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Only 7 days post op and was dropping the pounds nicely. About 15lbs at day 6. So it surprised me a lot that today GAINED .80 LBS ! How can that happen on liquid diet? I figured about 540 calories daily from protein shakes and broth comes in very cheap @ no more than 10 calories per serving in using bouillon!

I was sleeping on my side easily by day 4, did prior to day 4 but was painful to turn and stretch. You should be walking as soon as possible (day 1 or 2) , unless Doc said no because of other medical reasons.

Your Doctor and his/her office staff sound, uncaring at the least!

Good luck on your journey.

I believe my literature said I could take mine off. (talk to your Doctor)

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Thats great to know. Food in all it's different scenario's from TV competitions to me cooking. Takes a lot of my day up. I grew up in the north of ethnic heritage mostly Italian, and Polish but share your connection to good cooking. I don't think there is a regional food disease;) I've chitterlings and other numerous Southern delights as they say every part including the oink. I knew about boiled peanuts, decades ago.Just waiting to get to the next phase to cook up some collards in the garden, and maybe some kale chips. The Italian food is the one thats going to be hard!

you talk to your Doc yet?

Bought @ Wallyworld (whey and muscle milk,and eas myoplax). I'll look for the unflavored stuff at the drug store.

Two and half days till phase 2,(chicken,fish, veggies in the bullet). So I go to the supermarket and I'm in heaven shopping in the aisles and freezer cases, I only buy good stuff. What really concerns me is I'm totally addicted to food! Well I already new this but just the joy being in the supermarket and thinking how I'm going to cook chicken tenderloin and some peppers out of the garden or maybe some fresh green beans w/ that chicken. I concerned that being so involved with growing, shopping, cooking and eating food is the center of my universe! I don't know if that will ever change! Should it change? I know the eating part has to, but can I be a Foodie and and still reach my goals.

Congrulations and Good Luck

I have 7 more meals of protein shakes to choke down before Doc puts me on the next phase. They make me sick, I bought numerous brands hoping one or two I could drink. Well the truth is they all are terrible (IMO), is there anyway around this? I don't mind anything so far but shakes make me gag! Any way to get protein and vitamins in my clear broth,juice etc. Is there a way around the protein shakes!

Never had the shoulder pain, but as for pain at night I took the pain medication especially at night, then only at night.

Yeah it works, I learned it form my wife.

Incompetency, seen my fair share of it on this journey

Sometimes you need to move the gas out the other side. Not trying to be gross but put your head low while on your knees and have your backside up high.

I chose the band because of lower complications and reversible. I feel what I needed was a constraint/restriction. I am 4 days post-op and things are going swimmingly, not that some problems aren't ahead, but feel with the band restricting my food amounts, I think that I have a good chance to succeed! One of the worries is that I could not lose the weight before and the band does not do it for you! But I still feel what it will do is help me! So it's more of a tag team match against my obesity. I did not want the inside of my body changed without the ability to restore it! We all want to change the outside!

Today is day 4 post-op and just drove about 100 miles.

I do go to fast, and to much at a time. I know that I'm going to have a problem with theses two steps. Even with the clear liquids I'm to fast, and have a small amount of discomfort! Now I know that it is the cause of the discomfort. Hope that I didn't stretch my stoma out or any type of damage?

I think one day in the hospital would be nice, but my BCBS would not cover it.

First day that I moved off of just clear liquids. With my protein shake this morning, made me a little nauseated and broke a sweat. Is the shake stressing my system?

Your Doctor should be telling you the amounts.

Don't know if I'm doing something wrong ? 34.7 x .36 = 12.492

Yeah, thats the norm. They had me on 1800 and I did not do good by any means and I did kept up with all the appointments and was banded at a higher weight! I'm not saying that would be how it works with you. Most of my PCP appointments were at the same weight as I started, the last month I gained a couple pounds. I would look into myfitnesspal.com