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Muscle Milk (light) is my favorite. I also like EAS (carb control) & Unjury..... Unjury you can't buy in stores you can only get it on-line & that's a bit expensive.... I get the Muscle Milk (light) & EAS (carb control) from Sam's club in bulk. Good luck on your journey.........

Hi Lap-Band Buddy.... I tried to copy the quote that I left below on Fluffy's response, but I couldn't. Don't be afraid to ask questions, because we all have done the same thing.... Everyone at my Surgeon's office know me, because I call & ask lots of questions & some of them "Over & Over & Over" again...... Best of luck to you....

Not everyone has gas pain, shoulder pain, & runny noses: After surgery I did not have gas pain, shoulder pain, or a runny nose. Every persons body is different. Think of child-birth... you hear about so many different stories about giving birth & the pain etc. etc. etc. We only speculate on experience & sometimes by reading or from a family member's experience, but we are all different when it comes to (Surgery/Pain/Healing) the process is always different. As my surgeon told me... "Doctor's can only tell you what MAY occur" not saying that it WILL occur...... Also, you have to find what works for YOU as far as being hungry..... I'm never hungry - as the Surgeon's Staff told me you may have to thicken your shakes or eat your small portions more frequent...... We are here to support one another & one million more (people) may ask the same questions, over & over again.

This is easier than you think. I was banded on Dec 22, 2010 & just overthought the entire process. I was worried about gas pains, nausea, blah, blah, blah & guess what?????? I did NOT have any nausea or gas pains whatsoever.... My surgeon explained to me that it depends not only on the patient, but on the surgeon...... Some surgeons do the procedure with their patient's lying FLAT, some do it with their patient's ELEVATED, & as for myself while I was lying on the operating table before I was knocked out there was this towel like pillow thing underneath my lower back & top of my buddox so that I was sort of arched a little bit. This is the technique that my surgeon uses on all of his patient's. The only pain that I did have was on day two around the incision site (which I took pain meds for) but other than that I feel great.. My post-op was on 12/28/10 & I had my staples removed.... It's healing good.... Just keep in mind that you have to do everything that your surgeon/nurses & hospital staff tells you to do & you will be ok... I will be praying for you & the best of luck to you.....

Carbonated drinks can cause the band to erode. My surgeon said not to drink at all. My cousin has the band & if she feels the need for a soda (once in a while) mixes it with a little Water? Also one can of soda has lots of calories & hidden sugars. As far as other carbonated drinks I don't know the calorie amounts, but I was told to stay away from all carbonated drinks.

My surgeon said that if you do NOT have a bowel movement by the third day to take milk of magnesia. Then if you don't go by the fourth day you should call. The problem with taking fiber is that it sometimes bloats your stomach & that's the last thing you need when it's already bloated from the gas that they pump you up with during surgery.

Why don't you make an appt with your Gastroenterologist? It could be Barrett's or Gerd.......

IT'S LISTED UNDER NEW YORK BECAUSE ROCHESTER IS IN NEW YORK STATE. SOME OF THE SURGEONS (THE DIRECTORY'S) LIST THEM ACCORDING TO THEIR STATE & NOT THEIR CITY.

I AM A CODER.... MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHY CAN'T YOU CALL THE SURGEON'S OFFICE WHO IS DOING THE SURGERY & GET THE CPT & DX CODES FROM THE PERSON WHO DOES THE BILLING??

ANYONE BANDED BY EITHER OF THESE SURGEON'S (DR. WAYNE WEISS OR DR. PETER KWON)? ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK IF YOU WERE, OR SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE EXPERIENCE YOU'VE HAD/OR HAVING WITH THEIR SERVICES. THANKS

THIS SITE IS EXCELLENT FOR SUPPORT & SUGGESTIONS AS WELL, BUT I GOT TO MEET WITH SEVERAL BANDSTERS & GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS AT SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. THE NURSE THAT WAS NOT ONLY THE SPEAKER, SHE WAS A BANDSTER AS WELL & VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH IT (banded for 6yrs) I MET SERVERAL PEOPLE WHO GAVE ME LOTS OF INPUT ON EATING AS WELL AS THEIR SUCCESS STORIES. YOU SHOULD TRY GOING TO A FEW OF THE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS & HEARING GETTING LIVE FEEDBACK "FACE-TO-FACE" THE MEETINGS WERE REQUIRE BY MY SURGEON BEFORE EVEN MEETING WITH HIM & I'M GLAD THAT I DID BECAUSE IT HELP WITH MY DECISION TO HAVE THE SURGERY & NOW I HAVE LAB-BAND BUDDY'S THAT LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I CAN CALL ON BEFORE & AFTER MY SURGERY. I'M SCHEDULED FOR 12/22/10.

CONTGRATS! TO YOU! MY BIG DAY IS COMING UPON ME 12/22/10 & EXCITED, NERVOUS, SCARED, BUT READY!! PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH & LET ME KNOW HOW YOU ARE DOING!