Is it ok to suck on them? My throat is so sore and I just want something to suck on...any thoughts? Is it naughty? Is it ok? Please advise...

Don't see why not, I've been sucking on Vitamin C drops since day 2. (Halls Defense Vitamin C)and I'm on day 8 as of now.

Most definately you can have hard candy. My Bariatric Nurse ( a lap bander herself) advised me to have some on hand during the liquid phases of the diet. I told her I had a problem with drymouth and she said hard candy will help.

I was scared of hard candy right after surgery, so I took (not sure on spelling here) Chloreaseptic strips - they dissolve on your tongue and sure make your throat feel better. Looking back, I was being a weenie for nothing - but I could sure picture accidentally swallowing a hard candy and having to go back into surgery to remove it! Ha, we get silly when in pain.

thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious!

Just a word of caution. Most sugar-free candies are sweetened with some form of mannitol. Look for "sol" at the end of the word. Mannitol, Sorbitol, etc. have a laxative effect. Also, you don't want to get into the habit of sucking on candy as it easily passes through the pouch to the stomach. The same goes for chocolate, ice-cream... all that good (bad) stuff.

You are so right - i just told my husband to take them away - i was getting a little too out of control with the werthers original sugar free's. yummy - but defeats the purpose of the band and i wasn't just eating them for my sore throat...if you know what i mean!

thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious!

OMG ME TOO yummmmmm

My Doctor suggested hard sugar-free candy to suck on after surgery. Sugar-free jollyranchers are my favorite.:crying:

last night i chipped my tooth on a werthers. but i still love them!!! :crying:

OMG ME TOO yummmmmm

ahhh - i never thought of jollyranchers. thank you for the tip!!!

My Doctor suggested hard sugar-free candy to suck on after surgery. Sugar-free jollyranchers are my favorite.:crying:

ahhh - i never thought of jollyranchers. thank you for the tip!!!

i love your blog! and you are so pretty!

Awhhh - thank you! And you are way too sweet! It's hard to see myself as pretty at this weight but i look at pictures of myself when i was thin (not too long ago) and think wow - what a happy woman. I look at pictures of myself now and think "ewwww...who is that"? it's hard to see yourself go from one thing to another so fast. but a lot has gone on in the past 2 years - husband got very sick...new job...etc - no excuse, but things that contributed to the weight gain. i'll keep blogging as long as you keep writing comments that keep inspiring me! :crying:

i love your blog! and you are so pretty!

thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious!

I love the original ones, are the sugar free ones as good?

are they ever!!!!!! so good i chipped my tooth on one and reached for another!

I love the original ones, are the sugar free ones as good?

LOL LOL LOL

not at your chipped tooth, you know what I mean.