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My pain has gone down quite a bit. Getting in and out of bed much better. Had to go to work today, worked from my desk all day, took it slow and easy. Sill not happy about the liquid diet. My first good meal will be great. Still not sure if I can hold up for two weeks. I really don't feel any different than before. Can't wait to go back to near normal eating. Hopefully many of the same food but a lot less.

What a day I am starving. The Slim fast just do not fill me. I have things dancing in my head that I have not eaten in a while. Every trip to the kitchen hurts because there's food in there. Can I do this for 2 week without cheating? What will happen if I eat something? Do I reall want to take a chance.

What a day I am starving. The Slim fast just do not fill me. I have things dancing in my head that I have not eaten in a while. Every trip to the kitchen hurts because there's food in there. Can I do this for 2 week without cheating? What will happen if I eat something? Do I reall want to take a chance.

I was banded a week ago and l have the same concerns you have. Your Dr. should have given you something to follow, please stay with that. Here's some info sent to me when I asked the same question on another site. look at these sites, for referance only. Lap Band Diet | UCSD Medical Center | Lap Band Dietary Guidelines Lap-BAND® System - Stages of the Eating Pattern Post-Op Feel free to contact me.

No I don't know what size my band is, I have read other's talk about sizes. I am going to have to ask when I see the Dr. Does size really matter? Thought I throw that in. LOL. What's with people wanting to know the size of their band? Is there something we can learn from it. mymy; you ask if I am getting protein. 10g's from the slimfast is that not enough? Should I be doing something else? please advise.

:iagree:I agree with this, but don't see why it will effect drug use.

I have crushed and opened my capsules. Have to check on the capsules, booklet says they do not need to be crushed and can take small pills with water. How small is small, what can I compare them to? Now for the Slim Fast, Dr does not say what kind, just not thick or power. The Dietitian is pushing BariCare a power or Slim Fast Low Carb. I bought Slim Fast Optima Because that's all I could find in three major stores near me. Amazon has it for $40, 4 boxes @ $10 a box 6 cans to a box, about 28 cans. That's twice as much as the optima at $5.?? from Walmart or $23.?? from Sams a case. CVS employee says they don't carry it because it does not sale well. I am going to have to learn to sip instead of gulping or drinking to fast. I read some say they did not get hungry for two weeks after. I am not sure what I am feeling. I feel hunger and can hear my stomach growl at me. I try to sip on the slim fast waiting to feel the full feeling I heard about. That feeling never came. I was hoping I would get full on a small amount, that did not happen. I ended up drinking the whole can, and still feel hungry. I think I read some were I can take in all the liquids I want. My mine is messing with me, it wants something solid and filling. I feel Ok other wise, mouth is dry, but I drink a lot of water any way. I will sip on that all day. going to have to learn how to eat and not drink at the same time. I was told 1 1/2 hours after a meal, that's going to be hard. Taking gas x strips but now starting to have gas issues. Well as long as it pass and not give me stomach pain, I'll be OK. Don't know about the people around me.

As expected I had a tuff time getting out of bed. Now that I have been up a while I'm not hurting as bad. I am reading my instructions for Week one. Boy do I have a lot of different instructions. The Weight Management Center, The Dietitian's, the Nurse, and the Dr all gave me instructions. I will read them all but will follow the Dr's Booklet to the letter if possible. That means liquids for the next two weeks. Slim Fast Shakes, ready mix no powers. Sip every 20 seconds. 1 - 3 cans per day for protein. Water, juices, milk, coffee/tea, broths. Do not stay in bed, get up and walk. I get up from the table every 30 - 40 mins or less to walk. It's warm and sunny here, so I walk outside to the drive way and back. I do feel a litte better. Take meds, Crushed or opened, to a power. Take a mulit-vitamin, chewable or Liquid daily for life.

As expected I had a tuff time getting out of bed. Now that I have been up a while I'm not hurting as bad. I am reading my instructions for Week one. Boy do I have a lot of different instructions. The Weight Management Center, The Dietitian's, the Nurse, and the Dr all gave me instructions. I will read them all but will follow the Dr's Booklet to the letter if possible. That means liquids for the next two weeks. Slim Fast Shakes, ready mix no powers. Sip every 20 seconds. 1 - 3 cans per day for protein. Water, juices, milk, coffee/tea, broths. Do not stay in bed, get up and walk. I get up from the table every 30 - 40 mins or less to walk. It's warm and sunny here, so I walk outside to the drive way and back. I do feel a litte better. Take meds, Crushed or opened, to a power. Take a mulit-vitamin, chewable or Liquid daily for life.

I had a tuff night, couldn't sleep at first stayed up til 1 am. Kept eating the halls for my Throat. My bed sits 6 inchs or so off the floor so It was tuff laying down and getting up. I could not sleep as normal so I stayed on my back. A couple of times I woke up to take Tylenol for the pain. Once I stopped moving the pain was not as bad. Finally slept about 3 hours.

I had a tuff night, couldn't sleep at first stayed up til 1 am. Kept eating the halls for my Throat. My bed sits 6 inchs or so off the floor so It was tuff laying down and getting up. I could not sleep as normal so I stayed on my back. A couple of times I woke up to take Tylenol for the pain. Once I stopped moving the pain was not as bad. Finally slept about 3 hours.

Hi Dan Thanks for reading. I will try to post how my days go, I was hoping day 3 would be better and down hill from there. Hope something I say will help you get ready for you big day.

Thanks to all of you for the support. I am having a little trouble finding my way around. Came back here by accident. How do I add the weight scale to my post, I have made one just can't add it. I put todays activies on as a blog. Please visit to find out how my day went. Thanks and could use advise on how to get around the site.

:scared2:Hello all I am happy to have found you. I can use all the help I can get these next few weeks. My family is not happy about this so they won't give me much support. which will make it harder for me. Today is my liquid diet day, as hard as it is they leave food around me and eat as they always did. Not being able to eat today is hard and it will be two weeks before I can move to the next level. I am sure it gets harder after being banded. I am glad to be here and hope you will help me through. Thanks

The two hardest parts about the surgery for me was the waiting and the minor pain after. If I stay very still I do OK. Dr has me on liquid Tylenol. Finally I was taken to the OR, hooked to iV had to recite my name and birthday several times to several people. I remember being brought into the OR and that's it. The next thing to happen was someone waking me up and the stomach pain hitting me. You would think I had been shot 5 times across my stomach. Later I am made to get up and walk at least 20 steps twice, take deep breaths 4 times into a machine which I take home, and filling a bottle before that tell me I can go home. I had planned for an over nite stay. I haven't eaten or drank anything since yesterday. Could not have Water for two hours after. I'm home now and other than the pain I don't feel any different. That's not good because I find myself wanting to do things the way I always have. I have been drinking water, diet green tea, and chicken broth. The pain has gone down quite a bit so now I am forgetting the new way I am supposed to be eating. Started trying to eat some sugar free Jello, scared myself when I realised I took too big of a bite. Now I am worried if it will pass or not. Stopped eating it, waiting to see if I will have a reaction from it. I know there's no restriction yet, but does that mean I can eat as normal or am I hurting myself?. My throat is sore, using some halls to help with it, I would like to know what it feels like to over do it. That way I'll know what my limits are. I guess that will come in time. Well I will see what tomorrow brings. Don't see the Dr for a week from now. Have to check the incisions for bleeding, if it does call the Dr

:unsure:The two hardest parts about the surgery for me was the waiting and the minor pain after. If I stay very still I do OK. Dr has me on liquid Tylenol. Finally I was taken to the OR, hooked to iV had to recite my name and birthday several times to several people. I remember being brought into the OR and that's it. The next thing to happen was someone waking me up and the stomach pain hitting me. You would think I had been shot 5 times across my stomach. Later I am made to get up and walk at least 20 steps twice, take deep breaths 4 times into a machine which I take home, and filling a bottle before that tell me I can go home. I had planned for an over nite stay. I haven't eaten or drank anything since yesterday. Could not have water for two hours after. I'm home now and other than the pain I don't feel any different. That's not good because I find myself wanting to do things the way I always have. I have been drinking water, diet green tea, and chicken broth. The pain has gone down quite a bit so now I am forgetting the new way I am supposed to be eating. Started trying to eat some sugar free jello, scared myself when I realised I took too big of a bite. Now I am worried if it will pass or not. Stopped eating it, waiting to see if I will have a reaction from it. I know there's no restriction yet, but does that mean I can eat as normal or am I hurting myself?. My throat is sore, using some halls to help with it, I would like to know what it feels like to over do it. That way I'll know what my limits are. I guess that will come in time. Well I will see what tomorrow brings. Don't see the Dr for a week from now. Have to check the incisions for bleeding, if it does call the Dr

Good luck. I go in tomorrow at 0700. I am also hungry and I am on a liquid diet for just one day. I'm ready to get it over and scared too. Worried about the future. Hope I don't mess this up. 2 weeks on liquids are going to be hard on me. Let me know how you come out I will do the same. For the rest of you please give us any advise you can to make things easier for us. thanks.

Good luck, I am going in Tomorrow for my band and I am as nervous as you are about the out come and the future. My partner is not with me on this either. I also feel that I have to do this before it gets out of hand. let me know how you come out, I will do the same. God Bless.