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Originally Posted by Chia
That actually sounds like the early post-op diet. Usually the pre-op 14 day diet is something like 800 cal/day high protein optifast or some other low cal high protein diet. I would double check because I don't think it is possible be successfully compliant on chicken broth (5-40 cal/serving) for 2 weeks straight pre op. I'd call your surgeon.
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But post-op, they'd be pushing protein, too.. (at least mine was.. they said no matter what I needed to focus on getting protein in.
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rivi23 wrote: Wow...no protein, I cannot imagine. I am thinking of you, sending positive thoughts., Seriously I really do not understand this. Your body has to have nutrition to survive or it will start to shut down. It is going to go into starvation mode. Has anyone else here been through this with no protein shakes?
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That is what I was thinking too.. I just can't imagine that the body would be ready for all the stresses one encounters during surgery & immediately after, if one is basically starving for two weeks.