Must lose 20 pounds before Surgery
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, 02-18-2016 at 09:14 PM (2693 Views)
My surgery is scheduled for March 10th and my surgeon wants me to lose 20 pounds because of how my BMI is. I don't recall how much he said mine was but I did an online test not long ago and I am thinking it was about 59. I just redid it and it came out to 59.4. He explained how important this is due to my liver.
Is it normal for surgeries to be cancelled based on BMI? I'm doing really well on my first diet in forever and start the liquid only 2 weeks before surgery. However, I'm not doing as well as the diet calls for. 3 ounces of food is hard to do pre-surgery.
How did you guys do it? I want this surgery so bad and am starting a new job not long after surgery so it's important that I get the surgery now instead of later.
Sorry about the whining. I do believe everything is going to work out. I'm just worried and wanted to hear from the experts.