so i have 5 days to go and then i get banded!!! im soo excited. on monday i have pre opt at the hospital my copay is 980.00 which i was amazed when i found out. im gathering recipes and making lists of what i am going to need after the surgery. im scared of the liquid diet after the surgery. im hoping that it isnt going to be as hard as it is now.

Best of luck!!!

THe liquid diet is hard but it is worth it, you will need time to heal. Just remember that you will be limited for a while.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but eating (or rather – not eating) was not a problem for me the first week after surgery. I would get full from less than a half cup of broth. My problem was the burp that came after. I had the loudest most embarrassing burp imaginable. I have a 14cc band. My surgeon put about 2cc’s in the band the day of surgery so I had slight restriction from day 1. Week three (the mushies) was much harder for me than weeks one and two. I guess my appetite kicked in when I started chewing. I used a Magic Bullet to mush up everything from veggies to fried chicken – yeah I said it… I put wing dings (minus the bones) and chicken broth in my magic bullet. Trust me; I tried to eat it all but I could not. I did get permission from my nutritionist to go from doggone near “strainable” mushies to mushies

I could chew.

You will do fine on your liquid stage… That’s my prediction and I’m sticking to it. This is not a promo, I promise, check out my blog. I was honest to a fault. Of course there are lots of really good blogs here on lbt. Reading them helped me so much; maybe it will help you too.

Good Luck and be Blessed!!!!!

The Diva