Hi! Maybe some of you can help me. I got the lap band on 12/12 and have been off coffee for a while. My doc said I could have coffee after four weeks. I'm just curious- what are the rest of you doing about this? I'm dragging in the a.m. I also really enjoyed my morning coffee- not to excess but just in a.m. Any help out there? I noticed we all have different post op instructions... Thanks so much!:whoo: Oh- also, can anyone else feel their port still in their stomach? Mine is still swollen (that area of the abdomen) and feels like there will be a lump there forever? Will I be misshapen all my life now?

Banded 12/12/07

246/216/140

BMI 40

38 y.o. School Counselor

You may not be eating enough calories and be in starvation mode.

I switched to full liquids as planned this week and am consuming approx. 550 calories and am walking a mile and a half a day I'm now at a stand still I started at 283 the morning of my surgery and 18 days post I'm at 265 I don't know if I'm eating too many calories or not drinking enough Water. Does anyone know what the recommended calorie intake is at this point I don't see the dietician until the 15th.

I think we are supposed to be in the 1,000 calories per day range.:scared:

My doctor said no caffiene so no more for me. Starbucks does have a caffiene-free latte and you can get about five different sugar-free flavors as well (cinnamon, vanilla, caramel, etc.) I miss caffiene a little but I don't miss being fat (or as fat as I was.)

Re: gas, I was told if you lay with your feet higher, the gas can move back to the stomach area where there's more romm for it and less pain.

I actually was so dizzy for the first five days that I went to see my surgeon on the sixth day. She ran a bunch of tests and said it looked like caffeine withdrawel. She said I could have a little if I go easy. I'm an unsweetened ice tea drinker, so I just went back to it. I've been great ever since.

Good luck to you!