Hi, everyone, I am 4 days post op and I have posted about being gaseous and both of my calf muscles are beginning to knot up. I am on liquids, so I called the office today because I can bearly get enough liquids down before the gas pains hit hard. I believe I am knotting up because I am not taking in enough liquids; I try but the band will only let me drink so much and then I am full and in pain from gas. The nurse changed me to full liquids and I feel so much better, the gas is almost gone. She told me to buy orange juice with no pulp too for potassium. I am so glad she lifted this gas and muscle ordeal off of me. Anybody else had to move up to the next stage before time?:thumbup:

Your legs are probably hurting if during your brief hospital stay they put those boots on you to prevent blood clots. After my surgery my calves felt like I ran a marathon.

Are you drinking shakes mixed with milk? Sometimes you can get real bad gas...try using lactose free milk and see if it changes.

HI, I was only doing clear liquids, no shakes. Just water, splenda juice, and broth. I will start a shake today since the doctor/nurse has okayed me to do so. I will only use water, I have suffered to bad with this gas.

The gas could have been caused by the splenda.

Hi, I thought about the Splenda, but the gas started the first day I was home. I only drank water the first day. I finally drunk juice like yesterday. You have to drink something and my instructions was for it to be sugar free. I ate a sugar free yogurt after I was told to move to the next stage and I was fine, gas pains are minor now. The cramping of my muscles in my legs always have indicated to me that I need more fluids, especially if I am not eating normally.

Edited April 17, 200818 yr by LLPlady3

Lucky! Like mostly everyone, I had to wait the full 4 weeks, 2 liquid, 2 mushey, solids, then a fill.

Hi, they did not authorize me to eat mushy foods, like mashed potatoes and stuff, just full liquids. Yogurt is considered a full liquid on their list. Everything must be sugar free. I really do not have a stomach for solid foods right now.

Edited April 17, 200818 yr by LLPlady3

i was banded on april 15 and I am doing liquids...

I just ate lowfat thinned creamed soup with no chunks of course, I feel so much better. Thinned cream soup is on my full liquids list. Gas pain is almost gone. Kudos to the nurse at my office.

Edited April 17, 200818 yr by LLPlady3