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Or the types of food for that matter. Good reply!

I'm 7 weeks post op. my turkey was 23 lbs this year... I lost my turkey, the 10lb bag of potatoes I made and the casserole dish of stuffing! (37!)

They give you a lot of meds before and after for nausea because you absolutely cannot vomit. Too many complications. I only had nausea 3rd day out when I woke up. I took the meds and then I was fine.

Since I have been stuck, on chicken, ONCE, I got the after-the-fact humor of what you wrote. Omg does it ever hurt! I didn't think it was bad drama as Missy put it... But she said it herself...she wasn't going for nice. I also get where everyone else was trying to warn newbies.. So, here it goes... NEWBIES, LISTEN CAREFULLY... no joke, your band will spank you if you don't follow the rules...HARD. Distraction, eating too fast, not wetting dry turkey with broth or mayo or something... Nothing to stop you from having the band but something to think about when eating! I felt like I had lit a big fat emergency flare, swallowed it while lit and it just didn't make it all the way down... My kids though I would die.. I just breathed, walked round and DID NOT DRINK. It passed quickly even though it felt like forever. Thanks for the good laugh and the reminder!

You'll do great!

I heard that too. 30% effort to my doc is minimal. Don't eat sliders, walk a little, eat only 1 c at a time, take Vitamins. The green zone was the point my dr was making. They would take you to the green zone, get 11bmi drop. Your determination to get the rest off is then up to you. He says usually two years to get the 50% weight off using this program. Of course, exercising more, eating that 1 c. Of healthy foods and fixing the head hunger early on will speed up the process.

Well yes butttttttt....I was 36 in jan. gained weight through April. My surgeon still wanted a diagnosis for sleep apnea before submitting for approval.

Start was 41!

My sergeons office has a form like that. They gave me a folder with 8 of them and I fill one out each time before I go to an appointment.

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The slips depend on you. Eating solids too early, eating too much, vomiting, exerting yourself, all these things...you have to be really careful so you are not a statistic even if it is hard at first!

I got mine through Swanson Vitamins online. Chewable.