pre-surgery soup

rouquinne

years ago, i saw a recipe for a vegetable soup that was recommended for patients facing surgery because it helped them lose weight quickly.

i only remember that it started with a head of cabbage and canned tomatoes. it wasn't a "cabbage soup diet" version and was originally designed for heart patients.

all the searches i've done online give me pre-surgery diets for lap-band patients and i'm just having laparascopy for ovarian cysts - nothing as drastic as lap-band...

does anyone know of such a recipe?

TIA!

heavengirl410

Do you mean the Sacred heart diet?

rouquinne

that could be it. the only version i've seen was in french, so it could have come from a hospital run by a religious order.

i'll look that up - thanks so much!

rouquinne

oh, that was it - thank you.

i'm going to have to give it a try for a few weeks before my operation.

Elicia

rouquinne wrote: »

oh, that was it - thank you.

i'm going to have to give it a try for a few weeks before my operation.

hey what kind of operation? are you okay ? well, i mean probaby not since it is an operation , i mean is it major, minor ?
good luck

rouquinne

i ruptured a large cyst on my right ovary and will be having a partial oophorectomy.

KurlyKarenLee

Is this it?

This is from the 1982 World's Fair Cookbook by Phila Hach

Diet Soup

6 large onions
3 bell peppers
1 head cabbage
1 bunch celery
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
2 large cans of tomato juice

Chop vegetables and add tomato juice and soup mix. Simmer until vegetables are done. Store in refrigerator and use when needed.