Questions for the experienced!

[piercedqt78 658]

This is the list I have ready for my banding on the 28th:

heating pad

flexible ice pack

liquid tylenol (they make adult strength)

chewalbe or liquid gas-x

a few books or movies

comfy clothes (loose waisted shorts or jumpers)

squishy pillow for car ride (guard against seatbelt)

a sports bra (doc said no underwire for a few days)

protien shakes

flavored Water

make sure you have a good blender

I bought a drink mixer for the protien mix (cost $10 at walmart)

broth or stuff to make broth

sugarfree popsicles and Jello

sugar free gum (ask your doctor)

sugar free breathmints (ask your doctor)

*Ask at your pre-op for the pain med prescription so you can have it all ready to go when you get home, our walgreens has to order liquid pain meds and it takes 3 days to get them.

[Parvathi 2]

I was thinking of doing this for my family when I have my surgery. Could you tell me what kind of meals you made and froze?

Hi stevie,

I did basic stuff, like meatloaf in small aluminium bread tins, spaghetti sauce, vegetable fritatta, lasagna. Pretty much any kind of baked caserole type dish will turn out okay like that.

[IamCanadian25 1]

i'd say a nice firm pillow for under your back....( it was painful for me to sit up on my own for a few weeks)

[Barb 0]

Hi Mandy,

I have been making a shopping list to prepare ahead of time too. I added the things from your list that I was missing. Here are a few things I have on my list that you don't.

Protein drops that state "contains all essential amino acids"

Crystal Light

juice (100% fruit juice, sugar free, or low sugar)

Mederma or scar strips

Tums (have calcium)

Baby prunes or unsweetened prune juice (to help with Constipation following surgery)

I ordered some samples from unjury for Protein drinks. They let you get up to five samples. The samples arrived in 2 days and they sent a packet of recipes. I got the information about Unjury from others here at LBT, many told me it was the best.

www.UNJURY.com

[mousecrazy 2]

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions! I've made notes and will start gathering! Thanksfully, my husband is great in the kitchen, so that won't be a problem...Can you have Jello (gelled?) as a "clear liquid"?

[Barb 0]

While I am at it I am going to post the list I have for "mushies" because those already banded will tell me what else I could add or if I have something on there I shouldn't.

I am one of those people who wants to be prepared ahead of time. :rolleyes

Mushies

Malt O Meal or Cream of Wheat

oatmeal

eggs

Mashed Potatoes

Peanut Butter

sugar free pudding

Applesauce

Refried Beans

Low carb Yogurt smoothie drinks

Yogurt

Semi Solids

Deli cuts of meat

cheese (+ string cheese)

Canned tuna and chicken

[giveyouthemoon 4]

Protein drops that state "contains all essential amino acids"

Okay....tell me a little bit about Protein drops......is this something you can use to add protein to things? I would guess so. So...is there a brand you recommend? Where do you find them? I'm interested.

Thanks in advance.

[Barb 0]

I found out about the Protein drops from this thread.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=7996&highlight=Protein+drops

Yes, you can add them to tea and other stuff to get in your Protein. I thought I would make sure to pick some up so I could make sure I get the required protein each day.

[giveyouthemoon 4]

I thought I would make sure to pick some up so I could make sure I get the required Protein each day.

Good thought....I want to check this out.

Thanks for the info and congrats on your surgery date!

[Barb 0]

For those of us who are preparing to be banded I found this information (Living with the Lap-Band) helpful and it answered some of my questions/concerns.

Living with the Lap-Band.pdf