I'm going to be banded on June 10th!

[kayleena_journey2014 37]

You can have Water down apple juice, Vitamin water like propel to give you flavor and broth

[Junebug36 154]

I am on mushies now...and I can say its worth it! I feel so much better. Just letting you know, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[Banded2bHealthy 1]

Yay... lucky Junebug 36 that you get mushies! I have 5 more days until I move to full liquids. I am pretty tired of liquids although I don't really feel hungry, just tired of drinking the same old, same old. It will be nice to add the variety of applesauce and yogurt and cottage cheese and stuff.

I seem to get more 'full' drinking my Protein shake in the AM so and I drink 1/2 and then wait to drink the other 1/2. For my afternoon shake, as long as I drink slow, I can drink the whole 11 ozs. This is not a feeling I am used to (feeling satisfied and able to stop eating/drinking when I am satisfied) and I am loving it. I am only 3 days post-op so I am still struggling with the C02 gas pains but every day it is getting better. So far I have no regrets.

[Junebug36 154]

I felt like a zombie on the shakes by the second week...plus my hunger was coming back...mushies gave me back my energy! Be wary of days 4, 5 and 6. I was very swollen on day 5, and essentially choked on one of my shakes..it was painful! I asked my surgeon about it, and he said it was normal to be the most swollen on those days. So just a heads up! Glad you are doing so well! Walk those gas pains away :-) They stuck with me till day 9 or so.

[Banded2bHealthy 1]

Uugghhh... 9 days, please NO... How painful!

I am definitely feeling hungry now so I am getting pains from being hungry. Also having trouble being able to take the pain meds because I have absolutely nothing solid on my stomach. What did you all do in order to take the pain meds when you weren't able to eat anything? They make me feel sick to my stomach but I need them.

[Junebug36 154]

Hmm...never had an issue with the pain meds. They numbed the hunger pains and the icky feelings. I was on protien shakes on day 2, though...so maybe that helped? I was also allowed sugar free pudding, which helped calm the hungry stomach. I ended up feeling more ill by all the sugar free crap...including the shakes. My last day of liquids, all I drank was Water and juice because I could not handle the sugar free shakes any more. Mushies were a godsend! Prepare to be constipated, though. Milk of Magnesia really helps. You may find gas pains return with mushies for the first couple days...start walking...I'm doing C25K, but speed walking during the run sections...it works!