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as for pain it was very minimal. i had surgery on monday march 2 at 11 am. i was in surgery for 28 minutes was all. about 5 that night i was up sitting in a chair. feeling a bit groggy but i was vertical. i took a few laps around the floor because my dr. says its a must. the worst pain i had was a sore throat from the tube. i did not speak for 2 days. i showered the next day and dressed really nice for the trip home so that i would feel good about myself...makeup and all.. i felt great and my boyfriend was shocked that i was moving better than he was after he worked all day. now i had to climb into a big 4 wheel drive truck this i do not suggest. i wait tables at an upscale rest. and i love it i was so worried about missing time cause there are a line of people wanting my hours so i worked that friday. yep 4 days after surgery i was back to work.. i feel great.. i never thought a deep breath would feel so good but i did not care about anything else. not food not sleep nothing...so breathe deep and fill those lungs. it hurts but it so good in healing. body and mind. the pain from a broken leg i had last year was 100% worse.. no big deal on the liquid diet. my dr. let me do the atkins shakes . 1 carb in them and i already liked them.. way better than others..try strawberry.. also minute maid lemonade lite sold in containers like orange juice. low carb 5 calorie i add 2 oz of water to 2 oz of juice.. its good stuff. do not worry about liquid diet.. get rest and deep breaths

i am 3 weeks post op.. the 1st week on liquid was ok really. you are tired and feel crappy from being put under so the liquid diet was fine.. now i can eat soft foods and i am fine. i did crave chicken wings today but my dr. says chicken is way too stringy and asks me to avoid it... so i did.. i had 2 0z of grilled pork tenderloin i made on the grill in the freezing cold. with a little apple sauce. it hit the spot

murphy, i am so glad my dr. never said anything like that. i just had my surgery march 2. i feel great. i get a little winded at times. i wait tables so i am always running around. when i feel this winded i take deep breaths and they help so much. the first 2 weeks after surgery all i wanted to do was breath deep . it hurt at first but do it as many times a day as you can. its so calming. and it relaxed me.

today is march 26. i had my lap band surgery march 2. for the first week i had gas pain mainly in my chest. its gone now. i went back to work after 3 days. do i suggest this? no but i thought i could handle it. i wait tables for some great people that did not make me carry a tray. i have my first fill in 2 weeks. i am a little afraid of the tight feeling and wonder if i will be able to work the night of my fill. as i said i wait tables.