High Protein

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Can someone tell me why do you have to have this high protein diet for two weeks before the op

I know one of the super infomed, wonderful, all knowing people will come by and give you a great answer but the short and sweet of it is......to shrink your liver so, as my doctor said "it's not flopping all over the place".

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459start/366/250
7/8/05
fill 9.21.05 1.3cc
fill 3.8.06 .5cc
fill 9.20.06 .3cc
Dr. Moazzez Fair Oaks Hospital VA
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
12.5 +3(380) 12.12 -2(378);) 12.19 +1(379) 1.9.07 -3(376):p 1.17 -3(373):clap2: 1.23 -1(372) 1.30 +2(374):bored 2.6 +1(375) 2.20 +1(376):speechles I won't go weigh in 2.27 and 3.6 :phanvan 3.14.07-3(373):) 3.20 +4(377) 3.27 +4(381) 4.3 -10(371):omg: 4.10 -5(366):biggrin1: WOW Not anymore 10.2 (378)

The liver is right in the way of where they want to band the stomach...I know I didn't really understand this, UNTIL I was given the photos of the operation, and my surgeon showed me how nice and pink my de-fatted liver was! He said he can tell during the operation if someone is going to be successful or not...before I get angry responses, I felt sure he meant that this gave him a good indication, but no one could ever 100% predict anything.
I hope this helps you, Cindy

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Mousecrazy
Banded 7/22/05 by Dr. Marsden, Lewisville, TX
286/200/180 goal
1st fill: 8/25/05 .5cc
2nd fill: 11/10/05 .2cc
3rd fill: 7/27/06 .6cc

I was told to maintain an adequate supply of protein postop, but not preop. It is my understanding that the less fatty the liver is, the easier to perform the procedure, thus, losing some fatty liver preop. I just had to do a liquid-only diet one day before surgery; every doctor seems to have different protocol.

Kelli

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Kelli
Banded on 2/2/06
Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco
Dr. John Feng

Happy Mom to Arthur, Annie, Junior, Bobbi Beans (our pugs), Greta, and Ralphie (our rotties). ;-)

Protein is a major factor for fast healing. The principal being that the sustained presence of protein in your body will help you recover faster from surgery.

Protein is used by the body for tissue generation. That's why body builders scoff a lot of protein. It helps build muscle.

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Paul

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