I am banded

[My_o_My 0]

How did everybody who had surgery on 6/30 - one week check go?

[soonergirl 0]

My first check up is not until 19 days post op????? Doesn't that seem like a long time? They have checked on me with phone calls and are moving me along with my food pretty quickly (I got to eat velvetta mashed potatos last night - oh my goodness these things ROCK! - I made them with skim milk and no butter so they only have about 125 calories/serving)

My incisions look amazing already! I am shocked at how small they are and how fast they are healing. They said that I can start excercising next week. I have already been walking - or should I stay - strolling about 20-30 minutes a night. I am really ready to start walking more - I have tons of energy late in the afternoon and I want to capitalize on it!!!!

What did they ask you in your post-op? Did they take your tape off of your incisions? I really need new tape! Please let me know what I am missing out on!

[My_o_My 0]

The only thing that happened was he decided that I was ready for Protein and got my weight. He also looked at my incisions and asked if I had hearburn, abdominal pain, fever ect ect. I lasted about 3 minutes and I was gone.

I see him again August 1st to see if I can have "mushies" (that will be 31 days post op). I wish I was advanced faster - but that's the way he works so I'm doing it his way. I only want to do this one time, and I don't want things to fall apart and then blame myself. I even stressed about how fast i ate Jello the other day after reading the dilitation blog.

: ) I'm really excited. I go back to work on Tuesday - it's a pretty physical job, but I think I can handle it - my boss (the only one who knows), will probably cover me if there is something that is too strenuous.

[giveyouthemoon 4]

My first check up is not until 19 days post op????? Doesn't that seem like a long time?

Mine is even longer than that, it's almost a full month after. I have my first post op appt. on July 20. No calls or any contact from the dr. Weird. Guess I'm on my own. They gave me a very thick booklet and told me to follow that so I am.

[soonergirl 0]

Well,

That makes me feel a lot better! I guess every physician is just so different. I am making sure to Water everything down so much now!!! I am with you - no reason to go too fast and mess this up - NOT WORTH IT!!!!

I am so excited - my husband found a new EAS protien drink with 42 grams of protien - I was having such a hard time getting all of the protien that I was supposed to have!!!!

I am REALLY enjoying those coffee ones with the sugar free Syrup in the morning.

Is anyone else walking yet? I am limiting myself to the 20-30 minute "strolls", but hve really had a lot of energy - i just don't want to push myself!!!

[My_o_My 0]

Drinking to 30 mg shakes feels like holding myself back - I could have 4 or 5 a day - but I don't ). Is it hard for you to drink the shakes?

I just put them in my magic bullet with a little ice and Water - (I'm not as fond of the nectar ones).

[giveyouthemoon 4]

Is anyone else walking yet? I am limiting myself to the 20-30 minute "strolls", but hve really had a lot of energy - i just don't want to push myself!!!

Hmm, yeah, I've been all over my treadmill. I'm not breaking any world records, but doing about a 20 min mile pace and going 45 min or so. I did 30 min just five days after surgery.

I asked my Dr as he was releasing me if it was okay and he said yes. He said running was not okay (I told him not to worry, I don't run anyway). He in fact wanted me to exercise, just nothing to jarring.

I would think walking at a pace that feels okay would be fine. Maybe call your doc's office on Monday and ask?

[piercedqt78 658]

Here is another sugar-free flavored Syrup that is a bit cheaper and my local costplus world market carries it. http://www.torani.com/create/fpsugarfree.shtml

It is $5.99 for a 24 oz bottle and it comes in loads of flavors, they also make several sugar-free sauces for ice cream. I did the SF peppermint in a chocolate Atkins shake and it was yummy!! I am still experimenting for my liquid phase which starts on the 18th.~Mandy

[My_o_My 0]

That sounds so good - peppermint and chocolate. I need to find a place that sells the small containers (not the massive ones) in sugar free - anyone know of one?

I just wanted to share about how many family has been inspired. My niece is on a diet and has noticably lost weight (she' not very large - but she gained a few after graduating).

My sister and her husband are trecking to Europe, and they are both going on a modified diet like mine. Their daughter also is doing a Protein shake in the evening. She's an athlete and isn't doing a sport this summer, wants to take off about 5-10 lbs prior to school.

My sister is a great support to myself as well. I walk to her house every day, we socialize, talk about how it's going, and I walk home. It's like social weight loss. My sister can't diet alone - so this is a godsend for her - she just loves group diets : )

Anyhow - I'm pretty happy. I probably won't weight myself til August 1 - and I'm hoping to see *really* good things then. I miss food, but I'm not particularly hungry. Social eating situations get a bit sticky - I'm doing a housewarming for my son (he just got his first apartment) and I'm making food (oh my lord) and everyone will be eating but me. Gotta find a good excuse - haven't told my husbands family.

[My_o_My 0]

I'm Still on liquids and I had the greatest snapple. It was a Diet Peach Tea - that tasted so good. Seems like I pour myself the same drinks every day - a couple days in a rom my calorie count was *exactly* the same.

Anyone have any other really nummy drinks they enjoy?

[soonergirl 0]

I love those snapples - I also found those little crystal light packets that you take with you and put in a regular size bottle of Water - they also have one that is a Vitamin C supplement - it has other Vitamins too and is flavored like berries. I figure I can use all of the Vitamins that I can get.

I had a protien drink for lunch and Breakfast - 310 calories, 42g protien.

Then for dinner I had one cup of potato and leek Soup (blended).

I am not really losing the last few days. Ihave walked every day for at least 30-40 minutes. I know it probably isn't a big deal, but maybe the Soup I am buying has too much cream in it??

I can't figure it out.

I keep telling myself to chill - I haven't had a BM in a few days either.

Just disappointed.

How are you gals and guys doing and what are you eating?

I can't believe that I am actually really ready to start working out!!

[My_o_My 0]

ahh - I don't want to weigh myself - I figure I'll wait til August when I see the doctor. I haven't been walking as much as I should.

I also found those little Crystal Light things - I forgot I stuffed them in a drawer pre op so that I could have them later.

I made a Pasta salad for my son's housewarming bbq (had to ask hubby to taste to make sure it was seasoned right).

I made a gooseberry pie from the gooseberries in our garden for the bbq

I made french bread pizza - one with little pepperoni's and red sauce, the other with pesto, chicken, and bacon.

Then I made 3 loaves of banana bread.

I am smelling all of this, and I licked som pesto and tomatoe sauce off my finger and it tasted soooo good. Can I really last another 20 days without food?

My doctor says no milk, no sugar, no food for one month post op. And, then no milk and no sugar - preferable for the rest of your days. I'm giving this 6 months solid going by his directions - If I lose all my weight, I might moderate the milk. He's pretty darn strict - but that's ok.

My calories are about 300-500 every day right now. I have 60 grams of Protein and then a bunch of sugar free drinks, the calories don't add up really quickly if that's all you're having.

I'm losing, but I just *started* so right now, I won't be able to see any big changes til probably next week - since I'm so off.

What do you get to eat? (instructions for post op diet)

[Pamela218 0]

liquid Mylanta didn't do that much for me. I found that lying proped up on the couch with a heating pad behind my shoulders helped move out the gas. I thought I was going to die on day 3 & 4 after surgery but now I feel fantastic. I too told my husband that I've never belched and farted so much in my life and have never been more happy to do so either!

[soonergirl 0]

myomy - your Dr is very conservative huh????

I can have full liquids right now and some mushies like sugar-free pudding, applesauce and watered down mashed potatos. I move to full mushies week three and then some solids week four.

I have been sticking to the coffee EAS shakes morning and lunch, as the caffeine is helping keep the hunger under control a little, but then I have een getting hungry at night. I am not feeling any restiriction or swelling anymore at all except in the morning. All drinks in between are very low or no calorie - tea, Water, gatorade...

my gas is moving out with vengeance!!! I am also burping and farting a ton!!!! Sometimes I forget when I am going out in public that not everyone around me understands that I might just really need to belch!! My poor DH has been recruited many times now to assist me with a big pat on the back - lovely - but man it feels good to get it out!!!

How are everyone's incisions? I am shocked at how good mine look!!! They are so small and healing so quickly!

I vow to lay off the scales as soon as I see one more pound drop??? Is that fair

[Wendyz3 0]

I have tried to follow the post-op diet to the letter but I have gotten soooo.. hungry that I have tried to eat "real" food and ended up vomiting :nervous I do not want anything to happen to my little tool and have since vowed to do nothing to endanger it.

Now... here is where I need help!

I have to be on a college campus in a little dorm room with a little refri and a microwave for the next five weeks. I have classes most of the day - usually from 9am-6pm. I am swimming most evenings - but I am RAVENOUS!!!

I try to eat some watered-down oatmeal and a Boost w/ protien in the mornings. It is during the days that I have problems - everyone around me can take a sandwich in their backpacks and be okay - or they go out to eat at Taco Bell. Me.... I am just flat hungry until I get to my room and heat up some broth and thicken it with some instant mashed potatoes....

Ideas are soooooooo... welcome!!!!