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I had a rash post-op too! It was worse than any of discomfort from the surgery. It was mostly on my legs, thighs and arms and it was so itchy I thought I'd scratch my skin off. Six days post -op I saw my primary care doc who thought it might be an allergic reaction to the antibiotic I was given (for a secondary infection). She gave me a 4 day scrip for an antihistamine. No help. Went back 4 days later and got a scrip for steroids that finally did the trick after another 4 days of scratching. We still aren't sure what caused it. You sound like me. I worry about things way too much before they even happen! We have to try to keep calm and know that things will be okay if we follow the rules. When my doctor gave me the okay to transition to soft foods last week, I started having tuna salad and cottage cheese with applesauce for lunches at work. Some days I mixed it up and had some vegetable Soup with lots of soft cooked veggies. For dinners I stuck to cooked fish like salmon and halibut and mashed potatoes. I'd add jarred peaches too. I even had edamame a couple times. Oh, and scrambled eggs and greek yogurt. Chobani has some good flavors. The key is really to eat slowly and just chew the hell out of your food until all you're swallowing is mush. No way that can get stuck. I probably chew way more than I need to, but I don't want find out the hard way that I swallowed too big a piece of food. I'm looking forward to some of the Thanksgiving foods I love. I should be starting on some more solid foods by then, so I will try some turkey and green Beans. If you're still on the soft diet, mashed potatoes, yams and cranberry sauce shouldn't be a problem for you. Just chew, chew, chew! I think the thing I want the most is some stuffing, but it's the one thing I'm afraid might get stuck. I told my doctor that I was secretly bummed that I couldn't have a little popcorn at the movies anymore. She told me to get some Pirate Booty and take a small bag of that with me. I bought some and tried a couple pieces. It goes down very easily and I'm excited to take some with me to my first movie post-op this weekend. Best of luck to you and try not to worry too much! Happy Thanksgiving.

Hang in there, it will go away. I'm 18 days post-op and my shoulder finally just stopped hurting about a week ago. Walking really seemed to help.

Hi! Got my band done on 10-28-11 which puts me at about 2½ weeks post-op. Despite having a nasty allergic reaction to antibiotics I was given for a secondary infection, I feel great. A few days of steroids cleared the itchy, burning rash on my legs and arms right up. Drank my Protein drinks for the first week and a half, and the doctor gave me the green light to start on soft foods last Wednesday. Scrambled eggs! Cottage cheese! Yummmy! I'm starting to move on to some more solid foods now and not having any problems, thankfully. I have to say that the focus needed to remember to eat slowly and chew completely is a little exhausting. It's working though, so I won't complain too much. As of this morning I'm down 12.8 lbs since surgery and a total of 26.8 lbs since 9/22/11. I can already see the difference in the way my clothes fit. I'm excited to be fit and active again. Looking forward to next month when I can really hit the gym for some good workouts. Right now I'm walking every day.