:HOT:PLS HELP ME I NEED SUPPORT

OK HERE GOES I HAVE BEEN ON A TWO WEEK LIQUID DIET WELL. IT HAS NOT BEEN A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME IT HAS BEEN GOING REALLY GOOD I EVEN LOST 9 POUNDS IN THE FIRST WEEK. WELL I ATE.... I FEEL SO TERRIBLE.... I ATE YESTURDAY AND TODAY....... I HAVE 3 DAYS TILL SURGERY AND IM DEFINATELY STICKING WITH THE LIQUIDS FROM NOW ON BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I CAN DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE DONE IT ALREADY... CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION....DO YOU THINK IT WILL GO OVER WELL.....DONT REALLY KNOW WHY I EVEN ATE...I WONDER IF THE DOCTOR WILL BE ABLE TO TELL THAT I HAVE EATEN.... I MEAN ITS REALLY HARD AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WILL UNDERSTAND... BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT WHICH IS WHY I NEED YOUR HELP NOW.. PLEASE HELP ME WITH YOUR OPINIONS....THANK YOU SO MUCH.....IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED......

MY DOCTOR ONLY ASKED THAT I DONT EAT OR DRINK AFTER 12 THE NIGHT BEFORE MY SURGERY, EVERY DOCTOR IS DIFFERENT, I THINK THE MAIN REASON THEY ASK YOU TO DO THE LIQUID DIET IS TO MAKE SURE YOU KNWO WHAT U ARE GETTING INTO BEFORE SURGERY SO ONCE YOU HAVE THE SURGERY DONE U WILL BE WELL PREPAIRED FOR IT. JUST KEEP UP WITH THE LIQUID DIET AND DONT SWEAT IT, IT WILL WORK OUT, U KNEW YOU SHOULDN'T OF AND KNOW U FEEL KINDA BAD ABOUT IT BUT IT WILL BE OKAY FOR U,... REMEMEMBER JUST STAY WITH THE LIQUIDS FROM NOW ON. GOOD LUCK. PAULA 5 FEET 6 INCHES TALL VBG NOVEMBER 1ST 334 HIGHEST 326 CURRENT 170-180 IS DOCTORS GOAL 150 IS MY GOAL

my Drs. orders are for regular breakfast the morning before surgery, full liquids for lunch (things you cant see through) and clear liquids for supper and nothing after midnight.

Quit beating yourself up!!! Your Dr only wanted to shrink your liver so he wouldnt have to go in and close you back up without doing the surgery. MY gosh you are hurting yourself more with the stress... Be as good as you can and follow as many orders as you can and remember you may be having the best surgery of your life but you are HUMAN!!! and NORMAL!! It will be fine and congrats on the presurgery weightloss!! that is less you will have to loose post!! Linda

Hi, As you can see different surgeons have different protocols. My surgeon does not require weight loss or a protein or liquid diet prior to surgery ( just clear liquids the day before and nothing by mouth after midnight). If your now back to following your Dr.'s orders you will most likely be just fine. I think some require this pre-op diet for two reasons 1. Getting used to the lifestyle change and 2. To shrink your liver as obesity causes a fatty liver. They want to be able to get around the liver while operating. Take care and like the other member said. We are only human, let it go, don't worry and move on! You'll be fine. Blessings, Tami B. RNY Nov. 1 Southern CA.

Hey Tami! Good luck with your surgery on Teusday!!! Don't forget to get back on the puter ASAP and let everyohne know how you are!! Linda

I WANTED TO SAY THANK ALL YOU GUYS FOR YOUR POSITIVE OPINIONS AND EXPRESSING THEM TO ME, I AM BACK TO WORK WITH THE LIQUID DIET AND DOING GREAT I REALLY DONT MIND IT THAT MUCH AT NIGHT ITS ACTUALLY DELICIOUS... THE CHOC. CIB TO ME ITS LIKE DRINKING CHOC MILK BUT ITS YUMMMY.... WELL LIKE I SAID THANKS FOR YOU SUPPORT.... I WILL BE BACK TO GIVE AN UP DATE ON SURGERY MATTER OF FACT I PLAN ON BEING ON HERE RIGHT BEFORE I GO IN MAYBE AROUND 5 AM TO 5 30 AM THEN AGAIN MAYBE EARLIER BUT EITHER WAY IT GOES I'M GONNA POST A MSG FOR ALL TO SEE AND THEN I CANT WAIT TO GET BACK AND TOUCH BASE WITH EVERYONE..... BYE NOW IF I DONT UP DATE UNTILL THE 2ND OR LATER..... STEPHANIE 2DAYS AND A WAKE UP................

Hi Stephanie, My doctor also does not require a 2 week liquid diet. This is done to help "shrink" your liver...now don't ask me how they could possibly tell if your liver shrunk at all..since they couldn't had even saw it before. I'm no doctor but...the doctor isn't going to cut you open..and then close you up right away because your liver hasn't shrunk enough...in otherwords..don't beat yourself up Stephanie!! My surgeon told me that going through life changing surgery is hard enough without the added stress of trying to do a strict diet. The fun bowel cleansing thing will take care of the prep for the surgery..not the liquid diet. Take care..you're doing the best you can..but you don't have the TOOL yet(WLS), how are you supposed to eat like you already have it???(hunger) Good luck on your upcoming surgery..Mine is November 23rd. Virginia in Arizona

Hi Stephanie! I went into surgery Oct 28th -- was in two days and home Sunday. The morning before surgery I ate a regular breakfast, a full liquid lunch and clear liquids until midnight. You're going to do just great. I was surprised how easy this went. I'm calling it my drive-by surgery. I only took pain meds in the hospital ONCE and not since. This was waaaaaayyy easier than I thought it would be. Hugs! Sheryl