bandedbob

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"I got stuck only twice " i suppose I will know when it happens - but I have had not a fill yet - how do you when your food is 'stuck' ? Is it obvious ?

Oh – and I was a bit confused for the reasoning for the 3-4 phase diet – clear liquids, creamy liquids, pureed foods, and then more common foods. If there is no initial dilation or compression of the stomach from the band – then why the special requirements? I suppose placing the band on the stomach does cause some trauma and I suspect the conservative course of action is to proceed with caution. I LOVE toasted pumpkin seeds and it is that time of the year here in New England – however they are like eating wood in terms of fiber & texture – which begs the question – first: is everyone’s nutritionist recommending this 4 stage diet and second: is anyone deviating from it and of so are there any consequences ?

I had my surgery last Thursday – the surgery was more than I had expected. Recovery has been a bit rough too. I did not realize that I would be in moderate pain from the port incision, and I was weak for a day or two. Slept one 16 hour stretch. 6 or so days into this and I am just starting to feel close to ‘normal’, have more mobility and energy. Still really do not have an appetite – and getting tired of the clear liquid diet. Who ever know Jello was something to look forward to! Can’t stand the taste of chewable calcium citrate (anyone have an alternative recommendation ?) . Anyway - I am in this for the long haul and am finding this forum very helpful.