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why can we only have sugar free puddings, popsicles as opposed to regular or fat free?

I am doing the same. I add milk to cream of wheat and to soups, as well as adding yogurt to make smoothies but i'm only getting about 40-50g of protein. Can't wait to get to real food cuz the protein shakes are making me sick.

If it makes you feel better, so am i. I am trying to sip water as much as i can but am not reaching the quantity i'm supposed to have. And, i'm getting very sick of the protein shakes so i'm having soups and yogurt which are obviously not nearly what i should be getting in protein. And, i've got another week of this......what about you?

I agree! It never felt so good to give a good burp and pass gas!! Thankfully i've not been in any situation where i needed to keep it in.....LOL GasX deosn't seem to do it for me. Not sure why. Right now, i have a terrible pain under my left breast that's making it hard to breathe.

I have a 3 month prescription for pepsid that i need to take. You're not kidding about the bowel prep. My surgeon's office told me to take a dulcolax IF i hadn't had a bowel movement by 2 nights before surgery. WHile i did have one, i wanted to make sure so i took one pill..........well, let's just say.........DAMN!!

anyone know when the swelling will go down so we can wear normal clothes and not look pregnant??

I agree as well. I have no idea what to expect any time i put something in my mouth (water, liquids, vitamins). With the gas pains, it's hard to decipher what is a full filling and what is actually gas. It's weird. I guess we'll be able to start feeling what restriction is supposed to feel like once we're on normal foods.

I also got the bullet. Hope you find great recipes with it. Would u mind sharing some after you've tried them successfully?

Yes. Protein powders have to be 25-26g of protein per 1 scoop. They want the patients to get 60g protein per day with having the 3 shakes. Which protein do you use? thanks for the advice on the unflavored...that's a great idea cuz the chocolate and vanilla are making me sick already. Just had some pudding.

I am supposed to have 3 protein shakes a day and ONLY if i'm hungry, i can have soup, yogurt, and other full liquids. I've gotta tell you that i'm hungry between the meals and cant stand the protein shakes anymore. Am scared to try any of the mushies..........have my first appt on Oct 3.

nice, fluffy scrambled eggs, cheese, cottage cheese

Good luck to everyone getting banded today!! I was banded on monday. Pain is getting a bit bearable so i stopped the lortabs. Gas is stil pretty bad. Am really tired lately so i'm trying to rest as much as i can. Getting kind of sick of the Protein shakes and i don't much some of the recipes

Yes, had the surgery at 8:30am and was discharged at 5pm. My surgeon does all the band surgeries during the first part of the day because they are all same day discharges. I was only nauseous in the recovery room and they put something in the iv for me. Once i got to ambulatory to sit for another 3 hours while sipping water, i was able to walk around....especially to the bathroom cuz in recovery, i hated having to ask the nurse for the bedpan and hope she put it in the right place so i don't pee myself!!!! I stopped taking the lortab today so that i wouldn't have that terrible dizzy spell again! I seem to be ok. Maybe i'll just take tylenol before going to bed and see how i do with that. Thanks Marabeth!!

Try sipping broth throughout the day and chewing gum. That's what got me through.

Had a pretty bad night with the pain and gas. Guess the day after surgery is worse than the day of. Had surgery on monday morning. This morning, after drinking my shake, i felt very woozy while washing dishes (light work)......wondering what the dizzyness is coming from? pain meds? hunger?

Good for you!!! That's amazing!

I suspect mine is near the biggest incision above my belly button and a bit to the left. I'm just afraid to touch it now cuz my whole stomach is so raw.

We got banded at the same time!!!! I went home afterwards though. Hope you're doing better. Yes, the incisions do hurt! I'm in the same boat. It's also hard to move around in bed so i didn't sleep too well. We're on our way!

Thanks for your response. I'm able to function today as well but still taking the painkiller. My husband did go to work today as well. I'm feeling a lot of soreness from all the incisions......have no idea where my port is......is it through the biggest incision?

My husband was the same way. As time got closer, he was questioning and not wanting to talk about it. I had my surgery yesterday and now he's fine. I think that once you're on the other side and your husband sees you're doing fine, he'll feel much better. It's the unknown that scares him like it did my husband. Good luck!

Had my surgery today. Things went well and i'm hoping they went well with anyone else getting banded today. The thirst was difficult throughout. I was thirsty while sitting in preop for 1.5 hours but obviously couldn't drink. After surgery, while in recovery, i did feel nauseous so the nurse gave pushed some meds into the IV. Because of this, they decided not to give me any Water or ice for the 3 hours i was down there.......that was really tough. I had terrible dry mouth and was so uncomfortable. Finally, when they brought me to Ambulatory Medicine, they gave me ice chips and i tried real hard not to down all the water at once! Was walking around in amubulatory with no problems. Discharged 3 hours later. For the most part, i'm feeling good....just a bit of pain inside and out. Hoping to get a good night's sleep and some rest tomorrow. One question to previous bandsters: how long does it take to recover enough to function enough without much pain?

Would love to join post op group! I'm getting banded tomorrow morning!! I can't believe the time has finally come. Today was really hard being on a clear liquid diet but i am past it and am ready. Good luck to all of you getting banded tomorrow.

I'm scheduled for monday the 19th too!! They are having me get to the hospital at 6:30am! Thankfully, i'm the first appt. Hoping to be home before the kids get home from school. I've been on full liquids these past 2 days and can only have clear liquids tomorrow (sunday). What are you guys having surgery on monday eating for breakfast tomorrow? I can only think of tea cuz broth doesn't appeal to me for breakfast.