Question:
Surgery Postponed

After being on the two week pre-op liquid for 10 days for lap rny surgery on 2/25, they have now postponed my surgery until 3/11. Has anyone been on pre-op liquids for more than 3 weeks?    — troggdog73 (posted on February 20, 2009)

February 20, 2009
Why was your surgery postponed?
   — Arkin10

February 20, 2009
I am having my surgery at a hospital that has a WLS wing. They have an 4-5 hours orientation to meet the "team". Someone at the hospital dropped the ball and they never called me to schedule it. They only do it on Thursdays and next week it is in Spanish. Therefore they had to postpone my surgery, because they won't let me do it there without this class.
   — troggdog73

February 20, 2009
I lost the 20lbs required 1 month prior to surgery so I got off liquids and ate healthy foods until countdown. The evening before my surgery, I ate & stopped eating at 5pm & had my surgery the next morning & I was fine.
   — Ruth M.

February 20, 2009
I've done Optifast for 12 weeks no problem - dropped a pile of weight. That was unrelated to my surgery. But yes you can survive just fine with the right fluids over a long term. I just had my RNY 2 weeks ago and did mostly liquids in the month before (Optifast or other healthy meal-replacement shakes), and had healthy dinners most evenings. It worked out fine, dropped 20 pounds. You want to keep hydrated, lose a bit of weight, keep the liver small, etc. but also don't beoome de-energized by having insufficient calories. I did find that the past 3 weeks when I had nearly nothing but clear fluids, I have become really quite tired. Take care of y'self, lose a few pounds and yr surgery will be great.
   — mountainmike

February 21, 2009
My surgery was pushed back a month due to a problem with my EKG and having to undergo a stress test. I did the pre-op diet the entire time and it was fine. Hang in there.
   — norakeno