I'm a newbie to lap band and your site. I was banded on 7/28, and I am just starting to get my energy back. I'm having a had time finding things to eat on my "thick liquid" phase. Jello and smoothies are too sweet, and cream soups are gagging me.

Also, I'm having some persistent pain under the uppermost incision at the base of where my ribs meet. Is that normal? I have been coughing alot, can that dislodge anything?:biggrin:

I had my lap band done on the 15th of July and I had similar pain but it is now gone. Just hang in there.

In regards to eating I made my own homemade tomatoe soup with canned tomatoes ( made sure the seeds were not included) and mixed garlic a bit of onion and celery and sauteed in pain with only oil spray. Mixed chicken broth and low fat powder milk until ingredients tender. Pureed in blender. I figured since my Doc said I could have V-8 juice tomato soup would be okay. Good-luck!

Have you thought of apple juice, thin soups, v8 and skim milk with flavoured protein powder.

Good luck, hang in there!

I'm a newbie to lap band and your site. I was banded on 7/28, and I am just starting to get my energy back. I'm having a had time finding things to eat on my "thick liquid" phase. Jello and smoothies are too sweet, and cream soups are gagging me.

Also, I'm having some persistent pain under the uppermost incision at the base of where my ribs meet. Is that normal? I have been coughing alot, can that dislodge anything?:biggrin:

Try the Atkins or SlimFast Low Carb shakes. You can cut them with milk so they won't be as sweet. Campbell's has a tomato soup-at-hand that is low sodium. I get mine at Wal-Mart.