Newbie - 4 days away and getting nervous by the day

Hi guys,

I've been reading much in the RNY forum and posted a few over there.  Found alot of good reading over there but seems most of it is geared around a woman's perspective. My wife found the Men's forum. I started reading couple days ago and I've found you guys to be a great bunch of buddies that support each other plus it is nice to get another guy's perspective. Hope you don't mind my joining in once and awhile.

Went through pre-op yesterday and am set for getting my RNY Tues, Oct 12th. For the next 2 days I'm on a regular diet with clear liquids only scheduled the day before surgery. Trying to lose weight by my brain keeps telling me to get those last meals and beverages (i'm going to miss) in before surgery.

Welcome, you will find it much different here than on the regular forums.

Did your surgeon put you on a high protein pre-op diet?  this is usually done not for the weightloss but to shrink the fatty areas of your liver and make more room for the surgeon to work. 

I drank sodas up until the day before surgery but really didn't do the final meal things.  My last splurge was ice cream with my family 2 weeks before surgry.

Good luck!

He didn't put me on a specfic diet. He just told me to lose weight. For 6 month prior to that the dietician I had to see each month had recommended a protein shake every morning, which I did.  After I started doing my homework, I found that increasing protein in my diet was a good thing but no one ever told me it helped reduce the fat aroung the liver, nor did they tell me it was important to reduce the size of the liver before surgery. Had I known that I would have doubled up on the protein shakes.

You will quickly learn that there are a lot of things that you won't be told unless you ask.

Glad to have you and we'll make room on the losers bench. Ask away that's what were here for. You won't find the pitty party crap or what are you eating today garbage here either just real answers with no estrogen (or tears/drama).Good luck !!!!

I'm glad you found us.  We are here to help and with the variety of men in here we should be able to offer sound advice on almost any WLS problem.  Good luck on your surgery and welcome to the losers bench.  We have a few rules in the men's forum, I'm someone will cut and paste them in here for you.

Sportera, I have my RNY scheduled for the same day at 7:30 in the morning. I am the 1st patient for my surgeon that day, sure hope he is a morning person. I did not have to do a pre op diet. Am looking forward to getting to the hospital at 6 am next Tuesday to get this thing done.

Good luck to you.

I was the first patient scheduled after a weekend...be at the hospital by 5:30 am Monday morning.  I was afraid the surgeon would forget how to do the procedure over the weekend!!

I cerainly experienced the 'last supper"panic feelings weeks prior to surgery.  So at this point I would  suggest starting your liquid diet now increase your protein shakes to twice daily and stay focused on doing what you can to putting yourself in the best position for a sucessful outcome.  Shrinking the size of your liver is an important factor.

I had my RNY laproscopic surgery last Saturday 10/2 and came home tuesday 10/5.  I have not had any pain and no pain meds, some discomfort in the stomach area but i feel amazingly good and as of today I am 14 lbs down from  last friday and of course on a liquid diet for 2 weeks or so.

  So best of luck to you and i look forward to your post surgery updates.

The smaller the liver, the greater liklihood the surgery can be done laproscopicly.  You do not want the zipper surgery!

Reduce that liver!!

Sam