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well tomorrow morning i will wake up unusually early (assuming I can fall asleep) and walk over to the hospital (it's just a few blocks from my house) to check in at 6:30am. excited/nervous for sure, but those words hardly capture what i'm feeling.

i was hoping I'd have lost 20lbs before surgery - it seemed for a while like that was in reach but the scale hasn't moved in 3 days, so it looks like I'll be 17lbs down pre-surgery (12 of that on the 2 week pre op diet). the last couple of nights i've been having terrible headaches - not sure what that's about or if it's related. i know i'm not dehydrated, that's for sure.

whatever lies ahead - if i'm not back on later in the day, i'll catch y'all on the flipside! good luck to my fellow 7/11 banders!

Good Luck, Aviva!! You will be fine. 17 or 20 it is very close. It will not matter!

Mine took 2 weeks at Keystone blue cross.

I am ten days postop. I lost 9 pounds before the surgery (starting at 235) and 6 pounds in the first week after surgery. Now, at day 10 the weight loss seemed to slow down.

Thank you for the suggestions! I will try Jello first, then I will just cut them.

Congratulations! You look great!

Hi, I was doing OK on taking my crushed Vitamin, Ca and other medication pills with a flavored drink, link SF Cranberry juice. However, after 1 week I do not seem to be able to swallow it anymore. Some of the meds tastes bitter. ANy tricks and suggestions? Thanks!!

What I have learnt over the years that if you tell something to a person who has a significant other, the other one will know about it, for sure. This is how couples work, they just cannot keep any news from each other. I have experienced it many time (of course there could be outliers but I have never met any yet). From now on it is safe to assume that if you tell something to a couple the news will be shared right away... I am sorry!!

I feel your pain. I have guests coming over for dinner. I made a 3 course meal, baked bread and cannot touch any of it. I will stick to my yogurt and shake.< /p>

What a good idea! I forgot about this meal I like it when it is sprinkled with little cinnamon..

They gave me cranberry juice in the hospital an Day1. I was told to be on full liquid diet when I get home, which includes creamy Soups and light yogurt as long as they do not contain any solid chunks.

Hi Deb, Vicky and Maggie,

Congratulations! After day 3 you will so much better, and you will be able to eat and drink easier.

In regard to Realize band - This is from Wikipedia:

In the U.S. market, two types of adjustable gastric bands have been approved by the FDA: Realize Band and Lap-Band. The Lap-Band System obtained FDA approval in 2001.^[8] The device comes in five different sizes and has undergone modification over the years. The latest models, the Lap-Band AP-L and Lap-Band AP-S, feature a standardized injection port sutured into the skin and fill volumes of 14 mL and 10 mL respectively.^[9]

The Realize Adjustable Gastric Band obtained FDA approval in 2007.^[10] Realize Band-C has a 14% greater adjustment range than the Realize Band. Both the Realize Band and Realize Band-C, however, are one-size-fits-all. The device differentiates itself from the Lap-Band AP series through its sutureless injection port installation and larger range of isostatic adjustments. The maximum fill volume for the Realize Band is 9 ml, while the newer Realize Band-C has a fill volume of 11 ml. Both fill volumes fall within a low pressure range to prevent discomfort or strain to the band.^[11]

Hi Downysoft, I am glad you are ok. I wish you an uneventful recovery!

I was banded on June 27th and it was inpatient.

Hi JOy, This is the shake I am going for, too Homemade things taste the best. And if you repeat it 2x you are at 70g Proteins.< /p>

Congratulation! You made the right choice.

Have you had a surgery because of any broken bone? The pain of LB surgery is way less than that. I had a wrist surgery several years ago and I expected the same painful feeling. Luckily, it was different this time. I took my opoid pain medicaition for 3.5 days and since then I only took Tylenol. I do not think that I experienced the shoulder pain (gas pain) other talk about, so I cannot talk about that. An postop Day 4 I was ready to go off the pain medication except 1 tylenol for night time. I do not want to mitigate the issue, do not misunderstand me, the first 48 hours were difficult. However after Day 2-3 it significantly improves.

Ladyann, not exactly. It was not exactly baked potato. I cut up the peeled potato, boiled it, added 2-3 oz of milk and mashed it. I seasoned it with salt and that's it. The consistency was like a creme Soup or baby food. I had it together with applesauce. You can certainly even mix in unflavored Protein Powder. My total calory intake was still under 800Cal today. I had to make a choice tonight: do I want to eat the leftovers of the mashed potato+ Protein (1 cup altogether) or have 1 cup of freshly made milkshake with frozen fruits + vanilla protein powder. Before I could have had double dose of each combined for dinner and would have been still considered a low calorie dinner

Today I had mashed potato with apple sauce + walked 1 hour outside !! yay!

On postop day 1 I had 20g Protein, on Day2 70g, on Day3 57g, on Day4 90g. I found that if I drink milk based shakes, milk makes it more delicious and adds extra 8 g Protein. In the morning I stick with 1 cup FF milk+ 1 teaspoon instant Decaf coffee +1 scoop Pur Protein vanilla = 33 g protein. If I repeat this at night with fruit instead of coffee flavor, then I am at 66g protein total without counting the lunch. This seems to work for me.

Of course, I could drink 1 cup of milkshake only on Day 4. I remember on Day 2 it took me half an hour to sip 6 ounces of it, then I was totally full. It will get better!!

Hi Binx,

The Soup is awaiting in Pennsylvania

I can only feel my port, not the band. I hope I will never feel the band, actually.

The big news was yesterday that I was able to roll on my side at night (both directions).

Maybe you can just drink Water, i know it will make you do more stops during the trip....

I am sorry for the news Areli! Here they let us be on a full liquid diet after day 2. Only day one was clear liquid (broth, tee etc).

I am so happy for you!! You did the right thing and you made your surgery happen!! It was you who stood up and enforced an employee right that the company was willing to forget. This is a huge achievement!!!! Congratulations!

I liked one Soup so far, that was Latin style black been soup (has cilantro flavor and is mildly spicy. Butternut squash was not good for me, was slightly sweet. This is the point when I gave up and started to make my own Soups today:) I have not tried Tomato yet.