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I eat thin crust pizza and I love it. I only eat 1 piece of a small and it fills me up. I also eat whole wheat pasta about once a week. My husband uses it to make pastalaya and I have never had a problem with it.

Congratulations and good luck! It is wonderful having someone to go through this process with you. My friend and I were banded by the same surgeon. She had hers done on July 2 and I was on July 14. It has been really helpful to have someone else to talk to.

About how many calories are you consuming each day? It seems like you may not be consuming enough calories/protein each day. I regularly eat 1200-1500 each day. You may need to eat a tiny bit more (100-200 calories per day) to jump start your weight loss again.

You look amazing Tina!

I am not really that close, but hello! Waiting on approval is the hardest part, the rest will probably breeze by. Start practicing not drinking with your meals, because many people find that to be the hardest part. Good luck!

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I think it is normal NOT to feel restrict ion after surgery. By the time you get to soft solids, any swelling you had from having the band placed has probably gone down. I also, luckily, did not suffer from nausea or vomiting, but I did have restriction just from having the band placed.

That is quite possible what has happened. When you were constantly pbing your stomach remained irritated and swollen. As you stopped, your swelling went down. Now that you are pb-free, you may want to consider a small fill. Take it slow, and I am sure you will not hesitate to return if it is too tight. Good luck

I have immediate restriction, but I have heard some people say that it can take a week or more.

All I can say, good luck. I will send a little prayer for you. If it is any consolation, you probably couldn't enjoy the food anyway, with the stress you are under.

The stress could possibly be causing your band to be a little tight. The only times I pb is when I have some kind of added stress and I get a little tight. A tiny unfill could take care of the problem if that is the cause. Some people get put on prevacid or nexium when this develops, but if being a little tight is the problem, a slight unfill, I think, is a better solution if it helps. Call your doctor's office and see what they think.

Talk to your doctor. The best suggestion I can give you is to log your food intake to see what and how much you are eating each day. Also, you may want to weigh/measure your food for the next week. It seems that as time passes, my portions seem to get a little distorted. I begin to think a cup is really 3/4 c. If you log your food you can look to see if most of what you are consuming is slider foods or not. This information will be helpful when you talk to your doctor. I am pretty sure you band hasn't slipped or you would be experiencing a lot of problems, but really call your doctor's office. He/she is who can best help you get back on track.

Ok, it is very normal to not be getting full yet. Unless your surgeon prefilled your band, you won't have much restriction. Luckily, it sounds like your surgeon is giving you a fill REALLY quickly. You may notice a difference then. Some people need a few fills before they can tell a difference. You will get there, just eat as healthy as you can until you do. Once you feel restriction, it won't feel like a diet anymore. Oh, and once restriction kicks in, you don't want to get to that too full/overstuffed feeling, that is when you have eaten too much and may possibly have to "bring it back up". Eat slowly and really listen to your stomach.

You sound too tight. Call the surgeon's office and tell them what is going on and I am certain they will make an appointment for an unfill. The sooner you can get some taken out, the better chance you have that you won't have to have it ALL taken out. I know being tight sounds like a good thing in theory, but it leads to the bad eating you are describing, because eating well hurts. It isn't your fault, but it IS fixable, but don't wait. Do it now. Good luck!

Good luck. My friend is 5 months pregnant and she just had a small unfill yesterday. Her OB told her that as long as she was getting at least 1800 calories per day she didn't need to unfill. BUT, she was losing weight and not able to eat the correct amount any more.

Sandi, Kartman is correct about the calories. I stay between 1200-1500 per day. BUT, at the mushy stage I was about where you are now. From my 3rd week when I started regular foods, I steadily increased my food and calorie intake and by week 5 I was at 1200 + per day.

That doesn't sound like too much. It sounds much like my first week of mushies. I loved the refried beans with cheddar and ff sour cream!!!!

I had a laproscopic hysterectomy 5 months after being banded. There wasn't any problems with the port or tubing, but I must say that now you can connect the dots on my abdomen. I have 6 from banding and 4 from the hysterectomy. I will say that I was told that I didn't need to have an unfill prior to the surgery because it wasn't going to be close to my stomach. I wish I wouldn't have listened. My stomach is sensitive to being "messed with" and I wound up too tight for about a month. Soooooo, if you are sensitive to fills, I would suggest getting an unfill, even if it is a small one, prior to surgery.

I just ordered some from Chadwicks that are pretty good. They seem to run a little small, so I will wear them after I lose about 10 more lbs. I am going for a fill on Monday. I think I only want about .25ccs. I was going to get it today, but I want to eat boiled crawfish on Sunday and I don't want to risk being too tight.

I can totally relate. I look a LOT better in my clothes, but I HATE my arms. I just stocked up on 3/4 length sleeve tshirts by ordering online so I can cover my arms this summer. Dangit!

It sounds like you are having a reaction to something you were given. I would call the doctor's office and let them know what is going on. They need to know, plus if it is really bothersome, they can give you something to take.

That is exactly the advise I would give also. My PA says that sometimes all it takes is .25ccs to make a world of difference. Get a little at a time taken out until it is right for you.

My surgeon was also lenient, and I haven't had any problems yet and I am 9 months post op. No pre op diet. One week clear liquids, 1 week full liquids, then mushies for a week. But, if I was "starving", I was told I could soft scramble an egg on day 8 and if I tolerated it and it stayed down I could move to mushies. I did fine with it and was thankful. It will not hurt you to be more conservative than you doctor requires. By all means try it. If you can't handle the clear liquids, then know you can go on and move on to the full liquids with your doctor's blessing. Good luck and consider yourself lucky!:drool:

I have no clue what my doctor wants me to consume, but I consume 1200-1500 per day. I was at a plateau for a month, ate 1600-1700 calories per day for about 3 days straight and it broke my plateau. The only time I was less than the 1200 per day was during my post op for the first 2-3 weeks.