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Fat_Librarian

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  1. Hello, everyone! I am getting ready to move back to Minot and am just 3 weeks post-op. I am happy that I found this forum, but notice its been silent for a few years... Is anyone from ND still in here? If so, can you suggest where I will have to go for fills and such?

    Thanks!!


  2. I am one week today too and had my one week follow up with lots of good news. First, I've lost 21.5 pounds since my pre-op appointment. Second, I get to start mushies today!

    I was so happy I went to a local salad bar and filled up a container with cottage cheese, soft fruits, hard-boiled eggs, etc. The best part was that after 4-5 bites I started to feel full. I called my husband and said "this thing really works!".

    Hope everyone experiences days like these - best wishes to all!!


  3. It takes a while to be able to drink a full shake after surgery. I found broths to be the easiest and adding unflavored or chicken flavored Protein Powder would help, but once I could drink more I found the following recipe in the forum that I really like. If you can have the ingredients try:

    1 scoop chocolate Protein powder

    8 oz skin milk

    1 tbsp of "healthy" Peanut Butter (I'm bad and just use regular ol' Jiff)

    4 pieces of ice

    Blend and enjoy!


  4. My stomach's been growling since I got out of surgery 8/9... literally. People have said it's just "head hunger", but my family can hear my stomach growling across the house! At the same time, I can't even finish a shake without feeling uncomfortable. I'm worried I'm not getting enough Protein or Water, but just can't get enough down. I'm especially not finding any protein powders that taste good. Anyone else having this problem?

    Best wishes to all - I'm glad to have such a support team!


  5. It's official: I am banded!! The surgery and recovery have been pretty darn good so far (I am waiting for it to get more difficult -it's been too easy). I wish the rest of you all the best and hope you are as lucky as I was in getting an amazing nursing staff to take care of you!!


  6. I'm actually 8/9, but thanks for the well-wishes, I will keep them for Thursday! Can't wait to get off the pre-op diet and hopefully be full more often then not. I'm starting to have food-related dreams where I'm FORCED to eat greasy, unhealthy food! :-p

    Good luck to everyone!!


  7. Thank you all so much for the advice! It's only been 2 days and I feel like I've been hungry the entire time... BUT I did pass up cake at a work party and haven't cheated. :rolleyes:

    Luckily, I am not on all-liquids. I have 2 shakes and 4 oz meat and can have all the vegetables I want plus liquids. I've already found that beef broth with diced tomatoes is not bad (weird, huh?) and I think stir-fry veggies and some chicken will be my go-to dinner.< /p>

    It's so nice hearing all your stories - thank you SO much for the help!!


  8. After MONTHS of going through all the pre-op paperwork and appointments I am close to having a surgery date set, but I have a question for anyone in the Richmond, VA area:

    If you have used Commonwealth Surgeons, what has your experience been like?

    My experience so far has been incredibly negative. The staff are rude and abrupt and my case seems to keep getting passed from one person to another and no one keeps me updated on the status of things. After all I’ve gone through to get to this point I am actually considering NOT scheduling the surgery due to the poor treatment.

    Any input fellow Virginians have would be most helpful – thanks!

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