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Try Max Protein by SEI Pharmaceuticals. It is also called Ultimate Protein. You can order it online or go to a non-corporate owned GNC and they have it. I tried about 9 different protein powders and this one is my favorite. It is SO good. ( 22 grams of protein and 110 cal per scoop) Google world according to eggface. Its a blog, her name is Shelly and she had WLS she posts the most amazing recipes. It is the protein she uses for everything. Her protein ice cream is so good. She also has a TON of recipes for Protein shakes. Good Luck! Heather

Good Luck tomorrow with your surgery! You are in great hands!

Hi Lauren, I was told that I have 2.5 in mine from surgery and have not needed a fill yet. I was banded by Dr. G Feb. 3rd. I have plenty of restriction and loss has been good so I have not been in for a fill yet. You may still be swollen from surgery. Call the office they may be able to tell you how much is in your's. Heather

Lauren, Congrats and glad to hear that you are doing well. It is hard the first few weeks, but you are almost done. Best of luck! Heather

I had a lot of pain at port site too and the only thing that helped me was the ice-pack. I used it pretty much non-stop for the first 4-5 days. Good Luck!

Andrea, Are you still taking painkillers? I know for me the nausea was so bad that I could not take the painkillers anymore. Once I switched to Tynlenol I was fine. Good luck and hang in there. Heather

Hi Lauren, Congrats on getting your surgery date. You will do fine. I was banded by Dr. Geiss as well on 2/3/09. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Heather

Figured I would introduce myself I was banded by Dr. Geiss on 2/3 and am finally feeling back to normal. I woke up today and for the first time I shot out of bed and did not have a pain in port site. Every day it gets better. I am down 24 pounds. I need to work on exercising at this point. Anyone interested in an exercise buddy?

I too was banded on the 3rd. I am having a MAJOR queasiness problem. I am living on ice chips. I had 2 4oz protein shakes today. I switched to tylenol in hopes that my stomach would settle without taking the narcotic painkiller, but I think one of them is stuck. I have been slowly working on getting it down. Surgeon said I could take pills, but now I break them up first. I was not expecting to be this sore though i'll be honest. Very happy i did it but Wow, am i ready to start feeling better.

Hello All, I had my surgery yesterday at about 9:30. I was released today and am feeling good. My main complaint is the pain in port site. I don' even feel the other incisions. I had my last pain shot at 10 pm and have managed with just tylenol since then. I am very tired, but do not sleep well in my back. I was on protein shakes for a week before surgery and lost a litle over 12 pounds. Yeah

Hello. I am scheduled to be banded on 2/3 and my husband says to me today that he wants to talk to me about the surgery. He wants me to cancel. He wants me to give dieting another try first. He has been doing research and is nervous about the hair loss, gallbladder, PB, etc. So that you can understand where his concerns stem from I have had 2 surgeries before and did not do very well. I have a hard time with being put out and infection and wound healing. (not weight loss surgeries) I am scheduled for 2/3 and REALLY want to go thru with it, but am torn, do I make a deal with him and delay 3 months or go against his request and go forward. How do I convince him I will be ok. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I would just like to say Thank you to everyone who replied to my plea for help. I greatly appreciate it. I am going forward with my surgery. I offered the 3 month wait in hopes that I could convince him in time, but I think him seeing how committed I am to this has made all the difference. We had a VERY long talk and I showed him alot of what you all had to say. I reminded him of the visit to the surgeon and the support group meetings that he attended with me and how alot of his concerns were addressed at those meetings. It is not a matter of jealously for him, he is just genuinely fearful that something will go wrong again. I actually said to him what tdteach99 said a "couple of hours of worry or a couple of decades without me because of what would happen to me later in life if I stay this way" and for him it clicked. A light bulb went off. SO he is still WORRIED, but he is on board. SO again Thank You All SO Much. Two weeks from Today!

Hello. This is my first post, but I have been lurking for a couple of months. I received my surgery date (FINALLY), February 3rd. :thumbup: I am on one hand VERY excited and find myself thinking "oh, this will be my last fat Christmas" but then again also so nervous I keep asking myself am I crazy to do this.