Finally, Surgery is Thursday, June 30th and making a list of everything I need to make sure I have on hand at home. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know. Thanks!!

1. Gas X

2. Protein shakes

3. Jello

4. broth

5. Ice Pops

6. Low Fat Yogurt (Can't do the Greek, I've tried it and it just won't go down)

3. Pain Meds

4. Movies

liquid anti nausea meds.

S/F hard candy.

Minute Maid makes a light lemonade. It only has 10 calories and the lemon in it helps the nasty taste you get in your mouth from being on the liquid diet.

ice for incision soreness and after my banding I found that holding a pillow on my middle helped as well. I slept in my husbands recliner for the first few days after surgery - found it was easier to get in and out of. I was told no hard candy after, but I lived on sugar free pops and fudgsicles and creamsicles

a heating pad.........that was the best thing for my gas pain

I'd be very careful with the hard candy. If you accidentally swallow it when you are swollen it would probably get stuck. Be very careful.

I tell everyone to go to a drugstore and get an abdominal binder. It is white and stretchy and has velcro to close it. If you have any tummy at all and it schlumps around due to gravity (LOL!) this is very painful after abdominal surgery! I woke up with one on from my surgeon and it really kept the fat tummy in place! I like to sleep on my side and without the binder this would have been impossible! Good luck to all!

Thanks everyone!! Great advise!

Get a Pill Splitter or Crusher.

Ebay sows a tall Red one, and it is actually 3 separate locking containers.

Splitter, Crusher, and Carrier.

My Husband has one, and it's handy.

I tell everyone to go to a drugstore and get an abdominal binder. It is white and stretchy and has velcro to close it. If you have any tummy at all and it schlumps around due to gravity (LOL!) this is very painful after abdominal surgery! I woke up with one on from my surgeon and it really kept the fat tummy in place! I like to sleep on my side and without the binder this would have been impossible! Good luck to all!

thank you for the info. Do you think a gertel would do the same thing? I mean a somewhat loose gertel.

I would ask my Dr. if they supply the Abdomen Wrap?

When I woke up I had one on, and still have it.

You might want to ask.

They are GREAT to have.

Make sure it wraps with Velcro !

The thing about a girtle or spanx is it might not open and close with velcro and it might be VERY hard to put it in and take it off when you are in pain. Hell, I have nearly gotten stuck in those spanx before! Also you can make it tighter or looser if you want..yes, check with your doc as I also woke up with one on!