Congrat!! I'm post op 3 weeks I had surgery nov 7th an open RNY I have some discomfort from the incision but all is good with me also I'm so glad you mentioned how much we have to be thankful for because I know I do I had major problems during surgery and I am thankful for just being here and family and friends as support along with the thanks I give to the dr's that has saved my life and gave me a whole new one.. gl take care cathy

yes, my dr perscribed it to me. phyllis

Kris - Wow! I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's gotta be tough. I have switched to Soy Milk (the kind with added fiber) based on a suggestion from my nutritionist and the chance of being lactose intolerant right after surgery. So far the soy milk has been fine for me. I don't like the taste of it straight, but mixed with stuff it's fine. I buy it at my local Wal-mart supercenter. As for a soy protein powder. Mmm... I really don't have any brilliant suggestions for this one. I know that you can get soy powders at GNC and health food stores and even at Wal-mart, but I haven't tried any of them to see how they taste. It might just be a matter of experiementing until you find one that's tolerable. have you called your nutritionist? She might have a suggestion of which way to turn first based on other patients' experiences. Good luck Pam

I haven't had any protein today because I am lactose/all milk product intolerant. I need a good soy protein that does not have any milk product or whey or casein in it. Anybody have any ideas for me and where I can get them????? Please I am really desperate. xoxo Kris

see this is what she wrote..... i believe she thoght i was talking to her when i made the comment abiut a fat ass, but i was talking to that other girl and i guess he just assumed that i was calling her a fat ass. we had been having nice convos and then she said this... even if i'm still fat in a year - i just hope i'm not as bitter, miserable, jaded, and disappointed as you are today. i really wish you the best of luck in finding out what's going wrong with your lapband and i'm glad i was more educated about my procedure than you seem to have been about yours. so that is why i asked her why she was getting pissy. and for the record......... i come in here and make a negatative comment about the band,,, AND I GET ATTACKED, JUST LIKE THAT LADY WHO'S HUSBAND HAS THE BAND. SAME THING. just goes to show that as long as your praising the band, you are all good in here.......the second you say something bad........... whooooooooo wheeeeeeeee watch out. and i am going to post a private e-mail i received from a person on here, but i will edit their info to respect their privacy, because she does not want to be attacked like i was. Date Sent: November 26, 2007 - 4:13pm From: ********01 Click here to add this user to your friends list Subject: hey i agree with you. i didnt want to post anything on the board. i stopped going on this site because i became so depressed reading how well others are doing. i started at surgery july 2nd at 245. i got down to 232 got a fill, got a second fill, it was soooo tight i was in pain i couldnt keep anything down. then got it unfilled in october and shot up to 237. i cant seem to lose weight unless i starve myself...i exercise here and there, ill get into a whole exercise thing then ill stop. im soooo unhappy with this band and wish i had the bypass. now ill do anything to be thin, its killing me. im just glad someone out there feels the same, im sick of hearing how well everyone is doing while theyre tickers are hardly moving. anywho thanks for listening! - ***** for those that the band has worked for.... i am happy for you, but you can't hate on people who make a comment that theirs doesn't work for them.