Hello All! My name is Colleen and I will (hopefully) be banded on the 20th of October. I was originally scheduled for the 6th, but had some complications. This has been somewhat frustrating because I was all pumped up and ready to go! But anyhoo, my time will come, right?! I am so anxious to get the surgery done, I am a little scared. I have never been in the hospital (for me) let alone had surgery, yikes :thumbup:

I am not required to do a Pre-Op diet, just two days of liquids before surgery, which I did last week when I thought I was getting the procedure done on Tuesday. It was only two days, but I felt like I reeked of chicken broth by the end of it - that is all I could smell!

Anyone have a few words of wisdom of what to expect after surgery and how to handle the liquids part? I am not too worried about the mushies because I love to cook and have experimented using a book I bought a couple of months ago. The book is called Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery - I <3 it so much. There are quite a few recipes for the mushie stage that turned out really good (and some that didn't)!

Hey there-welcome!

I was banded on 09/24 and am doing great now. Pre op was good, gas pain was mild-the more I walked, the better I got. I was fine on the liquid phase after surgery until around my 6th day...all of a sudden, my stomach growled. I mainly lived on gatorade, sugar free popsicles, sugar free jello and chicken broth. When I got that hungry feeling and was weak and running very low on energy-I increased my intake on my protein shakes. I did however call the doctor and they let me have mashed potatoes.

Keep an ice pack nearby for the first 2 days after..well it worked for me. Kept my soreness level way down. I actually only took my pain meds for 2 days post op.

You will do fine-keep positive thoughts and follow all rules.

You will have to keep me updated after your surgery and on how you're feeling.

Good luck!:thumbup: