CandiOPanda

Nice to meet you Sue! Norwood isn't far from me at all. I'm on the West Roxbury/Dedham line :party: Well today is my 5th day since surgery...I'm experiencing so much gas and a bit of diarrhea. I'm really hoping it's not the temporary lactose intolerance they talk about! I know the gas part is normal but I shouldn't have diarrhea should I? I've been very strict about my post op diet. Could I ask where you had yours done? Mine was done at Faulkner Hospital but my pre-op weight loss groups were at BWH. Did you do Carnation Instant Breakfast during liquid phase? I'm starting to hate the taste of it! HAHA!

...god I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one with gas troubles. They didn't start till yesterday! I feel like my soul purpose in life is to produce gas! LOL! Time to pick up some gas-x!

I slept a lot my first day home because of the liquid percoset they gave me for the pain. I made the mistake of not taking in enough liquid and got terribly dehydrated :party: The first couple of days are tough just with the adjustment alone. I would definitely suggest taking any help you have available to you.

Hello! I'm Candi from Boston, MA USA. 26 years old and overweight my entire life and thrilled to be finally taking control. I was just recently banded 12/27/07! I was so nervous about the surgery and yet so very relieved when the time finally came to just get it over with! It was so quick I thought surely I had woken before they finished or perhaps I was *gasp* unbandable! Though I am working with a great team of doctors and nutritionist I still have questions about everything...Which surprises me because I considered myself pretty well informed! I hope to meet some great people here to fill in those little gaps where I need extra support. I'm super friendly and love to chat so drop me a line! See you around the board! Candi O:panda::scared:

Hi there :scared: I was just banded on the 27th. I was in an extensive pre-op program which thoroughly prepared its attendants with vast amounts of paperwork re: everything from suggested post op diet to handling social events. I'm far from an expert and quite full of questions myself but I'd be happy to answer anything I can! Would be nice if this all this paper gets put to multiple good uses! I'm currently on my 2 week post op liquid diet. When that ends I start 2 weeks of diced proteins and smooth foods...As I understand it after that more foods can be added to your diet.