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My Dr. likes to make sure you are on the high scale of everything before surgery. All my blood test came back in the good range. He had me on extra Vitamin D some Multi Vitamins and I had to go in for some Iron infusion 5 seperate times and had a perscribtion for iron I had to take. Takes about an hour for the infusion. They put in a IV and let it drip in.
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Wow you guys get to have protien shakes after surgery? Im on Clear Liquids basicly just Water since my surgery. tomorrow I can have the protien shakes. My Dr. says no more coffee for live. Not sure I can totally stop, I have had a few cups of decafe black.
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I didn't have much of a problem with the hunger pains. I described the pain like I was hit by a lousville slugger a few times in the stomach. I couldn't stay to far away from the bathroom for a few days afterwards. Took pain meds. not sure if they help alot but they helped. I had a long pre-op. diet so I think that helped with the hunger. Tomorrow I will be able to have my protien shakes again. I still have port pain. I want to caugh to get my lungs clear but that hurts like crazy. But everday gets better.:thumbup:
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Congrats Lojo.
I just got banded on the 10th. I did great in the hospital got up every 2 hour walked for at least 50 minutes in the hospital hall ways. Got home on the 11th around noon. Stomach really started to tighten up. Best thing I can descripe it is like getting hit with a baseball bat a couple of times. I have to be real close to the bathroom bowel movement are something else. As far as the clear liquids im just drinking small sips out of a bottle there shouldnt be that much resticions on the band yet. When you say clear liquid thats all it is you don't drink the protien shakes till after you 5 days. Good luck.
Buccfan
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Hello all,
My first visit to the site. I will be banded Dec. 10th. Sounds like my Dr. is more strict on his pre-op diet. I get three protien shakes a day and all the Water I can handle. There is no food involved at all. I won't taste solid food till like week 5 or 6 post-op. even then is just sampling of food. He wants when I do eat that it is protien. No more sugar. I have been doing three scrambled eggs and 2 protien shakes a day for 4 weeks I have lost 30lbs. I still get cravings but very little hunger pains.
Thanks for listening
What is the fastest way to INCREASE my Iron?
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Yes, I was banded by Dr. srikanth at St. Francis.