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Thanks Myturn, I was going to add it to my pudding or yogurt that I think down. Right now I'm having a very hard time eating or drinking every hour. Soo not getting enough liquids or protein. lol doesn't help that the sample menu starts at 7:00 am and I'm still snoring well past that time! So far this morning I've had 4 oz of apple juice (OMG has it always been this good???) and 4 oz of thin mashed potates. I should be able to drink 4 oz of protein drink around 1:30..

Hope all goes well Goose, keeping my fingers crossed. I awoke today feeling better than I have in days, still have that heavy feeling in my chest but it's much better as well as my stiffness and bloating. I'm going to try the treadmill today, Doctor told me to start off in 15 min sessions and increase it till I can do 30 min at a time twice a day. I made some thin mashed potatoes for dinner and they tasted so good, lol I told my husband I was ready for solids cause for some reason I was craving hamburgers (and I don't eat fast food nor do we make hamburgers at home often) so I guess my body is starting to speak up about needing Protein. My unjury protein powder arrived yesterday in the mail, not sure what it taste like yet but I'm super impressed by the customer service.

The heating pad works well for the chest pains caused by gas, I have fallen asleep several times hugging it to my chest. Gas is finally starting to move a bit today, and I feel a lot better. Still get tired often but I'm sure that will get better. I managed to eat a little over 1/4 a cup of WW Smooth & Creamy White Chocolate Cheesecake (I think it's yogurt) it took me almost 40 min to eat it but boy was it good.

Glad your feeling better, I have just started to be a bit hungry. I'm a bit weak because up until today I really couldn't eat..but DH bought me some Weight Watchers Smooth & Creamy White Chocolate Cheesecake and I almost ate the entire thing (prob 1/2 cup) I'll try some broth in an hour or so, and I'll try to start my Isopure today.

I've had the strangest hiccups, I'll only have one or two then nothing else...and boy do they hurt! I've found that the heating pad did wonders, I put it on my chest and fell asleep, when I woke up I felt much better. I still get tired this is my second surgery in a month, had a biopsy via my neck little less than 4 weeks ago so my body is looking forward to a rest.

I tried the heating pad this afternoon and it worked well...lol until I had a hot flash and got to hot. Feeling much better this afternoon...might even get froggy and eat some Jello. I'm trying my best to get in 46 oz of Water but dang, can only have 1 oz every five min. I'm down to pain meds twice a day and not every 4 hours like prescribed, I have one more day on the antibiotics and haven't needed the regulan at all as my stomach has been fine. How many days are we to use the breathing thing? Does anyone remember? where is everyone else that got banded Friday? I know LS and I aren't the only ones.

Well most of the bloating is gone but I still have some major gas pain. I'm walking and stretching so keeping my fingers crossed that it passes soon.

No worries on the pain meds, not causing that problem at all. I walked down the street and back this morning to try and get things moving. When I woke up this morning my tummy was "talking" so I'm hoping that I pass something soon. LOL not leaving the house till I do cause I can see it happening at the worst possible time.

A lounger dress would have been perfect, I had a cath (so didn't know about that ahead of tiime!) when I woke so pants were out. I would have been much more comfy in my long jersey lounger. It doesn't have sleeves and is roomy.

I was banded yesterday and yikes at the gas pain! I've tried bouillion and pudding thinned down with milk and both made me feel terrible. I've crushed up Pepcid AC that I take after my liquid pain meds cause they cause old fashioned heartburn from hell. I've been walking and I sit up in bed (craftmatic) and those help a little but not tons.

RU come on down anytime for a visit...lol but just don't expect a spotless house. We have lived here for six years and I miss home (Central Alabama) but DH job is here so here we stay.

I love DC, one of my fav places to eat is Marrakesh on New York Ave. DH and I found it on our first trip to Washington. We would have loved to live in or around DC but the job market for environmental eng isn't great

I've been walking and sitting up, and yes it does seem to help. Been sipping water as often as I can. We didn't sleep well last night I woke up around three not being able to expand my lungs because of the bloating and soreness so I walked a bit and then sat in DH's office chair until I felt better and we finally went back to bed around 8:00 this morning.

So glad you did well Lonestar, LOL I feel like someone mugged me with a baseball bat. I've found sitting up is the most comfy for me, thank goodness I have a craftmatic bed as it allowed me to get a bit of sleep.

I'm second and have to show up at 6:30 a.m. need to also get up early enough for a shower with a special wash they gave me. LOL I'm a bit cranky right now as my sugar has dropped because of the lack of food, I tried the beef stock and it was horrible so I can see I'll have to be making my own. So I've had 3 popsicles and, water, hot tea and two lovely oz of Milk of Magnesia *LOL* I think the MOM filled me up the most!

I'm not expected to stay the night either, not unless they have to do it open or I'm running a fever. Do most people stay?

Oh lord to give myself a pedicure would be wonderful...I'm pretty sure I still have toes even though I haven't seen them in years! I'd love to be able to travel, buy clothing anyplace except online! Be able to stand or go shopping without hurting so badly I had to sit down. Not always be the heaviest person anyplace..Gosh the list is to long to post.

How do you strain the cream soups?

A hiatal hernia occurs when part of your stomach bulges upward out of your belly and into your chest cavity. There are three main types of hiatal hernia: sliding, paraesophageal, and mixed. A sliding hiatal hernia is the most common type and is generally not a serious condition. Paraesophageal and mixed hiatal hernias may progress and are more serious. This topic focuses on sliding hiatal hernias. What causes a hiatal hernia? The belly (abdomen) and chest are separated by a sheetlike muscle called the diaphragm. The esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach, passes through an opening in the diaphragm called the hiatus to connect to the stomach. A hiatal hernia is often caused by weakened muscles and connective tissue within and around the hiatus. In a sliding hiatal hernia, a small portion of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm at the hiatus and becomes positioned above the abdomen, inside the chest cavity. The valve (lower esophageal sphincter, or LES) between the esophagus and the stomach also moves above the diaphragm. See an illustration of a sliding hiatal hernia .

LoL I'll let you know Friday afternoon...

S.E. Texas, I'll be having my band done in Beaumont, TX

Goal for now? I'm sorry I don't understand. Does he think you won't lose more weight or that you have reached a plateau?

I get banded Friday, Oct. 3. Been almost a year in the making and now I can't wait! Good Luck to all the Smashing Pumpkins!

Oh, I've never heard of them..we do have a local GNC so I'll have the DH pick some up Saturday. Does it matter what form the protein is in for weight loss? I have set a goal weight of 170 lbs even though this will still be above my listed ideal weight because my surgeon said it was almost impossible for someone my size to ever expect to be 130-150 lbs. He really pushed for me to have the by-pass but neither the DH or I was comfy with it. I think that has been my biggest fear that I won't get down to a lower and healthier weight with this surgery. Right now I'm at 380 so I'd have to lose 210 pounds to reach goal weight. Can it be done?

Ok I ordered all the Unjury samples, thanks for the info on them they sound great. On the weekends we tend to go to "town" and I noticed they had travel packs so that will be great.