i have one day to go till surgery and have been on pre-op diet of only 4 cans slimfast a day. i have somehow stuck to it, surprise, surprise! but i have only lost about 6 lbs. i am kinda worried that my liver hasn't shrunk! i have read many horror stories of surgery rescheduled. so, has anyone else not lost much with pre-op? should i be concerned or am i just obsessing? lisa6:unsure:

Lisa you are fine:). Everyone loses a different amount of weight during their pre op. Six pounds is a great start. Don't focus on the amount of pounds at first. As long as the numbers are going down you are headed in the right direction. Good luck.

I think the idea of the pre-op diet is to get your liver in shape for the surgery. I don't think weight loss is the real goal. It seems that the diets are very low carb, low sugar, and high Protein. Unless your surgeon specifically said you needed to lose a certain amount of weight before surgery, you're probably fine. If you're still worried, maybe you could call the doc's office. I also have worried about the liver-shrinking thing. My doc only requires a 3 day pre-op diet but I'm doing 5 just to be sure. He said 3 was enough but if I wanted to do 5 it was okay. He never mentioned weight loss.

Good luck on your journey. I hope your surgery goes well and that you have little or no pain.

Take care,

TPG

Good Luck!!! You'll be in my prayers Tonight...

I know you are in surgery today but Good Luck and let us know how you are doing when you feel up to it.

I'm very early into this, I sent all paperwork in and I'm waiting for surgeon appt, can anyone explain pre-op diet and rescheduling because of liver size???

I have been on my pre-op diet for a week and have lost about 8 lbs! I am proud of staying on it and it is such a rush to see the scale go DOWN for a change! I do hate when husband and the few people I have told about the procedure say, "if you could just keep this up, you wouldn't have to have the surgery".