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bcrazy7 You can find the sytrax matrix online. Not for sure what web site my hubby found it but just go to your search engine and type it in and then you just go to the diff sites listed till you find the cheapest! I didn't think to ask my Dr HOW to get in the 132 gr DUH I know I'm an air head but oh well. One thing I did get is the New Whey liquid protein. In 2.9 oz there is 25g protein!! I got the fruit punch flavor and they are pretty good. There is also another form of them that has 42g and my hubby ordered some of them for me last night! Sooooooo hopefully these will help! The web page for the liquid is :: Innovative Delivery Systems - Welcome to IDS Sports :: they are based out of FL. Hope this info helps ya!

Hey there! You guys are hard to keep up with! I usually spend all of my time reading and then end up with no time to post! Looks like most everyone is doing good and loosing well! :-) I have lost 10lb post op for a total of 40lb! I am glad to see the scales moving in the right direction but I can't really tell that I'm loosing!?!? My parents and husband say they can tell but the only places I can tell are in my feet/legs (not swollen) and my face/collar bone area! So go figure! My Dr put me on mushies 6 days post op and I was supposed to be on full liquids for 2 wks! I told them I was hungry all the time and was drinking/eating constantly so they moved me ahead! I have also found out that I am to be getting 132g of protein!!!! I was like UMMMMMM HOW!?!?! I feel like I'm doing good to get 50ish! ANYWAY... I have the glued incisions and the Dr said to just peel it off as the edges come loose. As for the protein I used the Matrix 5.0 "Perfect Chocolate" and "Cookies N Cream" and they both are REALLY good!! I prefer the plain chocolate but the cookies n cream is good for a bit of a change! I'm gonna attempt to update my ticker so it will show my "correct" loss! Good luck to all of you!

Hey just thought I would brag a lil bit and let you all know that I don't have ANY bandages!! None zip zilch! I am allergic to the op site bandaging and to silk tape soooooo they just used the durabond stuff on me! It feels kinda odd having 6 incisions and NO bandages! I am having big time muscle spasms in my back and it is KILLING me! I dunno if I'm keeping them tight to compensate the abdomen pain or what but whew it sure hurts! Has any one else had this?

Hey how is everyone? Looks like most of you are busy busy! I am doing pretty good so far today! Yesterday wasn't good at all! I had a horrible headache and nausea the entire day didn't want ANYTHING but water! I did make my self eat some Jello and then FINALLY about 10pm I had the broth off of ramen noodles MMMMMMMMM 1000% better than just chicken broth! I had been wanting sprite and crackers cause that is what always takes care of my nausea but I didn't! At one point yesterday I dry heaved about 5-6 times NOT fun at all!! It was my fault though I was trying to "hurry" and get some yucky med's down and a drink of water after that and that's what set me off!! The left side of my abdomen is what is killing me and has been since I woke up in recovery! I can't imagine being able to get out and about today!! The Dr said for me not to drive until the 22nd I was like your kidding right? There is no way my family will let me drive probably for the next week!!!

Hey how is everyone? Looks like most of you are busy busy! I am doing pretty good so far today! Yesterday wasn't good at all! I had a horrible headache and nausea the entire day didn't want ANYTHING but water! I did make my self eat some Jello and then FINALLY about 10pm I had the broth off of ramen noodles MMMMMMMMM 1000% better than just chicken broth! I had been wanting sprite and crackers cause that is what always takes care of my nausea but I didn't! At one point yesterday I dry heaved about 5-6 times NOT fun at all!! It was my fault though I was trying to "hurry" and get some yucky med's down and a drink of water after that and that's what set me off!! The left side of my abdomen is what is killing me and has been since I woke up in recovery! I can't imagine being able to get out and about today!! The Dr said for me not to drive until the 22nd I was like your kidding right? There is no way my family will let me drive probably for the next week!!!

Hey there! I have survived so far! I have been having ALLOT of nausea!! UGH No vomiting just feeling icky! My incisions (all SIX of them) are really sore and yes it's horrible pain when standing up!! UGH I am doing pretty good though all in all! The rumbling gassy tummy is annoying too! Thanks again to all of you!

Well here is my last post before surgery! I have reached my pre-op goal of 30 lbs!! WOOOOHOOOOOO I am so excited and ready to go!! Thanks to all of you for help and encouragement! I will see ya on the other side of BANDIT LAND!! hahaha

This is my last post before I become a "BANDIT"!!! Thanks to all of you yet again for getting me this far! I'm sure I will be depending on you to help through the next phase! I had a dream this morning about FINALLY getting something to drink! My mouth is already sooooo incredibly dry I'm about to croak over! UGH I could guzzle a whole liter bottle right now!! MMMMMMMM hehe Thanks again and I will get back in here or have my husband post for me later on today!

Okee dokee guys!!! I am here and READY!!! I went into my Dr office today and weighed just to see how much more I have lost?!?! I was soooo happy to have reached my FIRST goal!! I have lost 30 lbs in 4 wks on my pre-op diet!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO I am so excited I can't hardly stand it!! I just hope and pray that I can average 10 lb a month for the next 6 moths then I will be down 90 by Christmas!?!?!?! Is this a far out goal or is this doable? I sure hope it is cause I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have that much GONE by Christmas! Okee dokee I sure hope I can sleep tonight I am so pumped and psyched!

Hey just wanted to let you all know that I FINALLY have a time!! I am to be at the hospital @ 5:30am for a 7 - 7:30 surgery TOMORROW!!! I'm soooo glad to be off of shakes for a while! I sure hope I don't have to drink them after surgery!! UGH I may post more later! :-)

Thank you guys so much!! ((((HUGZ)))) I found out later on yesterday that my parents felt worse than I did! My mom said she just hurt for me and she was soooo sorry for asking me to go with them! hehehe She is a doll and my best friend and will be going through all of this as soon as insurance get's their butt in gear! UGH We started out to "do this together" and I got ahead of her because I am self pay!! Part of me feels bad for her and the other part is glad that I'm going through it first so I can honestly tell her that SHE CAN DO IT!! :-) I have told her about this site but dunno if she's "lurking" yet. She isn't much of a chatter so who knows! 5 more shakes to go!! I am hoping and praying that I don't have to do ANY more shakes post op!! OMG I am so sick of them things I could die!! I can't imagine doing this part for 4 wks!! UGH Good luck to all of today's bandsters! I am gonna go back to bed and TRY to sleep!! I am getting so excited that I can't sleep!! Glad you all are here for me any hour of the day/night :-) Hollie

Thank you all for your encouragement! I have made it down to 5 more shakes (which I have sworn off if at all possible post op) 1 day of liquids and then SURGERY!! I am sooooo looking forward to getting this over with and start feeling some restriction and my cravings going AWAY!! LOL Ok so I'm dreaming a bit (I think) but hey it's what's getting me through this part! I am also looking forward to having something besides liquid in my mouth mushies sound WONDERFUL!! Yesterday was a VERY hard day for me UGH I went out with my husband and parents for Father's Day and everywhere was full to the gills so we ended up at my favorite restaurant which is Mexican! I had a TOTAL melt down that ended in my husband taking me home! It was horrible! But my parents (i found out later) felt worse than I did!! :-(

Hey there everyone!! You all are doing great! It has been a while since I have posted/read so I had a LOT of catching up to do today! I am 6 shakes and 1 day of liquids till surgery!! WOOOOOHOOOOO I have had the week from "down under" that is for sure! I won't go into ALL the details except for what happened today! I have so far been able to go "out" with my family and drink my shake and eat my strawberries (the center said I could do this) but today I was gonna go out with my dad for fathers day and well we ended up at a Mexican restaurant (which is my most favorite). Anyway I thought I could do it but when I sat there and was watching my family eat the chips and salsa and knew the fajita's were coming I lost it!! It was horrible! The main thing that kept going through my head was "how have I lost such control of myself for me to HAVE to be in the position"? My very kind and understanding husband just got up and took me home where I sat here and read the last 3 days worth of post's which helped me allot! Thank you all for all of your words of encouragement!! I can't wait to "not want" food!! BTW I have lost 4 more lbs!! woohoo

BTW my band date is next Wed June 20th!! It can't get here fast enough!! (I think)

Hello I think I have seen some of you in other "threads" but I have just found this one tonight and manohman I have sure needed this one this week!! I am in the 2nd wk of my liquid protein and I am sooooo SICK of shakes I could puke!! I have gotten the "Any Whey" that you are supposed to be able to add to broth yadd yadda and well it hasn't worked yet! Can some of you help me learn how to mix this crap? I have mixed it hot and it clumps EWWWW almost like raw dumplings in the broth!! Soo umm yeah I am having some big time issues this week!

Minty, Yes oh yes did I have some major anxiety about the 2 wks liquid protein!! Actually I am just starting on wk 2 and I'm still having HUGE issues! Last week was great but this week has been really tough so far! I think "some" of my problem is that I am PMS really bad. I am supposed to have my "visitor" the day after my surgery isn't that just lovely? I told my husband last night that I was going to O'Charleys for a Prime Rib!! He about fainted! LOL I didn't go and I am still on it just as strict as ever but manohman it's getting tough for me right now!

I haven't had the surgery yet but someone in support group said that she got down on the floor on her hands and knees and put her head on the floor and that helped the gas pain almost immediately! Good luck and hope your better soon!

Hey there! I was wondering if any of you that were/are on 2 wks of shakes started getting VERY hungry the 2nd week? I am to have my surgery next Wed. and so far yesterday and today have been the hardest!! I feel like I haven't eaten in at least a week!! UGH

Minty, With the pre-op plan that my center gave me says to use 1 scoop of the protein for 8 oz skim milk. Do they have you using the flaxseed oil and liquafiber? That stuff has been my best friend as far as making me feel full longer! Good luck! I have 8 days till mine!

Well I might just be a big baby but I am taking the full week of surgery plus the whole next week off!! My theory is it is better to have the time off and not need it than to need it and not have it! I can always go back to work earlier if I feel up to it. HELP ... I am soooo stinkin hungry!! I haven't been hungry at all during my pre-op until yesterday and today!! I know today has just started but this is the first time I have woke up to my stomach growling and acting ANGRY!! What's up with this?

Heather (Hotty)<br /> Yes I talked with my surgeon today and mainly because of money/no insurance I am going for the band!! Obviously it's not my first choice simply because I have over 200 lbs to loose but if I were to have any complications with RNY I would have a HUGE hospital bill to pay out of pocket!! So there ya have it! My surgery is still for Wed June 20 just 8 days!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO

THANK YOU all so much!! I don't guess I ever knew there were more ppl than my mom and I that are addicted to Mexican food!! LOL I even asked my surgeon today at my consult and he just looked at me like HUH?? It was funny! Good to know that it's not OUT completely there is a GOD!! :-)

Ok I have 2 questions 1 can we EVER have mexican food again? My absolute fav. is chips salsa and fajita's!! YUUMMMM Going through MAJOR with drawls already! 2 do any of you have small kids and are finding it hard to not "starve" them?? I don't think to make him anything to eat because I'm not making me anything to eat ya know? Then he will finally tell me he's hungry and I feel so bad!

Ok so never mind it looks like I FINALLY figured it out!! YEAHHHHH hehe

Hey how do you all get the BMI ticker to show up? I have been trying to get it on here for about 30 min. and can't figure it out!! GRRR