AlishaK

Congrats to you on your weight loss! You are doing wonderful and it shows that the band works when you work with it! What a great compliment from your surgeon also to be asked to be in a commercial.

Congrats on your band! That is very cool that your Dr went in through the belly button and you only had 1 insicion. I have 4 but they are small now and barely noticable. enjoy your purees!

CVS Pharmacy carries the liquid acetaminophen, it is the adult strength, cherry flavor, their brand. Some stores carry it in the store if you are lucky or you can order it online. Also look for Tylenol Sore Throat. The only active ingredient in it is 500 Mg of acetaminophen per dose. Good luck!

Congrats on your success so far! Thanks for posting, you give us newbies something to look forward to!

I have degenerative disc disease too. My lower back is where I have the most pain. Even after 3 epidural cortizone injections I was still in pain. However, my spinal surgeon said the exact opposite. He did state that it wasn't ever going to get better, but by losing weight it will relieve some of the pressure off the disc and help some with the pain. I was banded March 7th and I am down 40lbs so far. I am a lot more active now, so my back does flare up more than usual. But I am not taking any more narcotic pain killers any more though because it is not as painful as before. Tylenol is usually enough to take the pain away now.

Thanks for the info. I hope they are a little cheaper too!

You can also try wellesse.com. They sell liquid vitamins for bariatric patients. I am currently taking them and they don't taste bad at all. I tried the bariatric advantage vita band and they were horrible tasting. I cringed every time it was time to take them.

I mean New Braunfels lol

New Braundels, TX banded yesterday March 7th.

I am on day 3 and my stomach is doing some really bad things. Anyone else having this problem?

I am on day one too. It has been a rough day. I had to go to the store to get diapers and it was hard. I am only allowed 4 shakes a day with unlimited amounts of black coffee with splenda or sweet n low, Water, or crystal light. I can "cheat" by eating a small piece of chicken or meat with no sides at all but that it should be only 1 time during the preop diet. I am saving that for the weekend.

Oh my goodness that is awesome!!! I would laugh about it to!! My date is March 7th so I start my pre op on Wednesday. Good luck to you.