36 hours of clear liquids pre-op?

Hi There, Newbie here, scheduled for outpatient daVinci hysterectomy tomorrow (!) -sorry I don't know the abbreviations yet.
I am now almost 12 hours into a 36-hour clear liquid diet...has anyone else had to stop eating this far ahead of surgery?
I'm not extremely nervous about the surgery (yet), but going without solid food this long is tough...I love my food!
Thanks. Just curious to see if I'm the only one!

I was also on a "liquid only" diet pre-op, but that was by choice and at the recommendation of my naturopathic doctor. I kept my energy up by mixing whey protein powder with vegetable juice - it carried me well into the surgery and then it was even great to drink after (easy to digest when I didn't feel much like eating real food). I also ate vegetable soup that was mostly broth and a few veggies, so maybe that's a little more than just liquids.

Good luck with your surgery!

s.

Welcome to HysterSisters! We're so glad you joined us!

I didn't have to do a bowel prep or liquid diet so I don't have any words of wisdom for you, but I'll be sending good thoughts your way!

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Best wishes and hang in there!



Deb

Yes, I had that one too and I was so weak that my knees wobbled on the way to surgery. You just have to get it done because my Dr. said they would "run" my bowel while in surgery to check for lumps and it had to be pristine as I could get it for that to be affective. It was rough but I felt it was for a good reason.

I'm scheduled for surgery as well tomorrow, but I didn't have to do the clear liquid diet. I just had a normal breakfast and lunch, but by choice I'm going to just have soup for dinner. I do unfortunately have to do a fleet enema tonight--yuck! A few months ago however, I did have to do the clear liqid diet and full bowel prep for a colonoscopy, so I feel your pain--it's not a pleasant experience. Drink lots of water before and after surgery--it will help in your recovery. I'll see you in the post op forum after tomorrow! Best of luck and speedy recovery to you!

Yes, I had to do the same thing for my DaVinci Hysterectomy. It was not that bad. It actually felt good to be cleansed. It's better to go into the surgery empty.

I had to do the liquid diet and was given no real warning. Luckily I ate a huge breakfast the morning of my pre-op because when I got to the hospital the nurse informed me that I was officially on my clear liquid diet! I couldn't even eat lunch. My nickname is the Ultimate Carnivore. That should pretty much sum up how traumatic I thought the whole experience would be.

Turns out it wasn't so bad. I could eat broth, which went a LONG way to taking the insult out of the injury. I had chicken broth for dinner and for breakfast the morning of the surgery. I also had a ton of juice and green jello. I could have clear liquids until noon the day of my surgery... and between the broth and the jello and the juice, I was fine. Of course, post-op the broth was pretty old by then and the smell of it made me nauseous, but take it one step at a time. Get your jello. They also said I could eat popsicles. Make sure there are no color restrictions on the jello and popsicles (they told me no red coloring).

I also am scheduled for the Da Vinci procedure tomorrow. I am on the clear liquid diet all day today, and can't have anything after midnight tonight, and am doing a full bowel prep today. Good luck for tomorrow & I'll see you here after.

Thanks so much everyone! I just found out my surgery was moved up 2 hours earlier so I'm feeling better about that, at least!
Good luck to all my June 4th Sisters - see you after!!

Yay!!! Best wishes.