HELP passed out on pre-op diet

[SoulGardener]

HW: 283, CW 267. I'm on day 5 of the pre-op diet. Yesterday (Saturday) was scary. I am glad my daughter is an RN. I got hypoglycemic and actually passed out for a minute when I tried to stand up around 2 pm. I had had 2 Premier Protein drinks and 3 oz of tuna by that time. She went to the store and got me several fresh vegetables. I ate a cup of cooked squash; that helped for about 20 minutes, but then it came back. I called the Bariatric Clinic; they have not yet responded. I counted up the grams of carbs on the plan they have me on.... with 3 Premier Protein drinks and one cup of low-carb vegetables, that amounts to 1.5 grams of sugar for each drink, times 3, plus around 20 grams of carb for one cup of vegetables, equals about 26 grams of carbs per day.

Is this too low for me? I am not able to do anything except lie on the couch and go to the bathroom. I am 65 years old.

HELP

 

[dianeseattle]

We can't give medical advice here, so you need to tell your doctor.

Nothing you described happened to me. But your body is telling you something.

 

[Andy]

I passed out too, twice from this kind of diet. I found out that my electrolytes were low. I started taking electrolyte tabs and it helps.

 

[JudyNY]

Sorry that happened to you. Some of these pre-op diets are so restrictive. I didn't have that experience because mine wasn't. Please get in touch with your doctor, would love to know what he/she says too.

 

[dianeseattle]

Oh, I forgot to say, even though you've been in contact with your team, really ramp up your phone calls. Bug them until they get back to you. Even though this has happened to others, that doesn't mean it happened for the same reason. Don't diagnose yourself. Insist on speaking to your doc and say you'll be happy to come to the waiting room, sit and wait to be squeezed in.

As Judy said, it happened to her. As I said, it didn't happen to me. It's not a coin toss. Ask a professional.