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Yes normal take gas x strips and have someone pat on your back btw your shoulder blades

Warm tea!!!! (with splenda) I am 4 days post op and today, this has been my saving grace! Calms my belly when it rumbles and also is soothing. I just made a thread about it hoping it could help someone else on they post op journey best wishes!

Just banded on the 15 but the nurse gave me the ok to eat very runny mash potatoes and the inside of a creamy consistency pie Happy Thanks giving to all I'm down 15 lbs since preop diet!!!

Gobble gobble.
I wanted to be banded by Halloween. Wasn't.
I wanted to be banded by Thanksgiving. Wasn't.
But in suppoort of my pals and for practice I will eat,and chew, and wait as if I was banded!
Practice makes perfect.

I don't have any favorites on Thanksgiving. I like it all! But, this will be my first Holiday season after my band and I'm doing so good with my weight loss so I will stay on course and no "slide". I am so positive and strong minded in controlling my weight and getting better health results. My dad recently died (Oct 29) at 91 years old and his memories are still fresh in all my families minds. It will be a quieter Thanksgiving then normal for this reason.
I want to wish all Lapband forum folks a very Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Best Wishes and Keep the Faith.

i had a burger king whopper w/cheese and a couple beers...what a way to go (out) for my new life
never looked back..

YAY! Congratulations! I am just a little over 2 weeks banded with plication and am feeling AMAZING! Welcome to the losers club! If you have any questions about my journey so far, please let me know! I hope I can speak for everyone when I say that we are all here for you, and will help give you any type of guidance we can.

Congrats on your new journey! Did anyone tell you about the gas? The " discomfort" of it?
I think we should have been warned! If it wasn't for this forum I wouldn't have even known about gasX and heating pads and I only joined 8 days before surgery so I barely knew then!
Pre-op 275.9lbs -surgery 10/5 265.0lbs -11/11/12 241.8lbs

I had my band on the 14th. I only had to do Clear Liquids for 3 days. I am now on full liquids.. Cream of wheat with extra Water is my new best friend. It is very satisfying and keeps me satisfied for 4-5 hours..

I had my surgery on yesterday and was really afraid, because of what I heard about the gas pains. I am pleased to announce I have not experienced any gas pains yet, I am taking the liquid pain medication because of the incisions....
I have been sipping on chicken broth, V8, Water and today I had a Protein shake. So far so good...

I was banded on November 12. I feel the same way. I haven't had hardly any pain and very little gas. I was also anticipating alot more pain and gas. I keep expecting the pain to come any time now. I did a few errands yesterday and drove today. I am exhausted but not in pain.

Congrats and best wishes for a speedy recovery with no more ouchies!

Thank you!!! I think the gas is the worst part if post op!!!

.gasx, heating pad, laxative and rest all help with the discomfort. Make your own chicken broth cambells has a lot of creamed Soup with water..and all the drinks meantion earlier. Welcome to the club we are excited to have you here.

I just had surgery Monday and Popsicles were a life saver!!

I drank plenty of Crystal lights all flavors and I put the drink in a glass and in the freezer to make a icy slushy drink. Taste great. I added some dice dried onions in my broth to flavor it a bit.