Momto3redheads

Even diet pop? I know regular pop has lotsa sugar...so that I understand... My doc said pre op we can have all the diet pop we want...which is what is helping me get through this stinking pre op diet! I DO like the atkins shakes, tho, and they only have 1 sugar and 2 carbs...

Congrats! Glad everything went OK - my mom got her band in Dec and I remember her saying that the only thing that was really sore for awhile afterwards was where the port is...I am getting mine on Monday (23rd) and am having a tubal at the same time (kill two birds with one stone!) and will have on extra incision due to that, but it shouldn't be a big deal. I was also told by folks that have had it that as you recuperate the next few days a little walking will definately make you feel better - even when you feel too tired to do it...nothing strenuous, of course! I think it takes awhile before you are released for hard core exercising? Have a great day - get some rest!

My mom is three months out from her lapband and was told not to drink it for 6 months b/c of the carbonation can affect the pouch size....she said she really doesn't miss it. Not sure *I* will be the same way, but I hope so. We have the same surgeon so I will get told the same thing. Interesting that everyone has different things.........there must not be any hard data on it or something to cause the varying opinions? (kinda like the different pre op diets?)

I am in day 5 of my ten day pre op diet. It is interesting that some people are able to eat lean meat and veggies, while others of us are on pretty much all liquid/yogurt/sf jello/sf popcicles....I think I would give my right arm for a chicken breast about now. LOL I just wanna chew something, I think. I am really not that hungry as I love the Atkins shakes - all of the flavors are good, I think. They have them at Sams Club the cheapest. I am new to the group -- can't wait to get to know everyone and hear how everyone is doing!!

My date is March 23rd! I am excited!

OK my surgery is MArch 23rd, too, but my pre op diet bites the big one. LOL I can have 2 Atkins shakes, up to 3 lite yogurts, 2 servings fruit, up to 3 sugar free fudgecicles, and all the sugar free Jello and sugar free popcicles I want...along with crystal lite, Water, and diet pop I want. Today is day 5 and I am not doing too badly...but miss being able to chew something! how silly.......... Kim