Greengage

Hello,
I had my surgery just over a year ago. You will feel very light headed after surgery. I had very little pain in my stomach, but had quite a bit in my shoulder. I know it sounds strange, but it's to do with the gas they use to help the procedure. I'm telling you this in case you get it and find it unnerving! It does go though, and most people don't get it! The other thing is to follow exactly what you are told about weaning yourself on to different foods, it is baby steps and baby bites. I still, even a year on, have to remind my self to chew to a paste, or things will get stuck.
By the way when things do get stuck, (and this is inevitable) really try not to get too anxious, it will feel like very bad indigestion, but the food WILL pass down, or up, and you will feel better then, and add it to your list of things/foods to watch out for!
It's a worthwhile journey you have started, good luck with it all.
Best Regards
Greenage

Embrace this time. U were just banded. The stomach gets "angry" when messing with it. So right now u have natural restriction. When I was banded (10/17/2007) I didn't get my first fill till 3months after surgery as I had natural restriction. It doesn't happen like that for everyone. Just drink what u can. Take chewable Multivitamins. Don't get frustrated. You will get through it. Take care.

I was banded in Jan 2011 and maybe have thrown up 15 times since then at most, i am reliant on my memory, as what makes me sick doesnt get eaten again unless i can see another cause like i was very hungry and just ate too fast or didnt chew my food enough. My best friend is a sharp knife i cut up all my food really small, i do not eat bread or bread products at all, and tend to avoid things like cold chicken as that is a big no no for me. What i do eat a lot of is Soup, homemade vegetable Soup or Tomato Soup from weight watchers. If you do throw up then give your band /stomach time to recover, going onto liquids/soft food for the rest of the day is good advice. Eventually you get to know your band and what u can and cant do with it, i had to change my whole approach to food and what i was able to eat where other people just ate smaller portions of 'normal' food. Food can get stuck more often after a band fill so be cautious after a fill for a few days and hopefully things will improve.
Be pateint we all lose weight at different rates just keep at it and eventually u will be ok. Just make sure u are burning more calories than you are eating
I have lost over 170lbs so far by monitoring closely everything i eat, the band is a tool for weight loss and not the whole answer and i really hope things improve for you .