Nutritionist

one week from today i will have my surgery. will i be introduced to a nutritionist when i'm in the hospital? is it my responsibility to contact one afterwards? now? 

i read a lot on here about "your" Nutritionist, just curious as to whether the surgeon recommends one or i need to find one. i just sent an email off to the surgeons office and am waiting for a reply.

one more question...can i chew sugarfree gum now, during my pre-op diet, and anytime after surgery?

thanks everyone!

The dietician I see is within my surgeon's office.

The dietician I saw is a part of my surgeon's practice as well. I got to know the dieticians well way before I was even cleared for surgery. ( they facilitated a lot of the pre-surgery support group meetings I attended. )
Hope you hear back quickly!

Usually you meet with one before you surgery and it's a part of the pre-op process. They usually go over in detail the supplement and eating guidelines. I am surprised to hear they did not set you up with one already. I would be on the phone with my surgeon's office right now, it's not good to be in the dark pre-op about this stuff.

You are going to surgery without having had ANY sessions with a nutritionist? I was required to meet with one monthly for 4 months and even self lay with my surgeon you have to do 3 appts over 90 days.

Who did your post op eating plan? Who helped you learn how to change what you ate, how you eat, etc?

You're having surgery in a week and have not met with a registered dietician yet?  Why not?  Most surgeons have nutritionists in their offices but I don't know if yours does or not.  I recommend a registered dietician, not a nutritionist, though, since a RD has a degree in nutrition and is licensed by the state, while nutritionists don't have to have any kind of degree or license.

I am pre-op and have had 1 appointment with a nutritionist in my doctors office and I have to see her at least 1 more time before they will even schedule my surgery. I'm surprised you haven't seen one. I have to see her 4 more times post-op in the first year.

I go for surgery in Dec and was required to see the one in my surgeon's office twice before surgery (they where at my consultation visit) one was a group meeting and one was a individual meeting and I will see her once more after my surgery and then if I need her I will have to pay for individual sessions with her. She laid out the whole pre-op eating, vitamins, and the protein levels. I would suggest that you contact your surgeon and also be contacting a Reg Dietitian because you don't want to go into this blind that won't lead for much success in the long run.