone has a great day!

[Brockbabe82 0]

Good luck with everything, and congrats on the start of a happier , healthier you.

[SpideyMom 1]

Ooh, scary story -- broken liver. :laugh: I had my pre-op appointment yesterday, and my surgeon was very nonchalant about the pre-op diet. I have to do all SlimFast for 7 days. He believes that if tells his patients to do more than 7 days, they are more likely to cheat. :ohmy:

Good luck to you!!! And don't worry about broken livers any more. :thumbup:

[A10by2010 0]

I wish I could do slimfast. He started me on Optifast 800 for TWO WEEKS! Not only that it is SO EXPENSIVE...27 shakes (the size of kids juice boxes) are $88. Not thrilled, but still excited.

[carrie0322 0]

:ohmy: I am anxious about the liquid diet, too! I start the liquid diet on May 4th....can hardly wait!

[SpideyMom 1]

I wish I could do slimfast. He started me on Optifast 800 for TWO WEEKS! Not only that it is SO EXPENSIVE...27 shakes (the size of kids juice boxes) are $88. Not thrilled, but still excited.

You are kidding me!!! OMG! I had no idea they were so small and so expensive. Well, hopefully they will taste good! :thumbup:

[hallelujah.girl 1]

I wish I could do slimfast. He started me on Optifast 800 for TWO WEEKS! Not only that it is SO EXPENSIVE...27 shakes (the size of kids juice boxes) are $88. Not thrilled, but still excited.

Wow! That is expensive. Just a thought... Does it have to be Optifast or was that just a suggestion? Have you tried comparing nutrient information with other brands that are not as expensive?

[TXAmy07 0]

I would ask about switching to another shake...

I spoke with the dietician about it and she told me the requirements (ratio of carbs to Protein was my doctor's) and then when I went in to pick up my pre-op instructions they said "ok which flavor of Protein powder do you want? It's $100" (or whatever the exact cost was - it was expensive!) and just let her know that the dietician already told me the requirements and I had ordered a huge thing of it for $20 from a website..... She said oh okay, that's cool.

And that was the end of it!