Perhaps a dumb question?

[Yooper 0]

I had no gas pain at all. In fact I had little to no pain. I didn't even bother to fill the script for Vicodin on the way home. One thing I suggest you do religiously is use the aspirator. That gets your oxygen levels back to normal faster.

[Yooper 0]

i am being banded on june 13. i saw my dr last thursday. she never mentioned going on a prediet. thank goodness because i am eating everything in sight. i want to have at least one good steak before i have this done. i already had two but they werent that good, so i gotta keep trying!! maybe i need to go to Mortons this weekend but i am not sure i want to shell out a hundred dollars for a steak dinner!!

All I can say is WOW! You are going to be sorry. They want you to lose weight (usually at least 15#) before surgery because that will get the fat out of the liver, which will make the surgery much easier for the doctor and for you. You might want to read some of the paperwork they have been giving you during all of this pre-surgery stuff. I would also call the doctor's office and ask them about a pre-surgery diet.

When you think you need a steak remember, it's not as good as you imagined and nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.

[momlambert 77]

All I can say is WOW! You are going to be sorry. They want you to lose weight (usually at least 15#) before surgery because that will get the fat out of the liver, which will make the surgery much easier for the doctor and for you.

I don't think you are going to be sorry at all--I never was and I didn't have a pre-op diet either. Some doctors just don't require it--my dr. really doesn't think that you can "shrink your liver" with a few weeks of diet and he's never had a problem nicking one during surgery. My surgery went well and was easy for both me and my doctor. Just follow your doctor's instructions and you'll be fine. Good luck!

P.S. And I did have "several" last meals including the day before surgery--my doc only required that I eat or drink nothing after midnight the night before surgery. That was it!

[deb24 0]

I am 8 days post op and my Dr has just said I can try a scrambled eggwhite or egg to get my Protein level up. I was having the same anxiety about never having my favorite foods again. I guess being so limited right now is the hardest part. Will life feel normal again soon? Or will a fill be the only help?:help:

[eyespy 1]

I haven't heard anything about an aspirator before. Why do you need that?

[pamla68 1]

nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.

Yooper, may I quote you? Well stated!

[mbdavis24 0]

It comes out when you birp or out your behind. But walk and walk and walk. Because this really helps.