Question:
Is there a special diet to be on prior to surgery?

   — [Anonymous] (posted on November 22, 1999)

March 7, 2000
My doctor required a pre-op diet to lose weight before the surgery. I had to be under 800 calories a day. This made it easier to him to operate and me to recover. It shrinks your liver and really made me feel better and more prepared for the surgery. I lost 50 lbs before surgery. Now I am up to 75 total loss. Most doctors don't require any kind of pre-op diet though.
   — Danielle K.