I just emailed my surgeon about my chicken slip up...

Ok OH fam, I have been convicted all day, and I just couldn't hold back anymore.  I broke down and emailed my surgeon to tell him about my chicken wing fling last night.  I told him what happened and how sorry I was and that it was out of my system. I also informed him that I am back on track and that it will not happen again. I threw in there, that I didn't want to jeopardize my life and I humbly apologetic about what I did. I asked him if I still had a chance to right my wrong.  From what I understand, a few of the locals on this site knows how Dr. Bellows is a stickler to this liquid protein diet, and will sew you right back up and send you on your way, if there is a iota of solids in your bowels.  I sent him this email with a piece of mind, and trusting God all the way that Dr. Bellows allows me to still have the surgery. At least this way, I'll know if I'm wasting my time with the remaining days to surgery or whether he will trust that I am liquefied by Wednesday morning.  Pray for me y'all!  I think I did the right thing.  Whats y'all thoughts?

I think you did the right thing and hopefully you get to move forward with your surgery. If you don't, don't look at it as wasting your time. You will have learned a valuable lesson for when you do get to have it. How long did you have to wait on surgery date after your approval? Just wondering if you were pushed back, about how long you would have to wait.

I started in May 2011 and my approval letter came in October 2011.  All they would need to do is extend my prior auth and then I would still be able to gmy sleeve.

Just how long his wait list is? Your surgery date is 6 months after your approval. Did you choose such a late date or is that how long the wait list is?

From what I understand, he is booked up to October now.

Oh Damn! I sure hope he does not push you back.

you did the right thing. hope he moves ahead with the surgery.
+++ thoughts for you.

Thanks guys! your thoughts are appreciated.

I am NOT trying to be negative..... however it is not just the Dr. being a stickler for the rules, the whole point of the liquid diet is to shrink your stomach and liver so the risks for bleeding and damaging other organs are less.

However, every Dr. is different so it may be just fine!  :) I wish you luck on your journey, and know that even if they start your liquid diet over it is so worth it in the end!!!!

 
A liquid diet really doesn't shrink your liver or shrink your stomach.  A low carb diet for a couple of weeks will burn off the glycogen from the outside of your liver but it won't shrink it for months and months.  Stomachs don't really shrink, they are cut off. ;o)  There is no value in a low carb liquid diet over a low carb solid food diet.

The ASMBS just posted a study on this very topic and they decided pre op diets don't help anyway.  Yet the guy who did my surgery claims every 10# makes his job easier.  Who knows?