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if this post twice Im sorry . I am 5 days post surgery ( lap band ) ..Im coming down with a cold . ugggggh ! has anyone or does anyone know if we can take OTC cold meds ? Like tylenol cold stuff ? if you're going to say ask my sugeon ..forget it . I am so over him . any help would be appreciated . thnaks you !

Hi all ... I had band surgery on 12 /28 ..when i came out of surgery i knew something was wasn't right ...It hurt to swallow and I couldnt keep anything down . Long story short I ended up in the ER on New Years Eve day because I was very badly dehydrated . They pumped me with IV and admitted me .. 9 pm new years day I was in surgery getting a " bigger " band . WTF ??? anyway my question is I am a diabetic and am getting very low blood sugar readings . I checked with my med doc he made a small adjustment in in my med but so far its still low . I honestly do not think I am eating enough . I am following the Phase 2 liquid diet as directed . By noon today I had my sugar up to 89 ( from 60 at 8am ) by 4:30 bam ! down to 58 . I have been drinking liquids and today I am concentrating on drinking lots of protein hoping it would have helped . These sugar spikes can not be good for me . I honesty think 4oz of food is not enough or that I need to "eat" 4 times a day rather than 3 . anyone having any problems with this ? other than my bad start Im doing great . Healing well ...a lil pain where the "port" is but thats it . any help would be greatly appreciated .

I am type 2 . I went to my med doc for a chat because I don't trust my surgeons anymore . I was doing good and the med doc made a n adjustment in my med . But like you said listen to your body and use your own brain . so thats what I did yesterday when the BG levels kept coming up low . I have modified the diet plan to work for me , and Im drinking alot of protein . Im in my first week post op so doing a lot of trial and error . I actually think the diet plan given to me ( generic for everyone ) just wasnt enough food for me . Im sure as I progress things will be easier to maintain . thanks !

Please don't lose your way .... I just started and I cant turn back . Please go back to the the place in your mind that made you do this ...find a buddy ..walk ,,even if its just a few minutes and a short walk . ( i started walking before my surgery and found out I love it ! ) put the scale away . please don't lose your way