matilda01

I was Vitamin D deficient and so was my coworker (we had our surgeries 1 week apart). I live in western NY and it tends to be cloudy here in the fall/winter. Lack of sunshine will contribute to vitamin D deficiency. They gave me a prescription supplement that I took once a week for 12 weeks. Didn't delay my surgery at all. At my postop visit I asked him if I should get a new prescription for vitamin D and he said, "No, just get some Viactiv." No worries for you!

Wow, what a great idea of bringing one to work. I think I will bring the MB To Go to work! Awesome. I can share it with my coworker, who was banded the week after me!

On Mon I made Soups from leftover veggies from Easter dinner, artichoke Soup & asparagus Soup. I'm also going to make cheesy potato soup from leftover taters and some split pea with ham soup. Starting purees on Fri!

Guess what? I decided to check Craig's List before I went to BB&B with my coupon. Somebody there was selling a Magic Bullet AND a Magic Bullet To Go with all the pieces and 3 recipe booklets for $40. I asked him if he'd take $35 and he agreed. We just picked it up and it looks like it's in very good condition. There are even extra cups (I have about 8 cups). So now I basically have 2 Magic Bullets and can take the To Go to the cottage and travel with it! Running everything (but the motor, of course) through the dishwasher now. So if you are thinking about buying one, be sure to check Craig's List, you just might get lucky like me!

Sold! I'm going out tomorrow and pick one up for myself. Thanks, too, Manda, for the link to BB&B. I just printed the coupon!

OK, now I think I need a Magic Bullet. I have some questions....

1) Where do you buy it? Can you get it in stores or is it better to get it on-line?

2) What do they usually cost?

3) I don't have a food processor anymore. Should I get a food processor instead or is the Bullet better (at least for the mushy stage, which I start in 10 days).

Oh, and for mushy recipes, check out the food/recipe section here on LBT. There are pages & pages of mushy recipes. I found a bunch I can't wait to try!

I had my surgery on Mon., 3/22/10, and I felt pretty much like you do until about Friday. Walking helps the most. Gas-X helps, too, but I had to take 4 at a time, several times a day. Get lots of rest, walk as much as you can (go outside for a walk if possible, it'll cheer you up). It's like they say, every day you will feel better and more like yourself. Today I finally feel like the old me, a little tired at times and the incisions remind me occasionally that they are there, but I think I've turned the corner this weekend! You will, too, very soon!

Oh, yes! I have that feeling like I'm ready to burp and nothing happens, then the gas pain feels even worse! Well, I'm going to walk around my house for a while again and go to bed. Tomorrow will be better (or so my surgeon said, "every day you will feel better and better")

I'm not hungry at all yet. I see food and it just doesn't appeal to me, so Clear Liquids are fine for now. Not sure how long that will last though. On Monday, I can start having Carnation Instant Breakfast along with the clears and will be on that stage until my followup appointment on 4/10. If that goes well, I will start on mushies. So I'm glad my appetite is gone, since I have a few more days to go before I can even have shakes! I'm so thankful for Lapband Talk. It seems like everytime I have a question or concern, I can make a post about it and somebody answers to reassure me!

Dee,

It sounds like you and I are experiencing the exact same type of gas pains. At one point in the hospital, I seriously thought I might be having a heart attack. It hurt so badly and I could only take very shallow breaths. Thankfully, that horrible feeling didn't last long. I also have that feeling of needing to burp but can't burp. I'm sleeping in a half sitting up position because lying flat just makes the gas worse. I hardly even notice the pain from the incision, it's really incidental compared to the gas pains. But it is a bit better today definitely and I'm going to keep walking. Oh, and the nurse suggested taking 10 deep breaths every hour, and while it is hard at first by the 10th breath, I am much stronger. Have you tried that?

I gained, too. When I weighed myself yesterday in clothes I had gone up 7 pounds. This morning I was back down about 4 pounds. I think it has to do with the IV meds and maybe even the gas. I'm not taking in many calories at all (maybe 300 in a day because I have to stay on Clear Liquids until Monday). Whatever caused the gain, I'm sure it's temporary!

Hi everybody,

I'm banded now, too! My surgeon said my surgery went perfectly. I've had a lot of gas pain in my chest & abdomen. Yesterday was so bad I felt like I just couldn't breathe. Had to take lots of pain medicine and was on oxygen for a long while. When I finally got to my room from the post anesthesia area, the nurse got me up and walking right away and that helped. I've still been walking a lot, that is really the thing that helps the most. Still taking liquid Lortab for pain. Not sure if I will even try to wean off that until the gas calms down. I have 5 incisions that were glued closed & look pretty good, but now I'm getting some bruising, too. All in all, like most everyone else, the gas is by far the worst part of this.

Hi fellow March 22 surgery people,

Woo Hoo! Our day is almost here! I've lost 10 pounds since I started the liquid diet on Tues, 3/16. Gotta take magnesium citrate at 2:00 today (why, I am not sure, I've already been "running" to the bathroom today :smile:).

I am not scared (yet), but I really just want to get this done! :thumbup: :thumbup: :laugh: :drool: :tongue: :smile: :smile2: :tongue2: :laugh: :laugh: :thumbup: :thumbup:

You got my vote, too!

My surgery is 3/22, too. On day 4 of liquid diet now. It's pretty hard. This morning I actually felt faint after my shower. I think I had a vasovagal reaction from the hot shower. It passed quickly, but tomorrow it will be a lukewarm shower for me!

Neat! Same day! Do you have a preop diet? This is the start on my 3rd day, and after just the first 2 days, I had lost 6 pounds! yippee!

Happy birthday & band day! Hope you are doing well tonight! :cursing: :thumbup:

Day #2 of my liquid preop diet. I started a day early because I was getting so tempted to eat poorly and just decided to start the preop diet. So far so good!

Welcome, Robin!

I know how you feel. Nervous, scared, happy, all at once! You will find lots of support here at LBT. Tons of information here and people at all lap-band stages. I, myself, am preop....having surgery 3/22. Most days I am really excited about, but sometimes kind of scared and worried that I will be the one to have problems, but I am forging ahead and ready to go! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Good luck!

I second that.... I always look forward to reading your posts, Btrieger. :smile2:

Wycole,

I've been watching your videos on Youtube. They're great and very informative for me as a preop person. I'm having my surgery on 3/22 and will be taking a week off. A coworker is having her lap-band placed on 3/30, so I really should get back (the only other person in our office is very new on the job). From your experience, a week seems to be about right? I have a very sedentary job so the surgeon thinks as long as I'm off the prescription pain medicine, I'll be good to go back in a week, but it's nice to hear from actual people how they feel about that!

Sounds really delicious! I'm printing your recipe off and will definitely try it. Thanks for sharing.

Chicago29, Do you buy your thick Protein Shakes ready made or mix them up yourself? What brands are good? I've only tried EAS and Muscle Milk and while they taste ok, they are more the consistency of chocolate milk and not very thick.

Yeah! It's almost March! Good luck to everyone having surgery this week! :wink2: :laugh: :eek:

Has everyone added their date to the March surgery date log that btrieger started? (Thanks, btrieger!)

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f22472/ma...please-110733/

Well, March is almost here....yeah for all us March bandsters! Good luck to everyone having surgery this week!

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Four weeks and 2 days for me. Has anyone started their preop diets? How are they going? I'm starting my 5-day preop on St. Patrick's Day.