~Hi I am getting banded in November 14th with Dr. Ortiz and would love to hear if anyone was getting banded in November. ~

~Carrie~

Hey.. i was banded on nov. 4th and the first 10 days were horrible for me but now im feeling great. im eating soft protein and veggies. how r u doing?

Getting banded on November 24th!

I am excited! Congrats to those already banded!

How are you feeling?

How were the first few days after surgery?

Are you hungry?

I am 3 days post surgery and am doing pretty well. My stomach is sore and I have gas but it is tolerable. Rest when you can and walk, walk, walk and it does help. I am still getting help getting in and out of the bed but otherwise I am getting around pretty well. Each day is a little better. As far as being hungry - no, I am not. I have to take in 50 grams of protein a day and all the liquids I can handle and that's hard to do, I just don't have an appitite. Good luck on your surgery.

I too am 3 days from post surgery and I'm having a difficult time getting the 60 grams of Protein in each day along with the Water. I can't figure our when I'm hungry or not. Does that sound strange to anyone else? I did lose 28 pounds on the pre op liquid regiment.

How do you get all your water and Protein drinks in each day without drinking too much too quickly thus getting nausea??

Hey everyone...

You know I am so shocked to hear some of the responses of what everyone is doing post op. I know every doctor is different. I was banded at the OCC by Dr. Martinez which is under Dr. Ortiz. We cannot have ANY food for 21 days. No Protein for 11 Days. The first 7 days is Clear Liquids, Day 8 you add 1/2 cup of Liquid yogurt and Day 11 you start cream Soups and Protein 1/2 cup at a time. No Solid foods until 21 days out. If you cant drink it you cant have it, so to speak. I am on day 8 and I am having to make myself drink liquids, I feel sooo full. I did drink my first 1/2 cup of liquid yogurt today and it was VERY good. It makes me wonder why every doctor is different. All I know is that my doctor says you have to have time for your stomach to heal. The thought of eating and drinking something really thick scares me to death. I am so scared I am going to slip my band or hurt myself. I know everyone is different. As far as drinking the Liquid Protein right after surgery, oh my, I could not do it. I have trouble getting 16 oz of clear fluids down a day as it is now. I think the only advice I can give is listen to your body. If you are feeling full, maybe you are full. I would not push it right out of surgery. Again good luck and I would love to know what everyone else thinks.

Edited November 21, 200817 yr by ~MyNewLife~

I too am 3 days from post surgery and I'm having a difficult time getting the 60 grams of Protein in each day along with the Water. I can't figure our when I'm hungry or not. Does that sound strange to anyone else? I did lose 28 pounds on the pre op liquid regiment.

How do you get all your water and protein drinks in each day without drinking too much too quickly thus getting nausea??

I have found the 42g liquid protein bullets to be really helpful. They are 3 ounces and about 170cals. No sugars or carbs. Granted, they're a little bit thicker in consistency than water, and they taste like a cross between Crystal Light and Dimetapp cough syrup - but they work for me! I have a Protein shake for Breakfast, half the protein bullet for lunch (in one quick swig) and the other half of the protein bullet at dinner time (in another quick swig). They're a little expensive, but it helps me get my protein in each day without having to drink so many 8oz Protein shakes.

Once I'm able to move on to solids, I imagine I won't use the bullets as much since I'll be able to eat mostly food to get my protein (my doctor recommends you get as much solid protein as possible once you're able).

In stores, they're about $3.50/ea. I did a lot of research before I bought them online, and this website is the cheapest I found them. I've had both Grape and Fruit Punch, and I won't say they're great, but they get the job done. :drool:

Ids New whey Liquid Protein 42 Gram Grape - 12 Btls by IDS at DPS Nutrition - The Nation's leader in Discount Nutrition

They just came out with a multi-pack, which is 4 of each flavor (Grape, Fruit Punch, Orange) so that seems like a good deal if you want a few flavors.

Hi all!

I was banded 11/11 and doing great! No pain from surgery whatsoever and down 16 lbs from pre-op diet till now.... LOVE IT! Hope everyone else is doing as well!

That's is so helpful to hear that there are people like me that are soooooo afraid of overdoing something that could make the band slip. After reading through some other threads, I've come to the conclusion that I'm no suppose to be getting more than 24 to 32 ounces of any liquid whether that be broth, Water, Protein drink, Jello etc. And most importantly like some of the others here, I think the vanilla Protein Drink is just too much for my healing stomach. Because as I respond and trying to suck down this last bit of p-drink, I find myself feeling nausea again.

It's wierd that something that tasted good pre op now almost disgusts me as I sip it.

Good Morning fellow November bandsters!!! Everyday I'm feeling so much better! I ended up spending the nite and glad I did. Dr Singh found a high anal hernia during surgery. He was able to repair it. ALL of my pain has been from the hernia repair.

I was so scared before going under....the anastastia is the worst for me.

How is everyone else doing? I can't believe it will be a week this Tuesday. Anyone else had hernia repair during banding? Would love to hear from you!!!

BTW....how can I add the counter & sparkles?

My surgery is tomorrow and I'm having a hiatal hernia repaired too.

Froggi,

I am so excited for you girl!. Good luck and please keep us posted!

Hi all, I was banded on 11/20 at Harper Hospital in Detroit. I just wanted to say that it's been so comforting to read the posts and realize that I'm not alone in going through this.

I had my surgery on 11/24 and also had a hiatel hernia repaired. I beleive that most of the pain and discomfort is from that. It is getting better each day. I have a lot of gas and am burping a lot and have some soreness in my belly at incision sites. I am moving around very well. I al also having some slight shoulder pain.

Having a hard time gettting the Protein down.

Hey Froggi,

I was just sitting here reading some post and I was wondering how you are going. I have not seen a post from you since surgery. I hope you are going great, let us know how you are!

I'm doing okay...having a lot of diarrhea since surgery...as they say liquid in liquid out. Lots of gas pain still too but the pain in the incisions is letting up some. I stopped taking my pain pills on wednesday