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milk of mag is the thing I used. it worked .. that bloated feeling was eased with a movement. pain comes and goes, I quit taking pain pills (had to grind them up yukky) I am taking liquid tylenol if I get uncomfortable... I am still on soups, protein drinks, oatmeal come thursday I will be moving up to puree's... not super hungry but miss eating....otherwise I am getting better each day.. I was banded on the 15th.

I have my surgery this coming Tuesday the 15th... I have been on the pre-op diet for two weeks and have lost 10 lbs.. fortunately my insurance did not require a long extended diet.. If I was a successful dieter I wouldn't need a lapband.. lol I have been on every diet known to man, I lost and re-gained hundreds of lbs. so hopefully with the help of my lapband I will be successful in not only losing but keeping it off.. good luck to all my band of sisters and brothers for January 2013...

Floridays, thank you so much for your post... I am having my surgery on Tuesday the 15th.. I have had sleepless nights lately trying to decide if this is the best thing for me.. reading negative posts and seeing the multitude of issues and problems people have had with their bands, I am still convinced that I have come to the right decision.. I want to walk to my mailbox and back (approx 1/2 mile one way) , I want to ride my horse again wtihout him giving me a dirty look..(lol),, I want to buy regular clothes and not all elastic waistands,,I want to have pockets in my pants again.. worrying about what will fit me has been a constant problem for years.. I buy more clothes trying to find something that might actually look good on me.. the list is long.. however the most important thing I have to do is get my health back .. I don't want to die from a diabetes related illness, possibly lose my eyesight, legs or have heart failure, kidney failure, etc. I have grandchildren that I want to attend their graduations, weddings and birth of my great grandchildren.. so I will eat baby food,, or whatever I have to but I am going to do whatever it takes to get to my goal....I am 66 and have some good years ahead if I do this now....

I have used Truvia for awhile... it doesn't have any after taste, it is a stevia based product. I am doing my pre-op diet the next 2 weeks.. surgery on the 15th of Jan. looking forward to 2013 .