pre-op diet

well thursday is the day.... i am feeling it, LOL How many of you have a pre-op diet you are on like a week before surgery? HOw are you doing on it? I am on one, to help shrink my liver... I must confess that I am having a hard time... I keep feeling like well if I can't handle this.. how in the world am i going to be able to do post-op.. but i guess that's the whole poing of WLS... because we can't do it w/o surgery.. anyways, I hope everyone who is scheduled for this week has a great week and God Bless.. Melissa RNY 11-4-04

I start my 10 day liquid diet tomorrow. My surgery is on Nov 12, I have all sort of cream soups, cottage cheese, broths, protein shakes. So I am sure that I wont go hungry. I will just eat this when I feel hungry. I know that I must do this to get my surgery. So I know It will go ok.. Good Luck and you have my prayers Jackie C

Jackie~ HOLY COW... 10 days? That is a long time. Did you have to loose any weight before this point? I lost 22 pounds.. they wouldn't submit anything to my insur. co. until I lost some weight... At first I was less than thrilled about it.. but it went ok... Now I am struggling w/ this last few days... Good Luck to you too.. Melissa

I know what you mean. I am on a 2 week pre-op diet. My surgery is November 4th. The first couple of days were brutal but since about day 4 things have been good. I can only having Protein drinks, sf jello, broth and sf popcicles. My dr. said a big NO NO on cottage cheese for this phase.

My doc wants 10-14 days liquid. That's a long time but I know I can do it. Mine is for the fatty liver too. I want to help my surgery to go as good as possible, so I'll do it! Good luck to us all! Cat

wow a week of pre-op diet my doctor told me just to do one day pre-op diet. does that sound right? good luck and God bless maria