No pre op diet???

I am worried that my doctor did not require a pre-op diet of any kind.  Is this common?  I am scheduled for surgery RNY 12/2/13.  I am very excited about it but also nervous. Did anyone else go without any kind of pre-op diet?

Every Doctor is different and hope I don't offend you but given your starting weight I'm a little surprised that you don't have to do something. I was only about 30 pounds less than you at my top weight.

As most overweight people have some degree of fatty liver disease the purpose of the pre-op diet is generally to shrink the liver. This makes the operation a little easier with less likelihood of damaging the liver which is a highly vascular organ. 

Did you query this with them at all and if so what was there response?

Cheers

Leisa

I didn't have a pre-op diet either.  I also had a mini open surgery, I am guessing the surgeon has more room to work around the liver.

I only had 3-day liquid diet pre-op.

I was required to lose 7 lbs. I asked why so little when I knew of others that were required to lose more, The PA said "because you are taller". Go figure...

I assume your doctor feels a pre-op diet is not necessary for you.  But if you are concerned, why not ask him or her about it?

If there is anything I have learned on this forum, it is that the pre op diets are very different! Some people have to do a liquid diet, some like myself, have to do a high protein, low carb and some have no pre op diet. It depends on your surgeon and what their program is. If you are concerned, than I would ask his/her reasoning. I have about 180 pounds to loose and even though my insurance does not require weight loss before surgery, my surgeon would not touch me until I dropped 20 pounds first. But all the surgeons vary and have their own way of doing things. Good luck to you!!

SG1230: You will find-if you haven't already--there are NO "always" and "nevers" to this WLS life. Every patient/physician/NUT/etc is different..

Dr. Green was not my surgeon, but, if I am ever in need of a bari surgeon, for a follow up, I would absolutely use him (my surgeon is retired). I have met Dr G  several times (what a cutie-VERY important in a surgeon, ya know !!). Many of my friends are under his care. My friend, Peggy, leads his support group.

You are RIGHT to be researching and asking questions. I predict you will be a very successful "postie" real soon!

Godspeed!

Thank you for your insight.  I live in Lewisville and am having my surgery done at Doctors Hospital.  I would like to find a group closer to me than White Rock.  Where does Peggy have the support group?

Many surgeons (including mine) don't require a pre-op diet (partly because the evidence is very mixed on whether two weeks is long enough to shrink a fatty liver, which is the primary reason for the pre-op diet).   There isn't anything dangerous about not doing so, and a surgeon who is adequately trained to do lap surgery should NOT have to convert to open surgery just because of a somewhat enlarged liver.  If your liver is seriously enlarged, that should show in a pre-op ultrasound and would require open surgery regardless of a two week pre-op diet.

Lora