need answers for sleeve surgy

i am having surgy on the 24 of june and its now less then one week i need toknow if the is a speciaal dit i should be on or is there just the day of my surgy please let me know thank you for your help

My Dr  and all Dr's are different put me on High Protien  0 carb Atkins type for 2 weeks before surgery.  Call and check with your Dr's office. Eddie

 Eddie

   I would but they are out at a confrence meeting in washington this week and will not be bac****ill monday and the next day i have my sugry appt. so i have lost 30 lbs since May 13, 2008 and i am down to 245 from 278 and i plain on keeping on losing weight! so tell me what you think and what you tell our apt. by the way i have had my chest x-ray and boold work and my post screening done and all is well. the operation is being done at the VA hosptial in Dallas TX.

Every Doc is different with their protocols. Some have elaborate liquid only for two week plans and others just a day or two before. Check with yours to see what he has had the most success with. No appointment is usually needed just to get that info. Call the office and someone will get back with you. Have the Greatest on the 24^th. Best Wishes- Dx

Yeah, your surgeon needs to give you that info - each surgeon has thier own way of doing things. Though, personally, it makes me a bit nervous that the doctor hasn't given you htat information this close to the surgery. Good luck - keep us informed on what's happening!

If you don't end up talking to anybody from your docs office and getting a definitive answer from them prior to surgery, my suggestion would be to limit yourself to strictly clear liquids for 3-4 days leading up to the surgery just to make sure that everything's pretty much cleared out of there. Clear liquids include stuff like, broth, water, gatorade, and apple juice.

Yeah, the Doc or his staff should give you that info. But, I'm like Fish, if I couldn't get the answer from them, I would do a liquid diet for at least 7 days before surgery. As I understand it, the whole idea is to shrink the liver to help make the operation easier.  Good luck to ya!