Can you get de-banded after being banded?

[Erin18 143]

how do I make sure I stay hydrated?

[sue in ne 1]

Erin if you can sip w/o a spoon, you don't need it. use a water bottle or any container with premeasured amount of liquid. ( use any bottle you want and fill it with whatever you want) sip on it as you tolerate. At the end of the day you should have drunk at least 8 cups of liquid this way. I started pre-op and it does get:cool2: easier.

[Erin18 143]

okay thanks

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Erin, are you drinking plain Water? How much? Most docs recommend a minimum of 64 oz per day. It's hard at first if you're not into drinking water....but just drink what you can. I find it helps me most to keep a glass of water close at hand all the time. I end up drinking more than enough. And, you'll get a little exercise running back and forth the potty because it will make you pee a lot more than you're used to, LOL.

[Erin18 143]

I honestly don't know how much I'm drinking, I was measuring 2 oz every 30 min or so I'm supposed tohave 64 oz too

[Erin18 143]

what is the best sugar free fat free drinkable yogurt?

[JENNIFER7375 3]

Im not really sure about the yogurt but I think that might still be considered a mushie and a bit too much for your stomach right now. But what about sugar free popcicles. They taste good and help with hydration. I almost lived on them my 1st few days post op.

[Erin18 143]

my doc said I could have yogurt I'm on full liquids now and it's part of the full liquids (: Popsicles are good

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

I'm not a fan of yogurt generally, but the Greek yogurt has come highly recommended to me. It is thicker than regular yogurt and unflavored. You can sweeten it artifically or add a little honey. later you could add fruit or whatever when that's added to your diet. I'm going to buy some this weekend and try having it for Breakfast

[Erin18 143]

ohh I need liquid yogurt

[JENNIFER7375 3]

If you can have yogurt then try yoplait. They've got some wonderful new flavors. The cinnamon roll and apple turnover kind tastes great and are only 100 calories. I'm actually sitting at work having 1 now.

[Erin18 143]

I know those two are my fav but what about the chuncks? Are they sugar free and fat free?

[JENNIFER7375 3]

Theres no chunks in the cinnamon roll or the cherry cobbler. The apple turnover does have some small chunks though. They are fat free and not sweetened with sugar

[Erin18 143]

hmm I'll try one I hope it don't make me sick

[Kristine73 1]

Hi,

I hope you feel better soon. Do you know if you have a partial fill? My doc gave me a partial fill during surgery. 5 days later, I was in my docs office because of the nausea/vomiting and not being able to drink Water. Once he took out the saline, I was able to hold down liquid and I started feeling so much better.

The doc also told me the same thing that restlessmonkey told you. My stomach was angry at me for putting this thing around it and my stomach was throwing a nuclear tantrum to get it OFF! It also wanted it's food back, not the broth.

If you can't hold anything in and are dry heaving, DO NOT be afraid to call your doc, weekend or not. You doc's message service will relay your symptoms to your doc. Then, either the doc or the messenger service should call you back with instructions.

Dry heaving and the band don't mix. Be careful. Also, if you can't hold down Water, you an become dehydrated. This an also become dangerous.

Take care of yourself.

Oh, now I do not regret getting the band. First 10 days I wanted to rip it out myself. But, now if someone suggested removing it, I'd consider those fighting words, LOL