I did the same and ordered the variety.. The apple was ok but the secret to getting them down is use less water as possible. I use no more than 8oz of liquid and sometimes as low as 5oz. The lemon tea was great!
i too was banded in 08' and was revised to the sleeve, on October 3rd. I began having that left shoulder pain and had heard it was common to bariatric surgery period. It had eased and become rare, however i seem to experience it most when I'm sitting for a long period of time or especially when I'm flying... I have never seem to notice it while eating though.