JASON R

i got some fat free milk today to mix it in also. and yes im taking witamins. two of them a day. just like i was told to do. they have 90% of my iron i need daily. my wife had a bad dream last night. she dreamed i left are little girl by herself and went out to a party. i told her to stop thinking like that she knows i love her and the kids, and would never do anythink like that.

come on everyone. if your doctor told you you could drink it you might need to find another doctor. dont mess up what you have waited so long for. soda is very bad for you. no no no no no no just say no and the acid in it is not good for us. no matter if its flat or not dont drink it.

thats great news. i was just banded 4 days ago. and i cant wait to see the scale start to drop. keep up the great work.

di, i got some whey and some cans of the protein they sale. but i was thinking i couldnt have it until 4 day out. i could use some cause i do fell weak some. im getting good rest. and trying to take in as much fliuds as i can. i was thinking it would be easy to get 64 oz down but its not. im doing 48-58 a day. i know i got to do better on that. ford, i m sorry to hear you are sick. maybe you be better soon. just try to drink fluids. nmydash, im will keep it coming. i dont have anything else to do since im off work for 6 weeks. alabamagirl, thanks. im trying my best.

congrats to everyone for ths weeks weight lost.

i would make sure you had plenty for them to eat. make sure you have you some supplies as well. like Water, sugar free Jello, no sugar added juice, Vitamins. and it all depends on what kind of diet your doctor puts you on. some like me have to have Clear liquids for 3 days post op and then full liquids until 14 days post op before i can go on mushie foods. whos is doing your sirgery and where?

thanks! im on day 3 now and can go to full liquids in the morning. i have been doing what they told me. but i will say yesterday was hard. i had to much sugar free Jello and it really does hurt. i think i ate about 4oz of it. im looking forward to the full liquids to have something then Water,juice,jello, and etc.. im like you i dont want to over do it. i like my new stomach and i want to keep it tha way. i havent weighted since i been home. i think im going to wait until the next support meeting. one thing is im a big guy and i dont have a scale that goes up that high.

welcome to our banded group. i hope everything went well for you. :biggrin:

yes my port site is sore. i feel the same as you there. i can start my Protein shakes saturday. the program im on i cant eat solid protein until 14 days post op. and that first shower was great. i really didnt get to wash the spots where my staples are but i did get to pat them with some warm soapy Water. and i got clean hair. :tt2:

thanks nena! vernoica is over the bariatric surgery. she is a rn @ st.vincents east. amanda, it sounds like your sound is just like mine. once again when my son got home from school today he had to check my stomach out. lol

hello everyone! im home and doing good. i been home since about 6pm. it went well. dr.miles told my wife that it was hard to get in there because of all the fat tissue in the way. but he said that wsa normal on big guys. im having some pain in the shoulders and in my stomach area. the pain medication helps some. and im taking some gas-x too. i have tried to drink every hour and got to eat one popsicile. but i think i over did it because i started hurting under my boob area a liitle so i stopped until it stopped hurting. veronica came by and seen me before in the surgery twice, that was very nice. and i cant say enough about the people there that help me and took care of me. some of the most freindly people i have ever met. so if you are still waiting to get it done, dont worry because they are great people there. well im going to go and rest a little now. i check back in the morning. thanks everyone jason r :w00t:

i got band on 8-26-08 and i got the realize band. i was wanting it because of the port was smaller and made out of titauim (sp). i know both bands work great. i did alot of research on both bands before i got mine. i was told being a big guy that i might not get it. it depends on what he sees in side when he done the surgery. the realize band is smaller in size then the lap band. i think you will be in good shape with either one. just make sure you eat right and work out. jason r

make sure you all work out at least 3 times a week for 30 mins. it is very important to do that. if your not working out your not going to lose the weight. and still watch what you eat. just because you can eat it dosent mean to eat it. keep up the good work and you will hit your sweet spot. jason r

this is how im suppose to do by the books and doctors orders. 1-3 days post op clear liquids 4-14 days post op full liquids 15-28 days post op soft/ mushie food 29- and on back to solids i guess every doctor is alittle diifernet but i dont see eatting pudding and stuff until you heal. thats why they have you on liquid diets is to heal, not to lose weight. i would go by what the doctor tells you to do. but call them if you have any questions. and call your nutritest (sp) and ask them about it to.

hows everyone this morning. im feeling alittle better today. i was eating some jello last night and my little girl decided she wanted it. but thats what im about to eat for dinner. blackcherry is good right now. im sure i will get tried of it before long. i cant wait until saturday when i can go on full liquids. then at least i can have something else. my moms going to cook some potatos with white cream sauce. so i can have the cream sauce out of it. and my wife and kids will eat the potato's. well i guess im gone for now. i check back in later.

i just got banded on tuesday 8-26-08 and i got the realize band. dr.miles told me the differnet between them was the realize band is alittle wider then the lap band. and the port is titauim(sp) so they can take an x-ray of it to see it if needed. and the online stuff for it. and like tomatogirl said the "tire" is alittle softer and round when filled. and another thing with it, if your doctor is using them means johnson and johnson aprroved the doctor to use it. so they are trained to install it. they have to take class to use it. johnson and johnson is a great company in the surgery department. jason r

glad to hear your doing good momcof3. i cant wait to get something other then tea,water,broth, and crystal light to drink/eat. saturday here i come. mom try to drink the broth out of some chicken noodle soup. its alot better then the plain broth. and dont forget your vitamin's. keep us updated. i will do the same.

Veronica is one of the nicest ladies you will ever meet. she came by and seen me twice before the surgery. and how did you like the pics of here before the surgery. its great to see some lose so much weight like that. it gives me and everyone else hope to let us know we can do it to. on a side note. i think i over done it today with the wal mart trip. once i got home i was hurtting. i took about a 3 hour nap. my wife is so great to me. i hope everyone of you have a great support group like me. she has had it ruff with the kids and me. i have tried to get all the fluids in me as i could. i found out that some crystal light doesnt agree with me. and i got to eat some jello tonight for supper. it was so good. its like cheating but not really. because its soild but liquid lol. i also been talking photos the last two days. i just got to take a shower and get my bandades off. it wasnt bad at all to take off. done just what veronica said to do. i started my food journal today also. im sorry i could go on on talking. jason r

congratz! im glad it went well for you. hows today been. i over did it alittle with a walmart trip with the wife. im surprise they let you walk to the or and not put you on a bed in the holding area. i guess all places are a little differnet. keep us inform how it goes. you can im me anytime if you want and we can swap info on day to day stuff, since we got banded the same day. jason r

dont be scared. im 1 day post op. yes i was nervous and a little scared, but it was nothing. even the pain afterwards wasnt that bad. i over doone it today and learned how much i can do for now. and make sure you take your meds and breathing excersie (sp). i will say a pray for you. chack back in when you can. jason r

your right she is the boss right now.lol my son jacob is 5 years old. and a jewl. i love him to death. when he came home from school the first thing he done was to ask if my belly was ok. and asked if i took my sick meds. :cursing: lol thats what he calls them.

im doing pretty good i think. but you know what they didnt even give me the breathing machine. i forgot all about it until you just said something. i need to call them and ask about it. my sister might have one at work. i go by there and see.

well i got up about 6:30 this morning. dont fell to bad. i went ahead and took some med. veroncia said to take it and dont try and be a tought i guy.lol i walked the house 4 times also. going to go with my wife to take my son to walmart and then come back and eat Breakfast well i mean drink it.haha i hate another popsicile before i went to sleep. i only got up 2 times to pee. i slept ok. my son keeps checking on me making sure im ok. got to love him. the wife wouldnt sleep in the bed, she wanted to sleep on the couch to make sure i was ok. well i check back in later.

i will fill it out when i get it ford. well i got up about 6:30 this morning. dont fell to bad. i went ahead and took some med. veroncia said to take it and dont try and be a tought i guy.lol i walked the house 4 times also. going to go with my wife to take my son to walmart and then come back and eat breakfast well i mean drink it.haha i hate another popsicile before i went to sleep. i only got up 2 times to pee. i slept ok. my son keeps checking on me making sure im ok. got to love him. the wife wouldnt sleep in the bed, she wanted to sleep on the couch to make sure i was ok. well i check back in later.

good luck everyone!