Hello, all! Was banded last Monday and so excited to start losing. Couple questions. Has anyone heard of the powder you can add to Water called, "Emergen C". It's a Vitamin C drink. Just wondered if this would be okay to have. It's a little fizzy, but not carbonated.

Also, my doctor's office said it was okay to start creamy Soups after one week, but a lot of what I'm reading says to wait for two weeks. Thoughts about this? Thanks in advance for your responses.:thumbup:

Toliveagain,

I have never heard of the "emergen C" drink so I cannot comment on that. I was banded on July 2 and did not have anything to eat that day, but had only clear liquids for my first meal (day 2), and then after that my doctor said I can have creamy soups, yogurt, pudding, cottage cheese and protien drinks. I have to do this diet for 2 weeks and than I can advance from there after I see my doctor for the 2 week check up. I guess all doctors are different. I am doing fine on what I am eating now. No problems.

i use Emergen C in the winter... one thing about it though, it is "fizzy" like pop .... you add the powder to water or juice and it taste okay, it is also loaded with B vitamins and other things as well as C However like i said, the fizzy part might not be so good.

I used to use Emergen-C also, and loved it.

I wouldn't recommend messing with anything fizzy at all.

My wife found Ultra Mega Nutrition Formula at GNC.

They have formulas for men and women, and it gives you the multivitamin and the Emergen-C stuff, and lots of everything else in a chocolate-flavored drink!

Thanks for your reply. So you were able to eat creamy items a couple of days after surgery? Interesting how different the doctors are, huh? I've been on 7 straight days of clear fluids, broth, juice, water, etc. and I'm really ready to have something more substantial...my energy level is really low, which is unusual. Thanks again for your response.

My doctor has me on a week of clear liquids, then a week of full liquids, then a week of mushies, then a week of soft foods...

I'm not sure I can make the week of clears...

Ten days of liquids post op, then mushies for ten days, then solid food. Every doctor is different. I was on a pre-op liquid diet for two weeks. Protein shakes, broth, Jello and sugar free drinks. Some doctors don't require a pro-op diet at all.

True, the only pre-op diet I had was 24 hours of clears...