Hello All. I'm getting banded in a month and was told to start a one month liquid diet since I have gained weight since my first visit last November. I was doing good until this afternoon and just crashed since I had a pounding headache and growling stomach. My question is how many others have had to endure something as cruel and torturous as a 30 day fast. My second question is have many others been declined surgery due to the fact that weight wasn't lost prior to surgery?

I new I was going to have a hard time too with the physical withdrawals - everything from nausa, to migrains, too sheer fatique. I started on the whole 'pre-op diet' 3 months early because I new I would crash and burn many times (like whole weeks at a time) but I needed to show a 'loss' to the doc.

Regarding your questions:

1) What all are you supposed to have under the gause 'liquid'

2) I have read on the boards surgeries were canceled for people, but it would greatly differ from surgeon to surgeon I would think.

my opinion...go see another Dr. 30 days is ridiculous! I was on a 7 day pre-op liquid. Some people will only do 3 days. Good Luck!!