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I’m a week out of surgery and still feel like I have been hit by a bus . Zero energy, walking from the kitchen to the bedroom leaves me wiped out. I’m lucky as I don’t have kids at home to look after. and I don’t work. I think it would be a struggle to go back to work for quite a while postop

Yes I am and that makes sense.

I can drink fine and keep wondering if this is a problem!

I am also finding it difficult to take small sips. I mean I'm thirsty so why can't I just drink at a rate that is comfortable to me. Clear liquids go down very easily.

My first lot are at 3 months

Great info and probably just what I need at this point

Probably more one of those annoying but cute wire haired terrier types that hangs onto your trouser leg and wont let go

Thanks Kathy, you too

Most of my mine is in the curve of my back on the right hand side and I am sure that is from laying on my back in a strange bed for 5 days. My incisions haven’t been bothering me at all, they are swollen and colourful but they don’t hurt! Other than that it’s just a bit of pain in the top left bicep , not my shoulder

Some shakes are supposed to be mixed with water , some with milk. I have never tried swapping that around

I have to confess to being a bit of a control freak. keeping busy and knowing that things are in order helps to keep me calm and take my mind of things. My surgery is in 3 days so this is what I have spent the morning doing. Cooking! I have made 3 different lots of veggie soup 1. Cauliflower with chickpea 2.Leek,potato,courgette and chickpea 3.Carrot,tomato and lentil. They are all blitzed and ready to go in the freezer. They should be perfect for puree stage and can also be thinned out more to use on liquids. All dependant of course on whether or not I can tolerate them post op. Homemade soup has to be better than those chalky tasting meal replacement ones. Then I went through my surgery info and put everything neatly together in a file. I also went through the file I did in 2009 before I got banded. Reread the patient info guide I was given at the time, it's a great work of fiction! Finally I started a new book for all my weights and measures. It's pretty scary that although I weigh 10kg less than when I got my band my measurements are very close to being the same. My stomach which has always been my problem area is only 2cm smaller now next thing on my list is to pack my bag ready for hospital

That is the best comeback from a Doc. Love it

I usually tick that I have been to a farm or hiking in some remote area like Africa or Vietnam. It means I have to go through the something to declare route and generally They wave me through quicker than the nothing to declare route

If you are looking for over processed items that hardly resemble food you will find your choice a lot more limited than you are used to. If you are happy with fabulous fresh produce , artisan breads, divine yogurt etc then you will be happy. And if you like coffee apparently ours is better than in Italy

Does anyone have severe bloating and if you do what is the cause? I have had my band for 9.5 years and lately I have noticed that my stomach blows up like a balloon. Yesterday I looked and felt about 10 months pregnant and it was very uncomfortable. I know there are some common causes:- Soda, lactose or gluten intolerance. I know it wasn't soda or gluten as I hadn't had any of those. I did have a shake for breakfast so possibly that could be the issue but I am wondering what the other possibilities are? Has anyone had similar symptoms and then gone on to find out it was caused by a slip or erosion or anything else band related? My band is coming out on Thursday so hopefully I will get some answers then but in the meantime I'm curious

You can order all sorts of special airline meals, there should be something that will suit you. Other than that pack healthy snacks ( not liquid) but make sure you consume them all before you get off the plane in Australia. We have very strict biosecurity rules and if you try to smuggle food in the sniffer dogs will get you. If you really want protein shakes bring the kind that get mixed with water. You will be able to get that on the plane. I also suggest leaving the shake in its individual packet so it looks like what it is rather than some kind of illegal drug

I hope so although I think they will keep you in for a while

Have fat and thin pics next to the biscuit barrel?

You will soon fall into a pattern where you know what does and doesn't suit you.

Definitely not, I can't think of anything worse

Let us know what she says. I feel like this entire article could have probably been reduced to a simple doc about 1/10th its size

Long, interesting and confusing all at the same time

Not going to Tijuana but I’m also having my op on Thursday. For some weird reason I’m not really nervous, don’t know why as I usually get very stressed before any kind of GA. Hope both our trips go really smoothly

I have no words that can comfort you. What an awful nightmare.

Interesting