amberamelia

I did have Jello. They gave me jello in the hospital but it was horrible. Not sure how you mess up jello! When I got home I did have it most days. This seems very funny to say, but I sometimes cannot even finish one jello cup in a sitting. Never thought I would say that. My biggest issue before surgery was portion control. Granted I am only 1 week out, but I am shocked at how little food I can take in and be full. The Protein shake I use is Bariatric Advantage. I bought that only b/c it is what my Dr sells in the office. I currently have the choc. It is really good actually but a bit more expensive than others I have seen. My 35 serving bag was $45. Here the link if you want to take a look...Bariatric Advantage - Nutritional supplements, Vitamins, Proteins, and Help for Gastric Bypass, Distal, Lap Band, Realize, Stomaphyx and Duodenal Switch Surgery Patients.

Gwendolyn (love that name BTW), I was pretty hungry day 2 post op. My surgery was Monday so Wednesday was bad for me. My Dr had me on Clear liquids until Thursday. So by Wed. I was starving and very tired of fruity lo-cal items! But by Thurs morning, I was able to transition to thin liquids which included my Protein shakes. Who would have thought Protein Shakes were the best thing you would ever taste! I transition to mushy foods tomorrow which is pretty exciting. The time between thin liquids and mushy foods has been no problem. I even attended a cookout yesterday. I was in your same boat with trying to keep the surgery a secret. I have only told a few ppl. After trying for how many years to lose weight it seems to me that nothing will work. But hang in there. Trust me, if I can manage to make this work, anyone can!

I was so happy to find this thread. I was banded on 6/28 so I am one week out. I have my first f/u tomorrow afternoon and I cannot wait. I too thought I would fail at this...nothing seemed to have worked before! But I am down 10 pounds since surgery and I could not be happier. I do have one question for those in the know, what does PB mean? I assumed it meant vomiting, but I was not too sure. I have read a lot of posts where they caution this or that so that you don't PB. Not sure what it is, but I do know I do not want it! Good luck to everyone on here. I hope your journey is painfree!