I was just banded on 7/19/06 I go and see my Dr. for my first follow up appt. this Wed so far so good, but I am really getting tired of the slim fast:)

Hi Les,

I am considering this procedure and would really appreciate your input. Was the process worse than you had expected?

Ahh, the liquid diet stage. It can be rough at times, but it is very important that you follow your doctors orders and stick with it. This is what your body needs as it goes through the healing process. Have you asked him/her if you can have things such as broth or smoothies or anything like that? It might help you get through this stage. There are also a lot of suggestions for the different stages of foods in the food forum. They are sticky's and you may want to check them out.

How do I access the Food Forum to find out about the sticky's

On the main page of LBT, it has all the different forums listed. You will see one called "food". Just click on it and you can see all the different threads in the forums. "Sticky's" are popular posts with very good information in them and they are always at the top of the threads. Just look for the ones entitled liquid stage, mushy stage, etc.

Thanks so much