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Congrats! How many days post op? Im nit moving as much as id like either cuz of pain but im losing still down 17lbs in 16 days so im close to the 1lb a day ...i hope it stays that way I'd be thrilled lol

Lmao!

I feel like everyone is doing so much better than i am so I have an infection and they opened the one incision and I felt a lot of relief on Monday after it drained some then yesterday I got another really bad pain on my left side but lower I feel like its gas pain so I've been walking as much as I can and the more I walk the more it hurts my doctor does not want me taking Gas X but I have taken the strips a few times and nothing seems to help .....any suggestions its been 2 weeks yesterday

The Bariatric Advantage multi crystals has the calcium the only other Vitamins u need are 1 B12 and 1 Iron

I take a sublingual ( chewable) iron in the am then bariatric advantage has a multivitamin wildberry "crystals" you mix it in 8 oz water 2-3 times a day and then i take omeprozol opened into applesauce and a chewable b12 (rite aid brand) ....also take for pain percocet and extra strength tylenol and xanax i use a pill cutter for all 3 of those and just take one piece at a time......my dr said as long as they don't have a coating of any sort them i cab just cut them .....he also said he doesn't want me to take liquid meds Like i did with the band cuz alot if tines they are so sweet that they may bother my pouch

I agree!

Glad all is well

Ok so ive wanted a kitchen aid stand mixer for years and the other day while laying in bed recovering from surgery saw one on QVC that i couldnt resist it came with the pasta attachment for FREE a $200 value and i bought it now im trying to think of diff things i can use it for besides baking since i cant eat sweets lol....i did find someone said put cooked chicken in it and it will shred it which i usually buy canned cause i do eat it alot ....i can not eat pasta but am wondering if maybe their is a carb free recipe i can make so after much rambling does anyone have idea of whatever i can make using my new mixer

I also had two bands and neither hurt like this but i also ended up with a bad infection this time and it had to be opened to drain and that has relieved some of the pain

I am only 2 weeks out so i dont know a bunch about the difference because im also only on liquids still.....so far the differences are 1) im not hungry at all 2) when i drink i dont get that weird feeling like its sitting waiting to pass through to my stomach i used to feel like my drink would come up 3) i have to mix one of my meds with an oz of applesauce and their have been a couple days where i couldnt finish the 1 oz and the last thing may not be the same for everyone and i dont want to make u nervous or anything because im still very happy with my decision but i feel like the pain and recovery are much much worse than ghe lapband but i also have heard several people say they had no pain at all

Ive only been able to go by taking milk of magnesia ....but im also still not eating food at all so he said every 3-4 days take the milk if mag

Ill be happy with soft foods i dont want alot just a little something would be nice

Im so jealous of all of the food you guys can eat lol i am 2 weeks post op today and cant eat anything still and go to my dietitian next Thursday and im hoping she tells me i can eat even if its cottage cheese ill be thrilled lol i havent had anything at all besides pure liquid not even jello

Welcome! nice to see some other ny'ers

Aww u too well no foods for me still lol

Well just left the Dr and u have a bad infection he opened the one incision to let it drain and put me on antibiotics and said it could take a few weeks to heal

Thank u in def scared and cant sleep