LadyV

U look great!! Keep up the good work!!

Ok Lady V. We are about the same time of surgery I rcvd my band on 4/7/09, I am currently down to 216. That is 41 lbs from surgery but you have blew me out of the water. I have just a fill last week I am at 4.5. This last 1 1/2 CC has made the biggest difference. I want so bad to get under that 200 mark.

Hi there LadyV. I see you are now on the losing side. Congratulations to ya! I hope everything is going well with you. Drop me a line and let me know how you're doing. Take care...

Hi,To answer your questions I was only on liquids one week post-op and then pureed, soft,flaky only protein. Cottage cheese, yogurt, tuna, cod, ff beans, ricotta, tofu, eggs etc, get to adv to soft 1 month, wierd how each doc is diff. Prot shake for brkfst and eat 3-6 oz Pureed for lunch and dinner, no H20 for 1/2 before/1 hour after. Doc says eat till your full but no longer than 20 mins, I have not felt hunger but I also have not gotten "full" from eating, so I do the 20 mins, eating slow. No problems so far. I joined a gym Sat, only did treadmill. Back to work after a week so I've been real busy and active. Hope to start adding more to my work out regimen next week. I am also about to fly to Vegas for 4 days for a conference so may hit the gym in the hotel.

Hope your doing well, thanks for the shout out, it's nice to hear from others going through the same thing.

Hi LadyV. Yes, you should be able to take the Benadryl. But it will make you sleepy so no driving. I would start with 25mg. If you have any kind of rash though, you should let your doc know. The itching could be due to some kind of drug reaction. If you don't want to take the Benadryl you could buy some cream for itching OTC. Any concerns though, you should contact your doc. Hope the itching gets better. It can drive you nuts!

Hey, Velma,
Just checking up on you to see if you are doing ok. I had a good surgery, followed by some crazy numbers with blood sugar, heart rate, bp, and potassium, and stayed 5 days in the hosp, but I was at work all day today (teachers in-service, so no kids!), and I got thru well.

I sure hope everything is going well, and you are quickly regaining your strength!
Love,
Patty

Well, today is the start of your "new loser" life. My prayers are with you for complete success!

Yes, Friends

I promise to do just that LadyV. Friends?