Hello, My name is Cj, I had surgery Feb 21st, I have lost 6 pounds so far.

This stuff so much more mental than I anticipated, I see food and smell it, and still feel the want for it, but ofcourse I am still on a strict diet, that I am pretty much following besides the protein shakes. Those things I cannot seem to drink, they are gross. In the beginning I was getting these terrible throat spasms. Did anyone else get those? Finally after 5 days and speaking with my nurse she told me to take childrens motrin, which helped tremendously.

Since the surgery I dont really think I've gotten that "satisfied full feeling". But again I'm still on the strict post op diet.

Well once I did eat a broccoli cheese soup from Jason's Deli and I guess I had to much cause I left there in pain.

Before I had that soup I was actually worried that this thing was even working, after leaving Jason's I was sure it was.

I get the feeling of needing to burp every now and then, is that bad?

Is that, the feeling of food coming up, if so I am not doing something right? I havent even eaten anything that requires chewing really yet well besides some puree'd mac and cheese, which is not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I guess some of the questions, I have if anyone wants to take the time to answer them is....

**Is the feeling of wanting to burp mean food is coming up? I have not actually spit any food out yet though

**How do you manage the minutes in between the bites to help ease having to watch the clock all the time? that I find a nuisance already.

That's all I can think of right now, I am pretty sure I am going to have more once I start eating real food.