Hi, I had a lap band over bypass 2-11 and still working on shakes. I wanted to say Costco has home High protein drinks that are 30gm of protein per 11 oz. I put it in my coffee to help we get it down.
Sandy in AZ on Mars

hi and welcome! i had the surgery on feb 9th. and will be two weeks out on tuesday. im still on clear liquids and protein shakes. i start pureed on thursday and cannot weight!! haha. ive lost 27 pounds so far and i agree--it is TOTALLY UNREAL. its like--i cant see it.. but i know its gone cause of the scale and it seems a lie to me. lol. i just cannot believe it. i litterly get on the scale every morning and ive lost one or two or three pounds. it is nuts! its like an alternate universe. lol

hey ladies.. i haven't posted in a few weeks. but i did have my surgery on Feb 9th. so far i have lost 27 pounds since i got home from the hospital.

i did want to warn you all against dehydration. i was released only 1 day after surgery with strict instructions to get 64 oz of water a day... now did i??? NO. like a lot of you i was only getting maybe 20 oz a day the first day or two.. and boy did i pay for it. i got really dehyrated and had to go back to the hospital for a full day and night of iv fluids. it really sucked and i advice you all to really work on those clear liquids!!

It took about a week for the "gas" to pass for the frist time.   Laying on my left side in bed for awhile helps.  finally had a minute long fart.     Rested a bit then felt it coming again not sure why but i moved to the bathroom & was glad I did!!!

Give  it time... this too will pass!

Lorraine

When is your follow-up?  call the Dr.  You'll get dehydrated.

This is not the way it should be!

I'm almost 2 weeks out.  Still struggling to get ALL my protein in but i can eat & enjoy it.  Just finished ricotta with sauce. Yummy!

Lorraine