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Just had my first fill yesterday. Now I have 4 cc in a 14 cc band. They had a bit of trouble with access due to the scar tissue, were able to access it after about 4-5 tries. The sips of water went down with no problem. I went to choir rehearsal a few hours later and my the reflux I felt when I tried to sing with my full voice and diaphragm. Note to self - don't schedule fills too close to singing engagements.

Feeling well and enjoying a little bit of texture in my pureed foods. I'm committing to hitting the gym 4-5 days/week for about 1 hour each. I do notice if I try to eat my last protein meal too early (like 5pm), I am hungry later at night. Maybe I need to just get to bed earlier since I'm trying not to eating another meal or snack after 7pm.

Thanks gottagetfit and Tanya. Sorry for the delay in the response, but things are going well and I'm so glad the doctor has now released me to go back to the gym (aerobic activity only right now).

So happy to be starting pureed food/mushies today after 4 weeks of liquid diet. I haven't had cream of wheat in a while and I enjoyed it for breakfast thoroughly. It was the hearty grain version and I added skim milk, french vanilla protein and davinci cinnamon sugar-free syrup. 17 grams of protein and 160 calories in 4 oz. Woohooo. I found a good protein breakfast out side of my staple of greek yogurt. Now it's off to the gym for a treadmill and elliptical workout.

That's great. Keep up the good work.

Congratulations. I'm glad you are doing well.

I agree with the liquid extra strength tylenol/Acetaminophen (500mg/5ml). You may have to get the pharmacist to order it for you but it is an over the counter medicine. You have to drink a larger amount if you get children's tylenol (160mg/5ml). My pharmacist thought it wasn't made in this strength and couldn't be ordered, but told me if I found the NDC # for this dose she could order it. I knew it was made so guess what I was able to give her? I gave her NDC #60258-050-08 and her supplier was able to get the extra strength (adult) acetaminophen liquid made by Cypress pharmaceuticals that arrived the next business day. It was $13 or $14 for an 8 oz bottle at Walgreens pharmacy. It doesn't taste better, but at least I only need 2 tsp for 1000mg dosage (equivalent to 2 extra strength tylenol) rather than 6 tsp of the children's to get 1000mg dosage.

Mike, you are doing great. Keep up the great work. I actually like the gym, but always have trouble getting into the "habit" of going continuously. The reason I like the gym is because I am very competitive especially with myself. I love setting workout goals and beating them. I started back at the gym about 3 weeks before my procedure on 4/5/12. Now my surgeon wants me to wait 2 weeks before going back. He'd rather I walk around the neighborhood instead of on equipment. I can't believe that I am already longing to go back. Maybe because I'm feeling pretty good 5 days out, but took off 3 weeks (my surgeon wanted 4 weeks) and am feeling some "cabin fever" already.

I couldn't have any Easter candy and I love mini snickers and Reese's. So, for snack today, I had my peanut butter cup greek yogurt (plain greek yogurt, sugar free chocolate syrup, and peanut flour). It was great. Maybe tomorrow I'll have the snickers version and add sugar free caramel syrup. Anyway today the abdominal pain is minimal unless I bend or reach around the wrong way. No need for Tylenol. As you can see above, I am happy to add some flavor now that I'm on a full liquid diet. 4 oz (1/2 cup) of cream soup filled me up. The yogurt was in the morning and I could only eat 2 oz. of that. I got my fluids in (56 oz. - my doctor wants 48-64 oz for the first week). I think i'll try sleeping on my side tonight. Cabin fever hit early as I said yesterday, so 2 trips to Walmart (which I counted as my 30 min. of activity today) and went to my son's basketball practice.

Still some incisional pain that is much better when I take the Tylenol w/ codeine. I'm still not that hungry, but I am lucky that we don't traditionally have a big Easter dinner. So there aren't a lot of people eating around me. I did go to the movies today because cabin fever is already starting to set in. I wish there was a better movie selection right now, but 21 Jump Street was cute (yet different than the TV version I remember from the 80s).

Wow, I'm having trouble just getting in my 48-64 ounces of clear liquid. I ate a half a cup of jello and felt completely full (that's only about 1.5 oz. of fluid). I really don't feel hungry and I am lovin' it.

April 5th

Congratulations stephyanders and socaldad! I know things will go well.

Sorry I didn't write this before you went to surgery, but I know you will do well. We are all here for you.

Congratulations!!! You're on your way. Enjoy vacation. I started my pre-op liquid diet started the day my cruise ship arrived back in FL. It was like a last hurrah, but I must say that I didn't go as crazy as I thought I would with the food. I guess we are all moving into a different mindset.