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He He! I was just opening a new cd set of the audio book Still Alice..you're right ...the schedule does show the summer months! Now where did I get that assumption? Perhaps I am turning into Alice.(Alzheimers) Hope to see you on Mon.

Hi all! I lose papers and so I posted a thread with the schedule of the meetings here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f42/brigham-faulkner-lb-support-calendar-2009-a-90766/ Unless there was a rumor of a cancellation or schedule change, the Faulkner meeting is Mon. Am I under the correct understanding that there are no meetings in the Summer until October? I plan to attend giving I have energy by the end of the day. Fatigue is winning! Drinking just about all my protein, but tired, tired, tired. I just ironed a shirt and thought I was going to have to go sit down and rest..that's ridiculous! Incisions and 'stab wounds' are healing and itching up a storm! Took off all the yucky bandages and washed with Hibiclens and put on some thin tegaderm covering for surgical wounds.

Pre Band weight 247 Band weight 237 Present weight 230 Not spectacular for 1 week, but I'm headin' in the right direction.

I am glad that you could use the info! Bloated..no. Sore..... YES and I tire very easily. Did a very slow treadmil walk today and tired at 10 min. The other day I went to the market and drugstore and felt I had more energy. So...go figure. The body knows, I guess. Hey...after all, I am no spring chicken by any means!

I don't fill the glass. I mix it in a small amount at the bottom and then have a 'chaser'. LOL

Here's the Nutritional Guidlines from the facility I attend. I also had an appt with the in-house nutritionist. Perhaps it will help The menu for the stages are about 1/4 down the page. Lap Band Postoperative Diet

I am supposed to drink clear liquids, but including 5 shakes for the protein.Usually I can only do 4. I Sip Crystal Light and Kellogg protein water,have 2 cups of broth and 2 popsicles.1/4 cup of carrot juice for the meds. No way am I getting enough water, but that will get better. If you think you are dehydrated, then go get som Sugar Free Popsicles. Pedialite has some freeze pops also which have stuff to keep kids hydrated when they are sick. They aren't as sweet as the Popsicle brand, though...they are in the Baby aisle.

I was big time gassy on Slim Fast, Carnation, and others because of the large soy content. Also I am Lactose Intol. My nutritionist suggested Glucerna which only has 200 cal, loaded with Protein and does not give me gas at all. The chocolate ones are very flavorful. You can get them in the supermarket near the Slimfast stuff. Mine is in the cosmetics, health and beauty aisle. I am not diabetic, but the nutrition value is tops for bariatric patients. Glucerna - Products I hear of so many complaining about hair loss accompanying their weight loss because of insufficient protein. So once a day I add a measure of

I have to crush some very bitter pills, and it seems that none of the liquids will masque the bitterness. Jello did the trick, but jello gets stuck in my pipe..no matter how slow I go. I had a jug of pure carrot juice in the fridge because I felt I needed a vegetable. Well, I tried about 1/4 cup of the carrot juice and it did the trick...the bitterness was not as predominant as in the other liquids and I was able to take the crushed meds much better! FWIW

I had my surgery on the 28th. I just have some very sore incisions...I wouldn't call it pain, but an uncomfortable soreness because they are at beltline and bra line and can't heal right. since surgery I have lost 7 lbs also, but am waiting until my first post-op visit before recording it on my tracker. This morning I woke up kind of woozy. Put off going to the garage to get an oil change and was glad I did because the Milk Of Mag from a week ago worked this morning as it did yesterday also. I feel much better now.

I am in pain..although I know it won;t last long. I decided to try jello again to see if it would disguise the bitterness of my crushed meds. The jello is a great disguise, but it 'stuck' and is just sitting there, even though I took it slow. I think I will stay away from jello from now on. What do you use to disguise the bitterness of your crushed meds, ...those who take them.??

Mine are..not all, though. It is from the dried blood in mine. My steristrips started falling off last night. I went to the store and got some waterproof bandages..cushy ones for the belt and bra line. I am putting bacitracin on them after showering and washing them with hibiclens. At the end of the day, they hurt and are sore.

I don't break out, but here are 2 threads on that subject which may have some helpful suggestions:Hope they help. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/weight-loss-breakouts-15894/ http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/bad-skin-46012/

That is fantastic..and you should be proud! I bet you are feeling real good in self esteem right now...and rightly so! I woke up today to find 3 steri strips completely off. I am on my way to the CVS to get some kind of covering because they get irritated by bra band and waist bands . AND......I noticed that I have a sixth hole...I have 2 on either side of my belly button and 3 up higher..one of which on the upper right is longer (and more sinister looking)than the others. I wonder why I have 6 ?. Perhaps one is a needle puncture, I dunno,(I don't think so though because it had a steri strip) but the word STUDENT always pops into my mind .

Go for it! 1 of those oyster crackers will seem as sumptuous as a whole loaf of homemade bread at this stage of the game. Yay!

My incisions are sore. Especially the one on the belt line. I would love to put some bacitracin on them. Did anyone take off their gauze and steri strips before going back for a post op appointment?

Hi msdollarz. It is so difficult to get all the liquids in. As for weight..I wouldn't doubt that you have lost. I , since my procedure a few days ago have lost a wee bit, but I am waiting until my post op visit next Monday to record any change in weight. Jay..I am not going to the meeting this week..I am wiped. No energy to spare. Yesterday I went to the market to pick up a few things and was so very tired. But..one good thing..I am off my caffeine /coffee addiction!(although the jolt would probably energize me, I am sure) BTW...did everybody else have 5 incisions? When did you take off your steri strips..or did you leave them on until the post op visit?

I went and got it all out of my system...2 days when I had a 'Final Farewell To Food". Pizza, subs, chinese..you name it. I knew I wouldn't be doing that again so made that an event and a definite point where I can look back and say that was the date I separated from all the 'stuff'. I 'got it out of my system'. Funny...when I weighed on the day I was to see the Dr, I was heavier. But when I weighed in the office a few days later after behaving myself, the weight hadn't changed from the previous visit. Nevertheless, I think you have time when you can take 1 day and get it out of your system once and for all!

Today I went to the market and to pick up some meds at the clinic and I am totally wiped out. I also find that the bra band and the waistband from my slacks cause soreness. In an hour I am going to take a nap.

Anything with dough!

You look so much younger! Kudos on your pre Band WL! Now imagine how much younger you will be after now having the Band.

He he! I just sat down at the computer with a cup of clam broth I just brought in the house. It is so refreshing after chicken chicken beef and more chicken. I will take you suggestions on vegetable broths and also FUZE. Does fuze have caffeine? In looking over the Diet Snapples that were in the store, I found that the tea either had sugar added or were not decaf.

I realized this a.m. that the liquid phase I am on is to last for 21 not 14 days! Rude awakening. I never thought the day would come when I would 1/ be caffeine free with no coffee cravings or 2/wake up eager to go to the market to buy some clam broth As for regular Jello gelatine..somehow I can't get it to go down right.

I am glad your surgery went well. re: sufficient nutrients: definitely check . When I was in the hospital the day after my procedure the nurse stressed that I was to only sip 30 cc's of liquid EVERY 3 HOURS. That is about 6 tsp every 3 hours??? I definitely knew that was wrong and in saying that she proved she was not a bariatric nurse. Things changed significantly when I got a new nurse when the shift changed over that evening. If that nurse only saw how much the xray tech made me swallow before I left she would definitely think about her insistence.

I am impressed by your weight loss since your initial consult! Were you on a liquid diet pre-op?