pre-op diet questions
From what you said I think you will be okay. If they said they would "like" to see you lose 20 pounds then you should be okay. If they said you "need" to lose 20 pounds then that's another story. I pray that your surgery will go forth as scheduled. Good luck.
VSG by Nick Nicholson in 2013. Revised to DS 2/23/2023 by Chad Carlton.
Thanks for the replies! My dr just wants me to shrink my liver and get used to a liquid diet to prepare me for after surgery! Im going to start with a weight loss shake from Wal-Mart, I just can't remember the name. I will call my doctor in the morning, I have been eating all day which is awful I know!! Most of it is nerves!!! Good luck everyone!
Dr Fang @ the Bridges Center had me do liquids only, as much as I wanted, for a month prior back when I had my VSG in 2010. But Bridges recently revised the pre-op plan to drink unlimited liquids for 2 weeks pre-op. Keep in mind that the one key thing you have to do as a patient is shrink your liver as much as possible prior to that surgeon going in there. The smaller the liver the better the ability of the surgeon to see what he/she is doing and the less likely you are to get something pinched or nicked during the procedure. Liquids only will help you throw off lots of toxins and shrink that liver! I actually lost nearly 60 Lbs pre-op due to being on liquids only for about 6 weeks (my surgery got pushed out = why the long pre-op phase).
Bottom line is, do what your surgeon asks you to do and make yourself as ready for a trouble free surgery as possible!
Take care... Craig