liquid diet before lap band surgery?

For anyone who had the lap band surgery or knows anyone who did: Did you have to do a clear liquid diet pre-op? For how long? Where you strict about it? I am hearing that a 2 week pre-op CLEAR liquid diet is required to shrink the size & fattiness of the liver.....the thought of this scares me...I don't know if I can do this prior to the surgery without any restriction that the band would provide?? Any comments/advice?

Most surgeries require a clear liquid diet at least a day or two prior. I started one month before my surgery and did the no flour, no sugar diet....if it had sugar (of anyh kind) or flour, I didn't eat it. I was supposed to do a 2 day liquid diet prior to surgery, but I was chicken and thought that 2 days wasn't long enough, so I went 4!!!!! Two weeks will be rough, but we will support and encourage you! smoochies Arlies