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I am 8 months out and want to compare with others.... 1. How often do you slime/pb? I have about every other day even right after surgery when I had an empty band.. Has anyone else experienced this? I will get sick on just one bite of soft foods sometimes. But other days I can eat anything and I don't get sick at all. My best friend had surgery same time as me and never gets sick. 2. How much did you lose at 8 months out? I have only lost 35. I lost 24 preop but gained them back after surgery and started over and have lost 35. Has anyone else only lost about 1 pound a week and if you are further out than 8 months have you lost close to your goal? I am just frustrated with being sick and hardly being able to eat anything and still not losing a lot of weight.. Any input would be appreciated.

:cry How in the Heck did you people do this??? And I wonder even more how in the Heck I am going to do this.... If I could eat this crap for 5 weeks I wouldn't need a band, would I??? Oh now I am scared... someone tell me how you did this?? Especially if your a very picky eater. PREOP FULL liquid DIET It is recommended to follow a low-sugar liquid diet beginning 14 days before surgery. We ask some higher BMI patients to follow this diet even longer. The purpose of this liquid diet is to deplete your glycogen stores, which in turn makes your surgery go much easier. Basically, it causes your liver to shrink, which can often be hard to move out of the way during surgery. It will also help to start aerobic exercise (30 minutes 3x/week) beginning at least 4 weeks before surgery. Here are some examples of liquids you can have during this time period: Consume these liquids in moderation; they contain moderate amounts of sugar. 1. Juice-limit to 2 cups or less each day. Try to choose juices low in sugar such as apple, orange, grapefruit, V8 juice, or tomato juice. 2. Regular Gelatin, popsicles, or no sugar added fudgsicles—3 or less servings each day. 3. 1 cup milk (skim, 1%, Lactaid) or 8oz. Light Yogurt (Dannon Light n’ Fit, Yoplait Light, Colombo Light, or Atkins Brand) or ½ cup cottage cheese – 3 or less each day. 4. Atkins shakes, Low-Carb Slim Fast, Glucerna, or Carb Solutions Shakes. 1-2 a day (These can be found at Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, and Target). DO NOT BUY regular Slim Fast, Ensure, or Boost. 5. Cream soups--- 1-2 8 oz. (1 cup) servings a day. No tomato soup!!!! These liquids can be taken in any amount since they do not contain sugar. 1. sugar-free beverages such as Crystal Light, Wyler’s Light, Sugar-free Kool Aid, Sugar-free Tang, Diet Snapple, Minute Maid Lite, Fruit 2 O, Propel, coffee or tea with sugar substitute, or Water. 2. broth Soups/Bullion (all varieties) All Soups must be strained!!! 3. Sugar-free popsicles and sugar-free gelatin ATTENTION DIABETICS!!!! For diabetics we recommend 15 grams of carbohydrates every 1-2 hours. Be sure to monitor your blood sugars and contact your medical doctor if necessary. If your blood sugar is greater than 150, spread out these sweetened liquids over a three hour period. Please consult you primary care physician before beginning this diet. You may have to adjust your diabetic medications! Liquids with 15 grams of carbohydrates:  ½ cup orange, apple, or grapefruit juice  1 popsicle  1 cup milk (skim or 1%)  6 ounces light yogurt (refer to list of appropriate brands above)  ½ cup cottage cheese  1/3 cup regular Jello  ½ cup regular Kool Aid  1 tbsp. Honey or sugar (can be used to sweeten a beverag SAMPLE MENU FOR FULL LIQUID DIET Breakfast: • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) no-sugar-added Carnation Instant Breakfast • 4 oz. (1/2 cup) of skim milk, ½% milk, Lactaid, or original flavored Soy milk • Mix in a shaker or blend very lightly Snack: • 4 oz. (1/2 cup) of low-fat yogurt • 1 scoop Protein powder (optional) • Stir in yogurt for 1 minute • 1 sugar-free popsicle Lunch: • 8 oz. (1 cup) Strained cream Soup • 4 oz. (1/2 cup) low fat or fat free cottage cheese • Make sure to chew well before swallowing Snack: • 1 can (16 oz) Atkins shake • 1 sugar-free popsicle Dinner: • 8 oz (1 cup) Cream soup with skim milk or ½% milk • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) low-fat, fat free cottage cheese (chewing well) • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) low sodium V-8 juice Snack: • 1 carton low-fat yogurt/low carb • 1 scoop Protein Powder (optional) Late Snack: • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) skim, ½% milk, Lactaid, or original flavor Soy milk

:help: :girl_hug: My doctor did a scope the other day due to my heartburn and found I had a small hiatal hernia. I was still out when the dr. spoke to my family so I haven't had the chance to speak with him. He said that he could fix it when he did the band.. Has anyone else had a Hiatal Hernia fixed when they did the lapband? Did you have a longer stay in the hospital? Did you have more pain than what others describe with a standard surgery? Have you had any post surgery problems? Any other info would be helpful. Thanks