Anybody else on Opti-fast prior to surgery?

[KIRSCHRE]

Hi all!

The doctor that does the surgery requires his patients to be on Opti-fast 800 for 2 weeks prior to surgery. You can have some veggies, sugar free Jello and broth as well as any sugar free drinks you would like. The point is to shrink your liver to make the surgery easier.

My Question:

How much do you think it would matter if I slipped up here and there over the course of two weeks?

One day I had a few pieces of turkey pepperoni, tonight I had 5 cheese pizza rolls. I'm worried that my liver isn't going to be as small or pliable as it should be. The thing is, I can't imagine that you liver would blow up over a few moments of weakness. What if I'm wrong? I've tried finding information on this on-line and it's not happening. Anybody out there have any thoughts?

My surgery is Monday (April 30), and I'm so sick of eating 800 calories a day it's driving me to cheat!

Thanks!

Becky

Fargo, ND

[JamieK]

Hi all!

The doctor that does the surgery requires his patients to be on Opti-fast 800 for 2 weeks prior to surgery. You can have some veggies, sugar free Jello and broth as well as any sugar free drinks you would like. The point is to shrink your liver to make the surgery easier.

My Question:

How much do you think it would matter if I slipped up here and there over the course of two weeks?

One day I had a few pieces of turkey pepperoni, tonight I had 5 cheese pizza rolls. I'm worried that my liver isn't going to be as small or pliable as it should be. The thing is, I can't imagine that you liver would blow up over a few moments of weakness. What if I'm wrong? I've tried finding information on this on-line and it's not happening. Anybody out there have any thoughts?

My surgery is Monday (April 30), and I'm so sick of eating 800 calories a day it's driving me to cheat!

Thanks!

Becky

Fargo, ND

Becky,

I had my banding on April 25th and used the Optifast 2 weeks prior to the surgery. I did lose 16 lbs during that time. I must confess I cheated on several occasions. Just small things as you have stated. This did not cause any problem with my surgery. They were happy with my weight loss. There were a few of the patients that didn't even attempt a diet prior to the surgery and they also did well. So keep it up and do your best, your almost there. Everyone at the center was great, very caring.

Good luck,

Jamie

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