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Glad your doing so well!! I am a little hungry this afternoon, I have been on just clear liquids and I AM SICK OF BROTH! I am going to try the greek yougurt next week everyone raves about it!!

Thats what I did and my liver was just fine!I had shakes 2 x a day and salad and a lean meat for dinner! I had to go to a luncheon one day too so I just ate the meat inside one of the wraps!

I understand the toilet thing all to well! As well as just sitting in any chair! I am not allowed to have protein shakes until friday. Just broth, icepops and jello. She even said 7 111 makes a crystal light slurpee I could have Are you taking the pain meds every 4 hours? Is your throat sore too?

Good question.. maybe this will help? Sugar Free vs. Fat Free: Which is better? - Compare Side by Side | Comparisonz

wow back to work so soon! good luck!! What are you allowed to eat now and when will it switch again?

Today I had to go to the doctors office which is a good 35 minutes away. Potholes and any bumps were not good!:thumbup: Very sore today and VERY tired. I slept on the couch during the night so I could keep moving if I needed to without waking the husband. Sleeping in the bed is difficult anyway. I attempted a nap and any time I moved I woke up. I do have gas today but it usually goes right away after I get up and move. I tried to just take tylenol instead of the pain meds but its too soon. I have no hunger what so ever and have been sticking to broth, jello and icepops. I had an isopure today..yuk! :eek: Dr. said I can start pureed food Friday after my next appt with them. :tt1: The hardest part of this whole thing is that I am keeping this a secret from a lot of people. Only about 8 people know. The people I trust the most. No one at work knows ( i teach so I am off for the summer) nor do my neighbors know. I am not a good liar but I just felt like I don't want anyone to judge me or "monitor" my progress. So avoiding people this week is hard. Did anyone else keep this a secret? Maybe in time I will tell but I just feel its no ones business.

Yeah by day 3 I was a monster. But then it passed. Are you allowed any solids? I was allowed to have soft proteins. Good luck!

Ohh thanks for the tip I never heard of papaya enzyme and pinapple juice! Adding that to the grocery list Glad your ok!

LOL! I understand! One day post op and a whole week of pre op I told them EAT OUT! I want NO smells in this house yet! I switch to mushies Friday too!

So I did it. I was scared in the operating room saying to myself, what the heck am i doing? :smile2: BUt there was no turning back. It really would not have been so bad had i not reacted to anethesia the way I do. Even with all the anti nausea meds I felt sick. I couldn't wake up too but I forced myself so I could leave. I could not talk to anyone because it made my nausea worse. I did not sleep all night with nerves so I probably just need to sleep, i tried but keep waking up. The only pain I feel is the soreness of the belly, not horrible just really sore. Getting up hurts because gravity is pulling the cuts down, but still tolerable. I have a nagging headache. No gas pains, I am pacing my room every hour and I do burp. So I had chicken broth, ice pop (throat is sore too), and water. What else is good to have today? Is it ok to sip water out of a straw? I am on liquid Oxycodone with tylenol, generic name is roxicet 5/325. Also anti nasuea Zofran. More to come tomorrow, Hopefully I will feel like wonder woman :laugh:! Thanks for the support everyone, you have no idea how much it helps!!!!!

Thanks for the support!!!

Good luck! I will be up with you at 4am!! Let the changes begin!!! Hopefully we will be able to chat later on Monday!!

I know its hard! I like muscle milk. Are you allowed to have solid protein? I had a chicken breast every night.

I got my call to be there at 6am tomorrow! I am a nervous wreck! I am feeling so hungry today, part of me wants to eat food but I also don't want complications so I am sticking to liquids and eggs. Trying to get the house and kids organized for at least the next three days. I got all my prescriptions, gasx, liquid tylenol, heating pad, ice packs.. any other suggestions? Oh and of course my isopure and broth! :smile2:

what kind of mushies are you eating? I go Monday and need some good mushie food for when its time !

Thanks for the advice. Suppoosedly the birth control is precautionary for clots. OK running out to get the Gas x strips!!

OMG good for you!! I hope I heal the same way as you. I kind of feel like I carried and gave birth to 2 kids naturally... a little piece of plastic is gonna be a cinch !

I am going to get banded on Monday! I am very excited and very nervous! I just found out I have to go for a follow up the next day and its about 35 minutes away. Does that sound doable? I was hoping to just relax, and walk around the house :smile2:! Second question is he told me to stop the birth control pill, anyone else ever told this? And lasty did anyone use chewable gasx,did it help post surgery? Thanks for the help!

This is great news!! I personally would wait for fill in case there is any nauseousness which I have read some people get. Yes it is priority, its why we are doing this but I dont think I would take a chance of being sick for this awards dinner.

I go Monday too! Scared but excited! Best of luck and keep us updated!

Wow I am going to walk as soon as I wake up on Monday! It must be the key to your no gas success!! Just curious what protein shake is your favorite? I am on on pre op diet and I am ready to throw these shakes out the window!

I am so glad your not in too much pain! I go Monday and have the same fear as you! So scared I won't lose that much and that would be more embarrassing! Please keep posting on your progress!