Yes it does. The first few days are the worst. Even the dog hid from me. I was NOT a pleasant person to be around those first three or four days. I see you have one week to surgery. I had the liquid diet (fast) for 3 weeks, but it still went pretty quickly.

Hang in there. Keep the goal in mind!

I found the broth helped a LOT that week..i think I drank a few cups a day...lots and lots of water....and I made the jello the night before so I had it..... you will be amazed after surgery HOW different it will be... it took me an hour to get down 1/2 a cup total of my pureed dinner. ( Surgery was 8/29, just started puree on Tuesday night).... you can do it!!!!

Make sure you're getting enough vitamins!! B12 is a huge one for energy when you're on such low calories. I'm on day 13 of my protein/salad pre-op diet. Hang in there!!

Today is day 4, 3 more to go. It was easier today. The only trouble I had today were leg cramps. One of my bp
meds has a diuretic in it and I take it twice a day. Dr. said he would need to change it after surgery.
First day a migraine headache, second day the runs. I am lactose intolerant and was using Lactaid 1% in my shakes,
I switched to Silk Soy milk & it made a big difference. Have lost 4 pounds on the fast. Lost 19 before I started.
Going to try to go down to grandsons birthday party tomorrow. I will take my shakey cup with :yawn:

Thinking of you as your surgery day approaches, The fast is almost done, and is the hardest part. You will be thrilled with the next steps of your journey. Best wishes.

I go for my first appointment on Nov. 18. I have heard alot about the sleeve and have been doing alot of research. I see some have done the liquid diet. A friend of mine had the sleeve and did not fast/liquid at all up to the day prior to. Does anyone know what determines whether one will have to do the liquid thing before or not?

Thanks Jillian,
I am just so pumped and excited to get this underway! I cant hardly wait til my appointment to get ALL the details. I am hoping they can do this before the end of the year due to ins. deductible and co-pays. They said they checked with my insurance and it is covered as I have sleep apnea and high cholesterol, and borderline diabetic. I am kinda concerned about it being done so close to all the "eating" holidays coming up though. lol.. But I WILL sacrifice all that food for a healthier me and next year be able to ENJOY being around people and controlling what I eat and not be self conscious!

How long did it take from first visit to surgery?

This usually falls more into requirements for you insurance than anything else. My insurance provider required that I spend at least 3 months losing a minimum of 25 lbs before they would OK the surgery, I've heard of others requiring 6 months. Because of other issues, it was over 5 months before I had my surgery from first visit.

Your surgeon's office will have all of this information, but temper your desire for it to be done in the next 8 weeks with the knowledge that it will probably be longer than that. Your insurance company, if not the surgeon, will want you to meet with Nutritionists and someone with a psych background to help you learn how to use this tool. It is just a tool, and will still take work on your part to make it work to it's fullest. That being said, I know I wouldn't have lost this much since last Thanksgiving without being on the pre-surgical diet and especially the surgery itself.

Best of luck to you.