You might not be able to handle them after surgery due to the sugar content.  Also how many grams of protein are in them?  I like the Atkins shakes and use them occasionally now and they have very little sugar.  You might also want to try Muscle Milk Light - it's one of those things that people either love or hate.  I liked them, but I was also determined to get in the protein and nothing was going to stop me.  There's a lot to choose from, just don't buy in bulk because what you like one day, you might not like the next.

hello i just had a bad tummy tuck in dec of 2009 i really had two back too back surgerys , i had dr alan hartmatz of plastic and hand  which he is now in central maine plastic in lewsiton , anyways i was real healthy blood work was fine now im having trouble with iron levels and it is becuase i lost so much blood from the first surgery i had three blood clots , and my size makes me have surgery by surgery i had so much skin too be taken off i have flaps on the sides too be taken off at later time so , so i guess there would have too be different  plastic work done on different people at the same time  , so i will meet with dr vaughan  i will vist few now i settled with hartmatz  i will not settle again , and every plastic guy is different  they all do different things so do more then others , so its about bang for the buck , i will not be so quick this time

Count me in too!  Would love to attend or host if needed. 

Is there suger in the special K protein drinks?i thought there was and thats why I havent purchased them?

Hi kimberly,

Thank you for getting back to me!  It is nice to be able to talk to someone else about the ups and downs of lap banding.  I know on this site there are a lot from around but it makes it nice to know there is someone relatively close.  I see that in maine, there seems to be a lot of people that get the gastric bypass compared to the lap band.  My goal is to get to 199..As of current I am a size 24 and would love to be a 16..Its funny because when I was a size 16, I thought I was soo fat!

Anyways, thank you for your response and for offering your support and feedback.


Terry