Ok...so i am sooooo sore where my port is...i feel like i did 1000 crunches. Lol...oyher than that i feel great! I seemed to have escaped the horrible gas i was expecting.....i plan on neing on this site a lot. I've already learned so much by reading ya'lls posts...very thankful for this forum!!! I do havr a question: can i have a protein shake yet. Or do i have to wait 4 days??? Thank u all so much!! Oh ps...my weight before pre op diet was 264... Wt day of surgery 254. I am 5'8 and my goal wt is 150....xoxo

After my surgery my doctor kept me on clear liquids for a week. (I was banded on 12 April 2012)

Welcome! And good recovery wishes to you. Karen

Welcome. Follow your docs instructions because everyone is different. Good luck!

Ok...so i am sooooo sore where my port is...i feel like i did 1000 crunches. Lol...oyher than that i feel great! I seemed to have escaped the horrible gas i was expecting.....i plan on neing on this site a lot. I've already learned so much by reading ya'lls posts...very thankful for this forum!!! I do havr a question: can i have a Protein shake yet. Or do i have to wait 4 days??? Thank u all so much!! Oh ps...my weight before pre op diet was 264... Wt day of surgery 254. I am 5'8 and my goal wt is 150....xoxo

Glad to hear you are doing so well! It seems that everyone's post-op diet is different. I have to do clear liquids for 1 day, full liquids for 2-3 days and then mushies. Did the dietician give you a post-op plan?

congrats!

Congratulations!! Welcome to the other side. My post op diet was clear liquids for 2-3 days then protein based liquids for a week, then to mushies day 9-21. I'm going back to clear liquids today, hoping that it will calm the spasms in my esophagus down. But most doctors have different post-op diets. It's always best to check with them first before advancing your diet! I was banded 4/27/12. I was 272 when I started this process, 260 on surg. day, and 255 on Monday. And I still have some swelling, so I'm sure it will be more of a loss when it goes down.

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and advice!! Ya'll are right...every post op diet seems to be a little different....even my doc..the nutritionist AND the book they gave me all differ a tiny bit..lol. I'm already tired of sugar free jello....not many choices for a liquid diet. Lol..oh well...it will go by fast. :-). I am so sore i have to sleep in our recliner....hope the discomfort goes quickly....any advice.??

I am completely here to support ya'll....Blessings to all!!..ashley