Question:
Do most surgeons set you up with a dietician post-op?

Since I have been overweight my whole life this would be very important to me. I just don't know how to eat proportionaly    — Jessica H. (posted on April 22, 2002)

April 22, 2002
My doctor makes you follow a stage 4 diet for 6 weeks set up by a dietician before he will do the surgery. I met with the dietician 2 times before and at my followup appt..
   — Candace F.

April 22, 2002
The Bariatric Treatment Centers have their own dieticians on staff. I have a checkup with my dietician every time I have a checkup with my surgeon. Mine has been full of suggestions and a big help. I would definately recommend finding one if your doc doesn't set you up with one.
   — DonnaCarol

April 22, 2002
While I was in the hospital, the dietician came to see me and talk about my diet for the first 6 weeks. She then gave me a phone number and told me set up an appointment with the outpatient dietician once I was released from the hospital (there's about a 6 week wait to get into them so it coincided with my first 6 weeks on the liquid/soft food). That visit was VERY helpful to me since you eat completely differently then you ever have before (e.g., concentrating on protein, low carbs, etc.). If your doctor doesn't recommend seeing a dietician, I would make an appointment at the hospital where you have your surgery to speak with one. They have to be used to seeing gastric bypass patients so they make sure there telling you how to eat correctly with the new stomach.
   — Patty H.