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I was banded on the 13th...and I am feeling pretty damn good!!! My incision is itching and my belly button is itching like crazy! I am eating mostly mushy stuff! I tried Chicken salad last night and it tasted amazing. Last night was the third night I slept all the way through the night. I have felt overly full...but no stuck episodes. I have lost 9 lbs since surgery day but expect to gain a little back the more I am able to eat. I happy though! I hope this continues to work! I am hopeful but scared! Yay

I am sorry! That sucks!

2 weeks of soups for me! My surgery is on the 13th. So not to much longer now!

I am allowed all soups. Lowfat cream based as well! I am to drink Clear liquids the day before surgery and a day after I think! The liquid diet I believe is to shrink you liver for surgery. But all docs are different that is for sure! I can have lowfat yogurt and Jello pudding as well (sugar free). How long are you on clear liquids?

Mine is isopure powder not the liquids. I probably won't like those either! I use the unflavored in soups and it really is fabulous if you blend it. I use a few others and so far none of them are that bad if you mask the taste a bit!

As far as I know it is okay for post and pre op. I use a small hand blender if there are chunks in it. I won't use it for 2 days after surgery only because it isn't clear! It really is good. But don't forget to add flavors to your taste. I made this last night and added hot sauce to it! The black Bean and Cumin soup is amazing too! I am not sure I would like this much it was the middle of the summer but right now Soups are fabulous in these cold nights!

I got my isopure on Amazon... prices were the same everywhere and no shipping! I think I am going to order some crystal light type isopure later today for the day before surg and the day after. I think that is a good grouping of stuff to take to the hospital. I don't have to stay so I haven't thought of it. But honestly I spent 3 nights in the hospital a few months ago and everything my husband brought to me I didn't even touch except for the chapstick. Slippers are a great idea for sure. Maybe the ones that are like socks with grips on the bottom so you don't have to take them on and off. Matter of fact I think I will get some of those today too! Good luck! JD: you will eat those things again. Just not like you do now and maybe modified. Like no bun or only the bottom bun. You will see. But I think that therapy is a good idea for you. Loads of people on here feel the same way but I assume that food is like therapy to you and perhaps finding another outlet is exactly what you need. We all have struggles...if we didn't then most of us wouldb't be getting banded. But try and look for the positive things instead of missing the food part. Good luck my dear. It is a tough road to follow but you'll make it!

Which one? The enchilada soup is just until it is heated through.

This diet has been great for me! The first day was the worst by far! But I am doing pretty well on the hungry front! But I also really like to cook so making different Soups and blending the hell out of them has been a little fun! I am also getting Protein from powders! I am using Click, Isopure, and a random chocolate and vanilla one from Kmart. The key with all of the shakes in my honest opinion is to blend them with ice! It is like a milkshake. I use the vanilla with fruit for a smoothie. I was not however a fan of the unflavored Isopure AT FIRST. It wouldn't break down... But today I made some Soup and then added a scoop of the powder and used a hand blender and buzzed it. It was fabulous. No extra flavor not grit...nothing! Impressed!

The chicken Enchilada Soup~ 1 can of cream of chicken (reduced fat) 1 can of cheddar cheese soup 1/2 can of enchilada sauce 1 can of milk And that is it. I used a full can of enchilada sauce and skim milk. I also added more hot sauce and a little reduced fat sour cream. It really was pretty darn good! Black Bean and Cumin Soup~ http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Black-Bean-Soup-with-Cumin-and-Jalapeno-109772 this soup was amazing! Finished it off today and I will make it again!