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I have been drinking the Slimfast low carb 20 grams of Protein Shakes. But they only have chocolate and vanilla. I have been eating yogurt and Jello. I am not even hungry that us what scares me because they want me to eat 60 grams if Protein but it is hard right now. Be sure you do not over do the walking after surgery I was in a lot if pain today because of it.

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Hi - I was banded on Aug 1 also. Here on day 5 post op, I'm feeling great. All the pain and swelling is gone, the incisions are a bit itchy but I can live with that. I know what you mean about not being hungry and having to stretch to get in 60g of Protein. I am using this clear, high protein liquid drink called Isopure ZERO CARB. I get it at GNC. No fats or carbs, but 40g protein in a 20oz. bottle. Tastes ok mixed with Water over ice. Makes it very easy to get the protein levels needed without too much effort. Clear non-fat chicken broth is also on my acceptable list - I have gotten my local Chinese restaurant to make some especially for me - way better than what I have tried from the store. After weeks of chocolate shakes, and green apple isopure, the slightly savory taste of the chicken broth is getting me past any low points. A half-cup a day does the trick.

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I have had some slight setbacks I had a trip to the ER. I all good now though. Went to my follow up today everything looks good.

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I was banded on August 1st. At first, I was in a lot of pain...as expected. It's been 12 days and I feel fine. I'm still taking everything slow because I don't want to rush anything. I've lost 20 pounds so far. My clothes are really loose. And other people can see that I am losing. I can't tell yet, but I can tell in the way that my clothes fit.

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Day 19 since the surgery and all is well. I'm in the midst of Stage 3 of the post-op diet. Since beginning the process, I am down a total of 33 lbs. The incisions have healed up but my stomach is still a bit tender to the touch where the port is. I'll be getting my first fill this coming Friday and not really looking forward to getting that spot poked with a needle, but hey, if that's what it takes, I'll just grit my teeth.

Stage 3 is mushy food, so we've experimented with things like pureed chicken and vegetables and different Soups. Meh. I've been sticking to the Protein shakes for the most part. Scrambled eggs once in a while also. At this point, after so many weeks of liquids, I seem to be a lot less enthralled with food at all. Been walking more, now that there is less weight on my bad ankles, and this has been great. Stepped it up to 1.5 miles down at the beach this morning and was hardly lame at all for the rest of the day.

Best of luck to new August band recipients!

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Day 19 since the surgery and all is well. Since beginning the process' date=' I am down a total of 33 lbs. [/quote']

Congrats on your weight loss so far!

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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