I had surgery last Wednesday 2/13. No gas pain, no meds, no nothing and started driving yesterday. I feel great. I have one incision that I told the doc was oozing a bit and they wanted to see me today. So I went, they said it was o.k, I told them 2 things. That since I can't take my effexor 150 cap and now have to crush one tab 2 x daily I know I'm not getting all of it and it tastes awful if I get any of it. They told me I could try to take my regular capsule. I couldn't believe it. AND, I told them that I'm sick to death of the Protein shake etc. and asked if I could upgrade to puree/mushies and they said "be careful", but YES. Well, I came home and for dinner ate the tips of my son's asparagus and made tuna/egg salad. I had about 5 tbls. and I was full. I couldn't believe it. Since I was recently banded I know I don't have "restriction" as we know it, so I'm either still a little swollen or have restriction from the band I have. I'm stoked. I will say that I chewed, chewed and chewed again so my food was almost liquid. But to stop and walk away~wow!

Marie:thumbup:

Wooo hoooo! i started mushies on day 7 at the blessing of my doc too. welcome to bandland and do take the mushies easy, potatoes can get stuck relatively easy ...