Boykie

Good luck. I can only answer from my experience. I did Optifast for 16 days and the Dr said afterwards that my liver looked to be very good. I had 4 to 5 opti's a day (normally 5), and drank a gallon or more of Crystl light and a few cups of coffee a day - and that was fine. That being said, I have read this board and some poeple's doctors dont seem to require much of a diet, so I guess your doctor knows your setup best. Good luck on Friday k

Thanks mate - appreciate that. I have not managed to read on anyone getting similar symptoms. Thought that I would see if i can drink a little warm Water in the morning. If not, i am definitely back to the doctor. kind regards k

hi I was banded Friday morning, home friday night. Sat was fine, even took the wife shopping, Sat night i realised i had not had 100 calories all day, so maybe i did too many liquids in too short of a time, got the hiccups. today i can keep no fluids in. never puke, just hiccup all the time and push out foam. I doubt i kept a half glass of fluids in me all day. Hiccups start for no reason. ie, they stop for a few hours, then I am sitting around not eating or drinking, and they start up. walked a half mile, did not help. after dozing a little, it is now midnight and i cannot sleep as i am hiccuping. ANY ADVICE PLEASE ? tia k

Got banded yesterday by Dr Rich DiCicco at Pasco Regional in Dade City, FL. Was ready to leave hospital an hour after I came around, but they kept me till I could take the second round of Antibiotics. I really expected much more pain, did not even get the gas pains I had been warned about. No pain to speak of, just a little tenderness. What a great job this team did for me, thanks so much. Today I had issues trying to drink stuff that might contain calories, so i probably maxed out at 100 calories for the day .. must try do better tomorrow. I did learn (thru this site) that my hiccups were caused by being full. I thought it was thru eating cold popsicles, so I tried to correct the situation by drinking room temperature Water. Did not help. Good luck in your decision - hope it goes as smoothly as mine. THANKS DOC - GREAT JOB THERE> Kevin

Hi. Got banded on Friday 4/10/09 - when I scheduled I decided that Good Friday was as good a day as any to restart my life. Did 15 days of Optifast. After 2 days, i never got hungry and had to set alarms to remind me to take them, normally had 5, but sometimes only managed 4. Scheduled for 9am surgery, went under at 9:24 and woke up at 10:15. Dr said he used a 'standard' band on me. Now, that is the first 'standard' i have had in almost 20 years - LOL. I was ready to leave hospital an hour after waking up, but they made me hang around for 6 hours so they could give me a second shot of anti-biotics, and I was not sore - just a little tender. I got dressed and walked around the floor for a few laps . I had them give me a painkiller as i had a 2 hour drive home and did not wanna develop pain en-route. I slept most of the night, but got up fairly early. No pain, I was extremely lucky and blessed. This - being my first day that I can drink clear liquids, I got to the evening and realized I had consumed a whole 50 calories today. I mean, apart from the fact I am not hungry (a miracle in itself) there are not many 'clear liquids' that I can consume that have calories. I took to drinking fruit juice and coffee - to which I added sugar - which I never use. Then I guess I drank too much trying to get calories in, and ended up with hiccups. Doing a google on that, I ended up back at this site, and learned it was cos I was too full. I guess you dont realize it when all you are absorbing is liquids. Anyway, all I can say is that I believe it is the right decision for me to get banded. I am tired of being fat and want to stop dieting - so this is just a tool to me to help me change my lifestyle. Good luck in your decision,, and have a great, blessed easter. Boykie