sheila havens

I just had the revision three weeks ago and am doing very well. I have lost 20 pounds and am starting the puree food stage. I have no cravings, very little interest in food. I am getting all my Protein, Water, and trying to walk enough. I had horrible diabetes and it went away the next day in the hospital. I went home with no diabetes meds!!

I am 3 weeks post lap band revised to gastric. I have lost 20 pounds and have had no problems. No gum , No straw. The gum draws air into your system as does the straw. The straw also makes a person drink too fast. You will want to have plenty of liquid foods ie: Jello, chicken broth, 1% milk, unjury.com has mixes to put in Water. (I'm drinking an apple one in 20 oz of water right now which is giving me 21 g of Protein. My doctor told me to remember 60/60/60. 60 gr protein, 60 oz water, and 60 mi of walking per day. The walking can be done in 10 minute increments. You are not going to feel like eating a thing and they really don't expect you too. Just try very hard to get water in so you don't dehydrate. Believe me..time will go by fast. It's really not that bad:) Good luck to ya

Hi. I just had a lap band removed and gastric done on the 21st. Tomorrow will be week and wow am i still sore. Since I "kinda" had two surgeries my doctor expected me to take a little longer to heal. I'm trying real hard to get the Protein in since they say it promotes healing and of course I need it. The lapband stopped working and we had to remove all the saline resulting in weight gain. So I started Gastric at the same lapband weight from 2010, ugh. My diabetes went away the day after surgery. That was amazing. Been researching full liquid recipes so i will post if i find something something really good. Glad to be here.