Hey Everyone,

I am new here and I am scheduled to have my surgery on May 13th, which just happens to be a friday **I'm Brave lol**. I was just wondering if anyone else has a date close to mine??

I am planning to start the 2 week liquid diet on May 1st and I am gonna have to start buying some Protein shakes. I hear the muscle milk light is the best tasting one. Does anyone have any suggestions on which ones taste good???

Also I had a question that may sound a little crazy but I'm just gonna ask anyway...... I feel like I am gonna be in a constant panic that my band is gonna slip whenever I do anything physically extraneous. Like for instance, what if I go to Great Adventure and go on a roller coaster with a huge drop! I feel like I am gonna be constantly worried that my band is gonna slip or move somehow. I am paying for this surgery out of pocket and if my band slips then I will have to pay another 15 grand to go in and fix it. So that is my biggest fear right now.

Is there anyone who can make me feel a little better about this?? lol I would really appreciate some feedback. Thanks so much!!

Elizabeth

i feel the same way! and i'm self pay too. my friend keeps trying to get me to go to yoga and i'm scared to! i asked my dr and he said that once you are fully healed that most activites are totally fine to do. he said the only ones that should be avoided are ones with blunt force, like kickboxing or car accidents (ha! yeah, i'd like to avoid those anyway).

Hello

The protein shakes I like the most are the atkins shakes. I have tried the milk, dark chocolate and the carmel cafe. I have bought some strawberry and will be trying that soon. I also suggest finding a protein powder to add to milk to help get in all the protein you need. GNC has a lot of different powders that are high in protein (a little expensive though) I am not banded yet (next week) but I have been experementing with stuff since March 9th. I started the liquied diet for lent. I also had mad cravings in the beginning. I found that mixing different soups and things together helped with that. Like for my taco cravings I added, nacho cheese soup, beef consumme, and taco seasoning. There is also a forum in the post op sections i think with liquied diet recipies.