SoccerMomma73

Everyone is different....I'm 2 1/2 months post op, i have shakes that you mix with water and some that you mix with milk....they stuff I liked pre-op I loathed post op so don't stock up too much!!!!! Also pretty much hated anything protein smelling post op...the shakes are rough. When I drink em I use Syntrax nectars....thinner, not as sweet and gunky but they have to be ICE cold.....

Funny thing, my fingernails are harder than they've ever been....gotta be the vitamins....crazy craZy

Even your fingers are skinny monk!!!!

Pardon me but HOLY SHIT!!!! You freaking rock skinny lady!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Yup yup, it's where your stomach is, slightly left of midline tucked under the edge of your lower ribs. HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

<3 my nuvaring HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Shin splints....really???? I try to be a good girl and end up in agony. Awesomeness!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Hiked 5 miles with cub scouts then came home and mowed the yard. Whooped, I am whooped!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Okay, all that said, I was required to go to a support group meeting pre-op to my band. I left swearing I'd never go back because of the arrogance of the RNY group....they all but told the lap-band people we were stupid. (No sleeves in the area at that time). Even though I now have an RNY I still won't go back because of that negativity. I've told my docs nurse if they have anyone struggling with a band or on the fence I'd be happy to speak with them but no support groups for me! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Yup, what nel said. I use chicken (thighs are cheaper but have more fat than breasts), onion, celery, carrot, couple cloves of garlic, salt, a bay leaf, and whole pepper corns....add enough Water to cover, bring to a boil, lower heat down to a simmer then cook til veggies are mush. I save the chicken for other stuff and strain off the broth in a mesh strainer. Can be frozen for months. If you let it get cold in the fridge the fat solidifies on the top and you can skim it off with a spoon. I do the same thing when I make broth based Soups, just tastes so much better than the other!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Being a former band patient,I used to hang at lap-band talk.....after my band slipped, emergency surgery, etc i made the mistake of telling my story and that I was getting an RNY....I never trashed the band, just said it wasn't a good fit for me...and I got bashed!!! Got private messages yelling at me for trying to scare everyone away from the band , one said they hoped I experienced every RNY complication that existed and I should get another band....so freaking judge mental :/ (FYI another band was never an option, my band was a pain in the ass from the beginning but my surgeon would not rebrand me given the slip and damage from my band, I couldn't have gotten another even if I'd wanted it) I also am amazed at how often I hear the sleeve is less invasive than the RNY....really???? Hacking off parts and throwing them in the trash....that's less invasive? HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

I lived off retried Beans thinned out with chicken broth and yogurt (cannon light and fit Greek....just avoid the crimps of fruit) Also I make homemade broth, canned is nasty!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

I found the isopure to be purely nasty....some love it, I couldn't even hide it in juice or crystal light I found the taste so repulsive HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Very good definition of dumping from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.... http://asmbs.org/2012/01/bariatric-surgery-postoperative-concerns/ I think we aren't all actually taught what dumping truly is....sometimes we eat or drink too fast or don't take small enough bites or chew well enough and have pain or discomfort, while miserable, that isn't typical of true dumping syndrome. HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Even if you're one of us unlucky few that has to do the revision in stages it is still totally worth it!!! Good luck!!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Guac works dandy with just a spoon!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Heating pad!!!!! Really really helps!!!! HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

Funny fact....I was allowed pickles te first week of my 2 week liquid diet...guess my doc isn't crazy (I ate pickle til I was sick of em!!!!) HW 312, pre-op (lap-band) 294, pre-op (RNY) 255, surgery date 2/11/13, goal weight 154, current weight 220.2

I do NOT want to stimulate my saggy fat....it might reproduce if it gets stimulated!!!!