Must Eat Mars Bars...

[thelewisgang]

A close relative was diagnosed a few weeks ago with bladder cancer. He is having surgery in a few weeks to remove his bladder & prostate. He has had a long talk with the surgeon today & due to other health issues it has been deemed too risky to undergo chemo or radiotherapy as his immune system would be weakened & he would be unlikely to get through these gruelling sessions. He was told today (by the surgeon) that from now till his op in mid October he should eat 2 or 3 Mars bars every day to build up his strength & I have never heard of this before....have you?

[Mamyalynne]

I'm presuming his weight is low, if so that would not surprise me.

Don't think it needs to be a specific type of high calorie snack though.

[humbersloop]

me neither

full fat milk, sugar in tea and coffee, spinach, egg yolks and cheese any where you can put them all work well

[Jackdaw33]

I think the key word here is protein. I remember the doctor telling my mother (I was a very sickly child) that she should feed me as much protein as possible. I managed to survive till I was 15, when I started to smoke and drink, and have never looked back since. Not bad for a 66 year old!

[Sqad]

No........I I think that something is not quite right with the story.

[slaney]

Preoperative carbohydrate loading leads to improved outcomes after surgery, but this is normally given from 24 hrs before the operation.
I seem to remember being told by my surgeon to have lots of pasta the day before.

[tinkerbell23]

I am a urology nurse i care for people who have this op every single day.... Never heard of mars bars.... Build up drinks/ protein yes... Anything i can help with just shout x

[tinkerbell23]

Ps we also give preop drinks 6pm night before 10pm and then 6am ... X

[thelewisgang]

Thank you to everyone for your replies. It was the surgeon himself that said about the Mars bars. He's going to consume a lot as his op is not till 14th Oct!

[Sir Alec]

If this is the case, and you have an Aldi near you, I suggest you pop in and buy a good supply of packets of Titan bars. They are basically Mars bars, but a fraction of the price. They come in a 6 pack and are smaller, but just the same. Good luck to your close relative for 14th October!

[thelewisgang]

His son works at Aldi so will mention these. Thanks for the best wishes. Very kind of you