Although I had my surgery done several years ago, 2002, my doctor at the time recommended a protein shake, but I really couldn't tolerate it, tasted way to yucky for me to deal with, they're much better now, thank goodness.

My surgeon told me to eat an extremely low fat diet in order to reduce the fat around my liver. I ate a lot of Scramblers, or Eggbeaters, whichever you prefer, turkey bacon and lots of homemade vegetable beef soup, made with a small amount of no visible fat beef. I also ate a lot of salads with no dressing, fruit and the occassional V-8, which I really enjoy.

That's what I did and in three weeks, I dropped over thirty pounds! What a great way to start off my new life. It must have worked, because I had one of the easiest surgeries on record. No recovery time, back to work in two days, no pain meds at all, even in the hospital. It was amazing.

Good luck to you and wishing you success on your surgery and recovery, along with your new journey!

Cindy

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Goal 145
Surgery 02/02
Dr. Eddie Gomez
Coral Gables, FL