Does the surgeon prescribe appetite suppressant for the liquid diet phase?

No mine did not. You have to tough it out. I had a tough time during the liquid diet. I will not sugar coat it for you. I lost 13 pounds though in the 2 weeks so the results were good.

Nope. Appetite suppressants mess with your heart and your blood pressure and all kinds of other stuff and that's no good when undergoing major surgery with General Anastasia so we just have to push through. My pre-op diet starts Wednesday and I am not looking forward to it, to say the least. I just keep telling myself that I can do anything for 2 weeks!

I asked my surgeon for one and her answer was a very firm NO. WIth my weight and hypertension I'm sure I would have been at high risk for a whole lot of problems. Just remember that even though you may feel lousy for the first 3 or 4 days eventually you will feel better and your hunger will disappear. Appetite suppressants come with all sorts of side effects, the risk isn't worth it.