Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

Wow!!!! That's great!!! Good Luck on Your Journey

How nice to hear from someone without any complaints! I wish you all the success you can have. Good surgeons and a proper

attitude make all the difference.

Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

I am happy to hear you are doing great. I do have a couple of questions for you. Can you please tell me

1. What you are eating?

2. What you are drinking and if you can drink diet soda?

3. What kind of Vitamins are you on and do you have any problems keeping them down?

4. How often do you eat and can you tell me about how much you can eat at one setting? EX.. 1/4 or 1/2 cup of food?

5. Any pain from the surgery and how long did the pain last if any?

6. Do you feel hungry?

7. Was there a period before surgery that you had a limited diet and if so what?

I hope you continue to do well and I am looking forward to hearing updates.

Can you tell us what your starting weight was? What do you want to get down to?

Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

Congrats!!!!!!! You are on the way. Staying postive and motivated is half the battle.

Wonderful, I bet it feels good to be in such control of your eating habits, what a great tool lapband is............

Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

For mymaxwell:

1/2 : I am now on the mushy stage.. I was eating broth, Soups, runny cream of wheat, yogurt.. Slim fast, crystal light and Water. Occasionally I have tea or coffee sf and nf at the coffee stand.. I have added applesauce, soft boiled eggs mashed potatoes..ect..you are not allowed to drink any soda.. It can expand your pouch according to my dr..

I take Flinstones chewable multi Vitamin and have no problems keeping it down.

I usually eat in between 1/4 and 1/2 cup it depend on the textures...

Occasionally I feel hungry but mostly I'm not.. I haven't had a fill yet.

I wasn't on any special diet prior to surgery.

I have had some pain but nothing to bad.. Mostly under the port site. There's a lot of gas after eating but that's normal I hear!!

So I started at 291 and am currently 272. I absolutely would do it again!! It was the best choice I have ever made! Feel free to ask anything else!! Hopefully I have answered your questions!

Glad to hear that. I feel the same way. I just started back on real food and even without restriction I am losing weight. I think because I have gone through all the initial work, it is a constant reminder that I need to work with it and I do.

Here's to success!

Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

Congratulations!! 19 pounds is fantastic!!!

I have heard that many people use the Flintstones chewables but take 2 a day instead of just 1. Are you taking 2 or 1?

I am currently taking the One a day adult gummy Vitamins and I have been debating on if I can continue to take those post band. They are relatively very small and I take small bites of the vitamins to get into practice so that they will go down easy past the band. They taste great and so far I have been very compliant taking them because they taste so good!

Best of luck to you! Congrats! Soon you will be shopping for new clothes, How fun!!!

Thank you!! I am only taking one Vitamin a day. One of the people at my surgeons told me that was enough. Most of his employees have had lapband so its nice to get real advice from people living this way! Good luck to you as well! Looks like your surgery is very soon!

Congratulations!! 19 pounds is fantastic!!!

I have heard that many people use the Flintstones chewables but take 2 a day instead of just 1. Are you taking 2 or 1?

I am currently taking the One a day adult gummy Vitamins and I have been debating on if I can continue to take those post band. They are relatively very small and I take small bites of the vitamins to get into practice so that they will go down easy past the band. They taste great and so far I have been very compliant taking them because they taste so good!

Best of luck to you! Congrats! Soon you will be shopping for new clothes, How fun!!!

Thank you!! I am only taking one Vitamin a day. One of the people at my surgeons told me that was enough. Most of his employees have had lapband so its nice to get real advice from people living this way! Good luck to you as well! Looks like your surgery is very soon!

Yes, my surgery is very soon and I am starting to get a bit nervous but its an excited nervousness. I have noticed lately that my reflux has really flared up, maybe its because of the new stress of the surgery. It started the day after I found out I was approved by my insurance. How weird is that? lol My husband says its stress related. Are you back to work yet or are you still on your medical leave? Think of it this way, you will save tons of money in grocery bills but you will spend lots of money on new clothes hahaha! I guess it evens itself out LOL.

Have you experienced any problems so far? I am more worried about the first few days with being able to get enough rest. I was told that you need to drink 1-2 ounces hourly, how am I going to get adequate sleep if I have to wake myself hourly to drink? I have 2 new puppies at home so sleep is pretty minimal anyway. Are you able to drink more than 1-2 ounces hourly? I am a big Water drinker and worried about me being thirsty from the soreness of my throat from anesthesia. I will probably eat tons of Popsicles the first few days anyways.

Any advice on what your experience has been would be very helpful

Yay! Tricare North approved my surgery! Only took 7 days from when I submitted all paperwork to the dr office.

Dec 21 is the big day!!!!

Wow, that's great! Goodjob! I hope for the same success when I have mine done!! Keep up the great work

Congratulations!!!

Yay! Tricare North approved my surgery! Only took 7 days from when I submitted all paperwork to the dr office.

Dec 21 is the big day!!!!

Thanks!! I wish you all the sucess too!! The second week been a little harder because the weightloss has slowed but im not complaining!!

Wow, that's great! Goodjob! I hope for the same success when I have mine done!! Keep up the great work

That is strange about the reflux! It must be because your nervous... I was not nervous at all..I think I was just done so I wasnt worried. I had my surgery on a Wendsday and was back to work the next Monday. I did stay home the next day though.. Too much too soon I guess...I also had a reaction to the glue on my skin that they closed the insicions with. Other than that I have had no problems. It has been fairly painless for me too.. I do have pain around my port location but thats really all. Gas wasnt as painful as I heard it would be butit is there!! I really didnt wake my self up to drink in the middle of the night and I havent really had a problem getting fluids in.. I am having a little more trouble today with getting mushie things down. It feels kinda like thers something stuck even when I eaat applesauce... So its all something new every day! There is a lot of burping thats for sure! Hopefully this helped! feel free to ask me anything you like!

Yes, my surgery is very soon and I am starting to get a bit nervous but its an excited nervousness. I have noticed lately that my reflux has really flared up, maybe its because of the new stress of the surgery. It started the day after I found out I was approved by my insurance. How weird is that? lol My husband says its stress related. Are you back to work yet or are you still on your medical leave? Think of it this way, you will save tons of money in grocery bills but you will spend lots of money on new clothes hahaha! I guess it evens itself out LOL.

Have you experienced any problems so far? I am more worried about the first few days with being able to get enough rest. I was told that you need to drink 1-2 ounces hourly, how am I going to get adequate sleep if I have to wake myself hourly to drink? I have 2 new puppies at home so sleep is pretty minimal anyway. Are you able to drink more than 1-2 ounces hourly? I am a big Water drinker and worried about me being thirsty from the soreness of my throat from anesthesia. I will probably eat tons of Popsicles the first few days anyways.

Any advice on what your experience has been would be very helpful