Anyone else DIDN'T have to have pre op diet?

[wombat]

Hi everyone!

My bypass is less then a month away. I am having it done with Dr. Bruno Dillemans in Belgium and when I asked about pre op diet I was told I don't have to have one.

Is is due my realtively "low" BMI (around 40, +/-2)?

Thank you fro your replies

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

when i went band to band (revisional surgery), i didnt have to do the pre op diet as my bmi was under 35 at the time, i find this very strange why they arnt asking you to do it x

 

[Fashionably Late]

Odd that you aren't having one IMHO. It is to reduce the size of your liver to aid in the surgery and to against complications. Mine was only a week. I had a friend who got a band and her BMI was 31 and she still had to do a pre-op.

 

[wombat]

Thanks for replies girls

Wrote an email to my surgeon, hopefully he will explain.

 

[gemmas85]

i had my op done in cyprus and i didnt have to do a pre op diet. i had no problems with my op at all

 

[Neen]

I am glad my surgeon had me do one...I was only on it for a week and a half but lost 8 lbs and I feel it showed the Team that I was ready to commit to being healthier and doing the work involved with a band AND that they wanted to do my operation safe as possible and had my absolute best interests at heart. I don't think I would trust my health with someone who didn't insist on a pre-op personally.

 

[Fashionably Late]

I am glad my surgeon had me do one...I was only on it for a week and a half but lost 8 lbs and I feel it showed the Team that I was ready to commit to being healthier and doing the work involved with a band AND that they wanted to do my operation safe as possible and had my absolute best interests at heart. I don't think I would trust my health with someone who didn't insist on a pre-op personally.

A great way of looking at it. Very eloquently put.

 

[Neen]

Not as eloquent but I also remember him saying that if they accidently cut into my liver it would bleed like stink...yeah that helped make my mind up for me as well! (and definately ensured I took the whole thing a lot more seriously as well)

 

[wombat]

Thank you girls with your replies.

I do trust the surgeon as he is one of the europe's leading experts.

http://www.azbrugge.be/pub/uploaded.../Onze_mensen/Dr_Dillemans/cv_dr_dillemans.pdf

BBC - Mark Mardell's Euroblog: A short break under the knife

Am waiting for his reply now. I did ask the contact person about this and the answer I got was that some people do have to have it and some don't. Hope the doctor himslef will be able to give a better answer.

I think I might try and have some sort of a low cal diet anyways a week before.