Zip & Squeeze Bags - How Many to Order??

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#1 Post by **Graceful58** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:18 pm

I'm curious from those of you who used the Zip and Squeeze bags...which ones did you order and how many of each and did you have enough or too many etc...oh...did you get the book or skip it???

Thank you!!!

#2 Post by **freerideuk** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:38 pm

unless you are getting banded tightly for a long period of time or wired

i wouldn't bother with zip and squeeze there just a waste of money as you prgress so quickly after surgery i doubt you will get much or any use out of them

i was bk on soft food straight out of surgery and by 2 weeks out had chips and pizza

a month out and i was on holiday and 6 weeks out completely 100 percent back to normal

though if you feel like you need them or want them i would only get a couple of bags as they can be washed and reused

xxxx

#3 Post by **Graceful58** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:24 am

Great info and quite helpful, thank you!!

#4 Post by **kaycee** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:09 pm

I bought the jaw bra but used some bigger gel packs that I found at the drugstore. Since the jaw bra is pretty stretchy, the bigger gel packs fit without any problem. I bought two sets of gel packs so I could rotate them - one set in the freezer, one set on my face. I thought the jaw bra fit nicely.

I agree with Meryaten, the zip-n-squeeze allow you to get a pureed meal in fast. I would try to use the baby spoon at each meal for a bit and then put the rest in a zip-n-squeeze.

kaycee

#5 Post by **Thathrill** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:52 pm

Its weird thinking back on this period of my life. I loved the jaw bra. Very useful. I did not buy zip and squeeze. I was banded shut for 5 weeks and was ok with a straw. I didn't even use the syringe that the hospital gave me. I also did not need baby spoons. But everyone's situation and healing is different. You truly never know what you will need until after surgery. Like I have tons of ensure bottles that I haven't touched. I probably had 3 total.