Mental Preparation:
- Understand the surgical process and what to expect afterwards.
- Deciding your weight loss surgery.
- Deciding in which hospital you want to be admitted.
- Talk to people who have had weight loss surgery – they can be of great support before, and after surgery.
- Carefully review your guide for nutrition following surgery.
- Continue educating yourself as well as your family and friends about weight loss surgery.
- Explaining your reasons for having the weight loss surgery for yourself and outlining your plans to maintain your weight loss after surgery.
Physical Preparation:
- Follow pre-surgery diet instructions strictly.
- Before weight loss surgery, it is essential that you follow a very low calorie diet. It includes:
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Fluids: You need to drink at least 2 liters of the following fluids per day:
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Water or mineral water
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Diet soft drink
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Tea, Coffee, Nescafe, etc.
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Skimmed milk
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Vegetable soups
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Fruits except bananas
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Vegetables except potato and sweet potato
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Artificial sweeteners
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- This will:
- Reduce the size of your liver which would otherwise be in the way
- Help to reduce the risk of complications associated with the surgery
- Lower body fat levels for better access for the surgeon
- Reduce operating time
- Improved physical function and mobility post-surgery
- Before weight loss surgery, it is essential that you follow a very low calorie diet. It includes:
- Stop smoking one week before surgery.
- Start exercise one week before surgery.
- Follow directions about taking your regular medications:
- Start taking one multivitamin daily one week before surgery.
- Stop Aspirin, Advil, Celebrex or other pain killer one week before surgery.
- Stop Marevan or other anti-coagulating agents one week before surgery.
- Stop replacement hormones and birth control pills (and find other alternate for birth control) one week before surgery.
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You will require 1 to 3 weeks off from work after your operation – please make arrangements.
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Remember to bring your ID, your investigations and your referral to the hospital on the day of your admission.
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Consider obtaining extra help at home for the first few days after surgery.
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One week before your hospital admission, please call either my accountant or my assistant for hospital booking of your procedure.
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It is understood that you will have had a thorough shower prior to admission, and that you bring along everything you require for your hospital stay.
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If your operation is in the morning, you should not eat or drink from midnight the preceding day. If your operation is in the afternoon, you may have a light breakfast at 6 O’clock in the morning, but fast after that.
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