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Hi! I'm Francine

I had my lap band done on May 30th, 2013. The procedure itself was a breeze it's the gas pains that are killing me. I did not anticipate them to be so bad. I'm still experiencing them but to a lesser degree, thank god. My tummy is so swollen and hard still. The incisions are starting to heal and itch like crazy. :rolleyes: I'm still very anxious that someway somehow I will mess this up like I did all of my diets in the past and have wasted 10K. I want to be that skinny girl in my head so bad!!!

I do need some suggestions on how to facilitate taking my pills in the morning. RIght now it is taking me forever to crush them and then taking them like that tastes awful even when I mixed them with Jello. Has anyone come up with a more efficient way to take a large volume of pills. Any suggestions would be helpful. thanks.

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Welcome and congratulations! At first I had to do a lot of pill crushing and splitting, but after a week or so I was able to swallow all my pills with no problem. I probably could have done so from the beginning, but I was too scared to try. Just take it slow and maybe spread it out a little if you can? Best wishes to you!

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Where your pills BIG? Mine are potassium pills and Metformin. They look like horse pills.

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Yes, I had a few larger ones and my Vitamin was big. I used a pill cutter at first and cut them into 1/4's.

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Ok cool, I'm going to try this. Thank you.

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Welcome! I'm pretty new too...(6 weeks post op). I also take Metformin...I can swallow it no problems now. Sometimes it feels stuck, but a swallow of Water always sends it down.

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Awesome! I will be trying that with my next doses.

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I feel constantly bloated, even more so after I drink my shake or eat a popsicle. Burping is nealy impossible....how do you all deal with that?

Francine

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I feel constantly bloated, even more so after I drink my shake or eat a popsicle. Burping is nealy impossible....how do you all deal with that?

Francine

I feel the exact same way - I am drinking alot...but input doesnt seem to match the output ;/

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