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My surgeon just told me if i wanna go, take Milk of Magnesia. For maintenance, he said use Miralax. The difference is the Milk of Mag will *make* u go, whereas the Miralax's design is to pull extra water to ur intestines/stool so its easier to pass, but wont necessarily *make* u go.

Yes, just did (9/13) and am bummed i waited so long to do it! The band was causing me issues, obviously since i decided to convert, but little did I or my surgeon know exactly all the damage it was doing to my body...until they were in there doing the conversion. Its unbelievable how these bands have just wrecked havoc in so many people. No question, i would do it again in a heartbeat! Make sure u trust ur surgeon 1000% tho because, like for mine, they may end up performing several fixes within ur body during the band-to-xyz convert. Dont be nervous. Just get that darn band out of u!

I had a hiatal repair at the same time as my RNY and for me, yes, i feel it was more painful after and I am just now (2 weeks post) feeling no pain in my hernia site when taking a deep breath. So, based on the other replies above compared to me, for example, the recovery CAN be delayed for some of us, unfortunately. We're all heal differently and have different pain threshold tolerances. If your concerned or if ur pain is really high still and youre a few weeks post, certainly check in with ur doc for piece of mind. Good luck!

Congrats on the 20lbs loss so far. My surg was 9/13 and down only 11lbs so far. Since last Tues, Ive been able to have cooked meats and veggies, up to 4oz, pureeing unnecessary. I was just curious about what ur diet has been since surgery? Exercise routine? Again, congrats on the lbs lost so far. Keep it going! [emoji4]

Sorry for the wacky postings. This is my first time!

Congrats on losing so quickly! What was your food and exercise regimen?

Congrats on losing so quickly! What was your food and exercise regimen?