Diets before surgery?

Just wondering does everyone have to go on a diet and loose weight before surgery?

Hi LC I had to do a 2 week no carb no sugar diet for my surgeon & then a 2 day liquid as most do. I didnt have a set amount I had to lose though, some people Ive talked to with the same surgeon didnt have any diet & some had specific amounts they had to lose. I think some of it has to do with your weight. -Tracy

I didnt have to lose a certain amount of weight. but I am on a 10 day clear liquid diet (on day 4) prepop.   pam

Good-Luck Pam, I have chosen Dr. Smith as my doctor also. How long did you have to wait from your first visit with him before your surgery was scheduled? And if you don't mind what insurance company did you have?

I was unsure of gastric or lapband....lapband is what I was thinking....when I met the doctor at Vanderbilt, Dr Holzman, he said I needed to lose 10 lbs prior to scheduling surgery.....to prove to myself that I can lose.  If I struggle at that, he said probably the gastric would be better.  I've been  on a low carb, high protein, limited calorie diet for two weeks.  Meet with Dr Holzman tomorrow to hopefully schedule surgery!!   Judy in Bowling Green :o)

My insurance policy requires me to go on a doctor supervised diet for 6 consecutive months. There are no specific guidelines as to how much weight I should lose if any.  I don't understand the reasoning behind this, but it's just delaying my getting approved...unfortunately.

I had to do  6 MONTH SUPERVISED DIET for insurance.. but if  I lost alot I would have been UNDER on bmi... So I really didnt try very hard at all.. good luck~~~!!!! dawn

I am having to do a 6 month diet plan too. I am going back and forth with the same 10 pds. I am trying not loose to much because then my BMI will be very close as well. I have the medical conditions to have it as well I just do not want to give them any reasons to not approve me.