hello so good news and bad news i was banded last week on the 15th and i feel great it was my firt surgery so i wasnt used to it and i guess i was expecting alot worse but im doing great i only have pain when im bending over alot or for a long time i do get some presser under my chest that is a bit pain full and eally bad "gas" pain in my shoulder put thats what pain pills are for so thats the good news o and i lost 15 lbs in the 1st week also good news now the bad news as many of you that go through the surgery know the liquid diet is terrible im so sick of protein and not being able to eat im amost at the point where i want to just get a my first fill and go on with my life that will b a great day that i cant wait for

I hear you about the protien drink. I go to surgery day-after tomorrow and been on Optifast now for 13 days. For me it was mostly that it was only 800 calories a day and just did not give me much energy. Now to think that I will have to drink that stuff another 2-weeks after surgery, WOW!

hello so good news and bad news i was banded last week on the 15th and i feel great it was my firt surgery so i wasnt used to it and i guess i was expecting alot worse but im doing great i only have pain when im bending over alot or for a long time i do get some presser under my chest that is a bit pain full and eally bad "gas" pain in my shoulder put thats what pain pills are for so thats the good news o and i lost 15 lbs in the 1st week also good news now the bad news as many of you that go through the surgery know the liquid diet is terrible im so sick of protein and not being able to eat im amost at the point where i want to just get a my first fill and go on with my life that will b a great day that i cant wait for

I was banded on July 18, so I'm at exactly 6 days post-surgery today. I'm having a very different experience from you. My belly is still VERY tender, and my journey onto the scale today showed me with a GAIN of a half pound. I've been really faithful to the clear liquid diet, and am really annoyed and frustrated that I have not lost 15 pounds.

As for the Protein drinks, I'm using a brand called Bariatric Advantage, and it actually tastes quite good. I mix some stevia (a natural sweetner with no calories) and other sugar-free syrups to vary the taste. I also put ice-cubes into the blender, and it comes out tasting like a very nice malt. I don't mind drinking them at all. I was living on them for a week before my surgery, and could happily return to that. I found Bariatric Advantage protein mix on a site called doctorsbestweightloss.com

Its kind of expensive, but really worth the investment, since it has no fat, hardly any sugar, and 27 grams of protein.

Good luck!

hello so good news and bad news i was banded last week on the 15th and i feel great it was my firt surgery so i wasnt used to it and i guess i was expecting alot worse but im doing great i only have pain when im bending over alot or for a long time i do get some presser under my chest that is a bit pain full and eally bad "gas" pain in my shoulder put thats what pain pills are for so thats the good news o and i lost 15 lbs in the 1st week also good news now the bad news as many of you that go through the surgery know the liquid diet is terrible im so sick of protein and not being able to eat im amost at the point where i want to just get a my first fill and go on with my life that will b a great day that i cant wait for