Jill_S

Wow. I have very long hair and have just noticed in the last month or two that my hair seemed to be coming out a lot more. I just got banded a week ago, so the surgery isn't the cause of mine, and I'm not sure what is. But it freaks me out. I was told awhile back that I was iron-deficient, so maybe that's my cause. If so, the Centrums I started taking (chewing) after surgery should help.

10 days pre-op liquid diet - juice, Jello, pudding, popsicles/fudgesicles (most of this is to be low-sugar if possible), applesauce, bananas, milk, yogurt, Protein shakes 2 weeks post-op - juice, milk, yogurt, Protein Shakes, jello/pudding/popsicles(sugar-free all). Applesauce only if we need to crush a pill and mix in it. And I dunno about after 2 weeks, I'll tell ya Thursday when the dietician tells me. I'm so tired of liquids I started them the 9th of September.

Watkins Vanilla and Cinnamon are the only ones I'll ever keep in my house. The vanilla is so smooth and rich tasting, you'll never go back to the store brand! My folks' have a friend who sells it, and my mom got me the vanilla a few years ago, and now I won't use anything else.

Banded on 9/19. Pain is almost gone, although I am burping a lot and it hurts! lol. I have a little shoulder pain and the heating pad trick did not work for me, so I'm just moving as much as possible. Coughing doesn't hurt anymore which is wonderful! I know this 2 week Clear liquids is gonna tear me up. I don't have any trouble getting my 64 ounces of Water down, and I'm drinking juice as well. Atkins Protein shakes, sf Jello, blended yogurt(all allowed) but I'm dying for something less sweet. I'm more of a salty kinda person and all this sweet stuff is getting old. I keep looking at the box of instant potatoes in my cupboard and drooling :/ Even some blended Soup or a milkshake with skim milk and low-carb ice cream would be a nice change. Congrats to everyone banded this month

Greetings My name is Jill - got banded on Monday 9/19. I'm a little sore still (better than yesterday though) and even coughing isn't so bad. I'm trying to stay off the pain meds today, we'll see how I do My weight problems have been lifelong, and while losing weight was never a problem, keeping it off was, and the band for me, is my last shot at doing it *right*. I see my father and my aunt - 65 and 67 years old - so morbidly obese, and at 40 years old, I don't want to head down that road. I hope to participate lots here