KarenG.

How soon until you tried to eat lettuce? I am on solids but haven't had a fill yet. I was told to go easy on tough vegtables at first. I am craving lettuce which is odd because before banding it was my LEAST favorite part of a salad! Should I give it a try? Almost 6 weeks out. thanks!

Although I am not orthodox it should be kosher if there are no animal products used. I can't imagine that there are animal parts in the lap band.

I was banded on 8/8 and am leaving tomorrow by plane.

Hi I am leaving for France tomorrow and am still on mushies for another week. Anyone have any ideas for me? Also, do you think they will let me take liquid prescription meds on plane or do I have to check it?

good luck! 3 weeks out and feeling great! DOWN 16LBS!

I would call your doctor about the diarrhea - mine put me on flagyl for 10 days to clear it up.

I have been eating scrambled eggs at least once a day on mushy.

the last thing he said to me was that the mask the anesthesiologist was putting on my mouth smells like shower curtain. I don't think I said anything to him ... too nervous.

I had all those too. I was told it was to get a baseline level and that they would do a 6 month follow up as well.

I would call your doctor. Mine put me on antibiotics right away when I told him.

I was told to wait until they fell off but they look dirty and gross and it seems like they usually fall off sooner.

Mine have been on for over 2 weeks, one fell off but the rest are just sort of hanging out there. Feels like a long, long time but don't know if I should do something about that.

I was told 45 minutes. It is a lot easier when you aren't eating a lot.

Sorry about the people with 7! I don' t know how to edit the poll!

they told me no calorie counting with the band. I know advice from each doc is different.

My sister stayed with me for 2 nights. I was glad to have her but it was mostly for moral support and helping get prescriptions filled etc.

Slim fast has a lot of sugar. Maybe your blood sugar is crashing after drinking. Maybe try the low carb version or another lower sugar shake.

Does anyone understand the difference? Are mushies one and the same as purees? I assumed that they were since I was never told anything about the mushy only from "puree" right to solids. My puree diet includes fish mashed with fork. Thanks in advance for info.

I definately had weird mouth symptom and 12 days later my teeth still feel gritty and I have a weird taste in my mouth. It has gotten slighly better though.

I have been on full mushies since the third day out. I have lost about 11 lbs so far. Probably water. What are you guys eating for mushies?

it turned out fine... I didn't see the warnings against this but I had a few bites and it came with cream of spinach and mashed potatotes.

Do you think crabcakes mushed up with my fork could count as a mushy? Going out to eat for first time so I checked out the menu in preparation. My doc says soft fish mashed but not sure about crabcakes.

I had that the first day or two - I think it was the gas. Totally gone now.

Is it possible? I had a big sneeze and then a searing pain. Is it possible I ripped something? Feel free to laugh at me if I am wrong.

First two days I didn't want to drink either. I am one week post op and it got much better. I don't really know the answer but I would call your doctor if you are literally not drinking anything. If it that you are drinking some but not enough I would give it a few more days.