If you have had the lap band surgery, what sort of supplementation do you take daily?

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1. Diane Y says:

   February 21, 2010 at 4:15 pm

   I had lap band 4-16-08 and I am down 50 pounds and lots and lots of inches. I take a multi vitamin plus minerals and my other medications. I was on insulin 4 times a day and now I am on oral medication two a day and if I lose more weight, I was told I would probably be off all of it. My blood pressure medication was cut in half. I do water aerobics for exercise because I have two knee replacements and a metal rod and screws in my back. I do not have to take medicine for arthritis since I have had the surgery. After you get off the diet after the surgery (all liquids for the first week) then soft foods, to me it was an easy surgery (I know surgery isn’t easy, but this was for me after all the other surgeries I have had in my life. I just spent from 7:30a.m. to 3p.m. at the hospital the day of the surgery….no pain meds needed after surgery, what I had was just discomfort, which was tolerable. Never did take any except for some tylenol (two crushed) for a headache that I had and I was told due to the stuff they gave me to put me to sleep, I would probably have one and I did and the tylenol worked and I started driving on Friday, the surgery was on Wednesday and Thursday I was too tired to drive and I have been on the go ever since.
   Just do what your doctor tells you to do…each doctor has their own way of doing things and they do know what is best for you. I have been so excited for my weight loss that I have learned DO NOT GET ON THE SCALES EVERYDAY….measure your sucess by how loose your clothes are, your rings that you wear, your shoes these are called NSV non scale victories. You will get to know these. I was so excited when I could cross my legs and tie my shoes and when I had to pull the car seat up to drive…all of these are little things but they are major victories in my life, oh, I flew out of town one week and I didn’t have to use a seat extender. It is just amazing just how I do feel. I am so happy that I did have the lap band and wished I had it sooner. Oh, getting ahead of myself, I drink a protein drink in the morning due to the fact, I just **** to eat breakfast and I have always been that way so you have to have something and I drink Atkins Advantages Shakes, premixed, lots of flavors and you can get them at Walmart, Target, and some of the pharmacies (higher at the pharmacies) They have 15 grams of protein, 1 gram sugar (which they taste like they have lots of sugars) and 2 grams net carbs..I tried really hard for the protein powders but after a little while, just couldn’t get them in front of my nose. I love the yogurts they have out..watch sugar content, my nutritionist said nothing over 7 grams of sugar. I really try to stay on the diet, but my surgeon told me, everyone cheats and he told me how to cheat without ruinning everything. He said it is not for everyday to cheat and I haven’t. Sometimes you just want something and if you have a very little of it, it satisfies you. It is not a magic bullet, I have to work everyday for what I done. Getting your mind set for the lifestyle change is hard. You have to learn which kind of hunger you have, head hunger or hunger hunger. I still have problems with the head hunger and it does get better but times it is a pain. Good luck…there is a web site that compares both the surgeries and it is

   there is another web site that I go to also and it is a support group for all types of weight loss surgeries and the people there are just great