Surgery Scheduled for 3/24

Hi everyone,

I'm excited about my upcoming surgery, but am having some trouble with the liquid diet. I am hungry and have a hard time with just eating the amount I'm supposed to. Has anyone else had this problem? Does it affect the surgery if you are not perfect? Thanks!

Robyn

Robyn, March 24 is my date too.  I have been on the protien shakes for the past 2 weeks, and will be until I have surgery.  I lost 14 pounds the first 2 weeks, made the surgeon happy.  I have to admit though that I have been eating yougart, cottage cheese, chicken and tuna. high protien low fat stuff.  But now that I am less then 2 weeks away I have been trying to stick with just shakes.  I think the important thing is to lose wt before surgery.  Dawn H.

Hi there!  my surgery date is on March 24th too!  I just have a quick question, my surgeon told me now binge eating, which I have done good about, but he never said anything to me about liquid diet 2 weeks before surgery.  i know every surgeon is different, but i am just starting to freek out a little...he did say that binge eating could cause the liver to swell and make hard for lap surgery.  your thoughts would be great!

I'm with you.  I also go on the 24th and I was shocked that I needed to do nothing special but stop eating on Monday night at midnight! 

When I asked her about any cleanse or limited intake, she said if I felt like it I could do liquids on Monday, but it wouldn't really change anything.  I'm planning to give myself at least liquids only as much as I can on Monday, I don't want anything left over sitting there. 

Good luck!!

I guess count your self lucky!  I wish my Dr. was the same as yours LOL.  Your right they are all different.  I guess from what I read, it your liver is too big they may have to do open RNY instead of Lap.  I think it is the worse that can happen.  Dawn