Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 Hi Molly and welcome to bandsters. It seems to be quite a common response to knowing that we are about to have the op to actually eat as much as possible in preparation for all we won't be able to eat afterwards!!!! ...certainly that was how i felt and ate in the 3 weeks before the last week before my op in november 1998 (hope that makes sense!!) *grin*. However i did spend the last week before the op (and only the week before) eating a low fat/ low sugar diet in order to shrink my liver. My surgeon said it only needed a week of this to deplete glycogen stores in the liver which will allow it to shrink and so provide a clearer view for the op (which i had done laproscopically).. after the op he commented on how easy it had been for him as my liver had not got in the way....so i must have done something right (that makes a change!!!). I did not go on a food supplement diet...i just ate low fat low sugar foods in reasonable moderation (probably consumed about 1500 calories per day, but didn't actually count calories).Personally (and i can only speak for myself and advice given to me by MY surgeon...and they all seem to vary!)I don't think it would have been necessary to go on a supplemnt diet for a long time prior to the op. However i did just about manage one week!!!!! Hope this helps Helen Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 Molly: In fact :.))))) Ihad TO GAIN 6 lbs. to reach the requirement of being 100 lbs. over goal!! What a great week that last one was!!! And I was just perfect in surgery my doc says!! Much well wishes to you on the way to your new life, your new you!! If you're obsessed, do it. dlm ---------- > From: MMarks@... > To: bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com > Subject: Pre op diet > Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 12:24 PM > > Hi everyone, > > First, I would like to thank everyone for the great information and > insight that you have shared with me (as I was lurking) through your > emails. I will be having my first and hopefully only lap band surgery > in a few weeks. The dietician said that I should be on a lowfat > lowcarb diet a few weeks before the operation so that my liver shrinks > and it is easier for the surgeon to get to the stomach. What I would > like to know is how stringent were you with the pre op diet. They > want me to use the food supplements for this portion as well as after. > Did you guys do this and if so did you eat any food besides the > supplements prior to the operation. > > I would like to do this the right way, but I haven't been successful > in eating healthy for a long time so I'm a little worried about it. > > Any tips would be appreciated! > > Molly > Received: from mailer.symantec.com ([198.6.49.176]) by smtp-ima.symantec.com > with SMTP > (IMA Internet Exchange 3.1) id 00596DA6; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:10:55 -0800 > Received: from onelist.com (pop.onelist.com [209.207.164.31]) > by mailer.symantec.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA15088 > for mmarks@...>; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:10:47 -0800 (PST) > Received: (qmail 17764 invoked by alias); 23 Mar 1999 19:10:13 -0000 > Received: (qmail 17754 invoked from network); 23 Mar 1999 19:10:13 -0000 > Received: from unknown (HELO smtp.thegrid.net) (209.162.1.11) by pop.onelist.com > with SMTP; 23 Mar 1999 19:10:13 -0000 > Received: (qmail 13956 invoked from network); 23 Mar 1999 19:10:47 -0000 > Received: from pop.thegrid.net (209.162.1.5) by smtp.thegrid.net with SMTP; 23 > Mar 1999 19:10:47 -0000 > Received: from xbwerrsn (oak-ts1-h2-49-133.ispmodems.net [209.162.49.133]) by > pop.thegrid.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA13495 for > bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com>; Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:10:45 -0800 (PST) > Message-Id: 199903231910.LAA13495@...> > > To: bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com> > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:10:42 -0800 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Priority: 3 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1157 > Mailing-List: list bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com; contact bandsters-owner (AT) onelist (DOT) com > Delivered-To: mailing list bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com > Precedence: bulk > List-Unsubscribe: bandsters-unsubscribe (AT) ONElist (DOT) com> > Reply-to: bandsters (AT) onelist (DOT) com > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Subject: Re: FDA Approval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 Dear Molly, Welcome out the lurker land !!! :-) My doctor didn't ask me to diet a special way before the operation. Actually, I didn't need to, because, having serious back problems, I had such important pain that I lost 2.5 kilos (5.5 lbs) the 2 - 3 weeks before the operation. That was a big surprise to me as I hadn't been able to lose weight in years. If I understand well, your doctor wants you to eat only food supplements before the op. All the doctors have different ways of approaching this operation, and perhaps your doctor applies it to your individual case, too. He/she knows you (I presume) and is probably adapting a pre-op diet to your situation. Where about are you located ? Do you already have a date for your operation ? Best luck to you ! Cheers, Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 Marina, Thanks for the info. I was told that the pre op diet is something they ask all their patients to do and I guess it makes sense. They did say that it was okay to eat other food as long as I adhered to the low fat low carb diet. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go about it yet, but today was sorta a test run and I'm hungry! I know enough about nutrition and diets from my years of experience to piece something reasonable together. I live in Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area), but am having the operation in New Orleans. There is a Dr. that is going to start doing them soon in my area, but I'd rather not be on his first ten list. I have also heard great things about the New Orleas clinic and feel very comfortable and confident about going there. I don't have an operation date yet, but it looks like it will be sometime in mid April. I would have it tomorrow if I could! Cheers to you! Molly ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Pre op diet Author: seaotter@... at Internet Date: 3/24/99 12:03 AM From: seaotter@... Dear Molly, Welcome out the lurker land !!! :-) My doctor didn't ask me to diet a special way before the operation. Actually, I didn't need to, because, having serious back problems, I had such important pain that I lost 2.5 kilos (5.5 lbs) the 2 - 3 weeks before the operation. That was a big surprise to me as I hadn't been able to lose weight in years. If I understand well, your doctor wants you to eat only food supplements before the op. All the doctors have different ways of approaching this operation, and perhaps your doctor applies it to your individual case, too. He/she knows you (I presume) and is probably adapting a pre-op diet to your situation. Where about are you located ? Do you already have a date for your operation ? Best luck to you ! Cheers, Marina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 How about a few bricks in the pocket? Ken Re: Pre op diet > > >> >> >>Molly: In fact :.))))) Ihad TO GAIN 6 lbs. to reach the requirement of >>being 100 lbs. over goal > >This kind of thing is disgusting. Your doctor/insurance co. whoever demanded >you GAIN weight should be ashamed of themselves...especially since...in the >grand scheme of things 6lbs is really neither here nor there. I was about >60lbs overweight at the time I went for my first consultation with my >surgeon. He hummed and haaed because i was too " thin " for his guidelines. >However, I pointed out to him that in another two years I could GUARANTEE I >would be sitting in his office 100lbs overweight, and why put me through >that. Imagine if doctors told heroin addicts they weren't shooting up often >enough to get therapy. The world would be outraged. Your experience Debi, is >a sign of the times and the abuse that fat people get so often that they are >able to accept it and even draw little smiley faces after writing such a >thing. I hope in 20 years (or sooner, but I'm being realistic) what your >doctor told you to do will seem as ludicrous as telling black people to ride >in the back of the bus does today. > >Baby steps. We'll get there. > >Steph. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Did you know that we have over 85,000 e-mail communities at Onelist? >http://www.onelist.com >Come visit our new web site and explore a new interest > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 Bloody good point, Ken. Regards At 07:19 PM 23/03/1999 -0800, you wrote: > > >How about a few bricks in the pocket? Ken > Re: Pre op diet > > >> >> >>> >>> >>>Molly: In fact :.))))) Ihad TO GAIN 6 lbs. to reach the requirement of >>>being 100 lbs. over goal >> >>This kind of thing is disgusting. Your doctor/insurance co. whoever >demanded >>you GAIN weight should be ashamed of themselves...especially since...in the >>grand scheme of things 6lbs is really neither here nor there. I was about >>60lbs overweight at the time I went for my first consultation with my >>surgeon. He hummed and haaed because i was too " thin " for his guidelines. >>However, I pointed out to him that in another two years I could GUARANTEE I >>would be sitting in his office 100lbs overweight, and why put me through >>that. Imagine if doctors told heroin addicts they weren't shooting up often >>enough to get therapy. The world would be outraged. Your experience Debi, >is >>a sign of the times and the abuse that fat people get so often that they >are >>able to accept it and even draw little smiley faces after writing such a >>thing. I hope in 20 years (or sooner, but I'm being realistic) what your >>doctor told you to do will seem as ludicrous as telling black people to >ride >>in the back of the bus does today. >> >>Baby steps. We'll get there. >> >>Steph. >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Did you know that we have over 85,000 e-mail communities at Onelist? >>http://www.onelist.com >>Come visit our new web site and explore a new interest >> > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Come check out our brand new web site! >http://www.onelist.com >Onelist: Making the Internet intimate > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 1999 Report Share Posted March 23, 1999 > > >Molly: In fact :.))))) Ihad TO GAIN 6 lbs. to reach the requirement of >being 100 lbs. over goal This kind of thing is disgusting. Your doctor/insurance co. whoever demanded you GAIN weight should be ashamed of themselves...especially since...in the grand scheme of things 6lbs is really neither here nor there. I was about 60lbs overweight at the time I went for my first consultation with my surgeon. He hummed and haaed because i was too " thin " for his guidelines. However, I pointed out to him that in another two years I could GUARANTEE I would be sitting in his office 100lbs overweight, and why put me through that. Imagine if doctors told heroin addicts they weren't shooting up often enough to get therapy. The world would be outraged. Your experience Debi, is a sign of the times and the abuse that fat people get so often that they are able to accept it and even draw little smiley faces after writing such a thing. I hope in 20 years (or sooner, but I'm being realistic) what your doctor told you to do will seem as ludicrous as telling black people to ride in the back of the bus does today. Baby steps. We'll get there. Steph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 Hi Steph I couldn't agree more. You will no doubt have picked up on the fact that I have very little faith in our medical profession and I abhor their patronising attitude. Surely it is about time that our condition was treated with respect and understanding. Love Janet >This kind of thing is disgusting. Your doctor/insurance co. whoever demanded >you GAIN weight should be ashamed of themselves...especially since...in the >grand scheme of things 6lbs is really neither here nor there. I was about >60lbs overweight at the time I went for my first consultation with my >surgeon. He hummed and haaed because i was too " thin " for his guidelines. >However, I pointed out to him that in another two years I could GUARANTEE I >would be sitting in his office 100lbs overweight, and why put me through >that. Imagine if doctors told heroin addicts they weren't shooting up often >enough to get therapy. The world would be outraged. Your experience Debi, is >a sign of the times and the abuse that fat people get so often that they are >able to accept it and even draw little smiley faces after writing such a >thing. I hope in 20 years (or sooner, but I'm being realistic) what your >doctor told you to do will seem as ludicrous as telling black people to ride >in the back of the bus does today. > >Baby steps. We'll get there. > >Steph. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Did you know that we have over 85,000 e-mail communities at Onelist? >http://www.onelist.com >Come visit our new web site and explore a new interest > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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