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I am on day 13 and last night just could not do liquids for dinner when the family were have roast chick so I mashed up veges and a little soft meat (cut up fine) with gravy. It was fantastic, but what I wonder about is that I didnt feel any restriction or have any problem swallowing it. I didnt feel full or bloated after like i expected to. I wasnt hungry to start and havent felt hungry since the op. How much should I have eaten? I had around 3/4 of a cup.

Woohoo Magii you are under 100kg - fantastic! You must feel great.

I have to do liquids, anything that will go up a straw, so no clear soups thankfully. Then its 2 weeks of mushies. Not even excited about the mushies, am not at all interested in eating!! LOL what an about face that is!!

1. Was your procedure outpatient or did you stay overnight? Overnight 2. Did you have complications related to surgery? None 3. What you were given for at home pain? How many days did you take it? Paracetemol which is a standard headache type med 4. Pain after surgery for how many days? None at all - if it wasnt for the incisions I would wonder if it had been done!! 5. Degree of pain...10 being your arm was cut off and 1 being a paper cut? 0 6. Doctor and state where surgery was done? Rob Fris Auckland New Zealand

Hi Bensmum, what an awful time you are having. If anyone asks me why I am not eating I just say that I have a rumbling gallbladder and I am trying to nurse it along because I dont have time to have an op. Maybe that will work in your situation. Good luck.

Hi Day 3 post op for me and I am feeling fantastic. Have been really lucky and havent had a moments pain. Am taking 4 hrly paracetemol so perhaps that is why but it is a million times better than what i was expecting.

Hi all, I am home now and have had a good sleep last night. Luckily I have had no pain and other than feeling uncomfortable if I bend, I feel great. Glad to hear that nobody has had any problems.

Hi 26thers,<br /> The big day is fast approaching, only one more sleep. I am amazed at how far away it seemed in the beginning and how quickly the time has passed, even the last 14 liquidy days.<br /> Because I am at the bottom of the world I will be first up, cant wait. Will be thinking of you all and looking forward to being on the other side and hearing lots of super successful surgery stories. Hugs

Hi I am being banded this Thursday, would love to join your group. NZ is a state of Aust nearly isn't it? LOL.

I am half way a two week liquid fast - would have to say that its not going FAST enough. But have managed to stick to it so far, my kids have become the liquid police and are watching me to keep me on the straight and narrow. Only 8 more sleeps!!

Hey guys, calm down - this is a place to support each other not to shoot each other down in flames. We will never all agree, its impossible, lets just accept our differing opinions and treat each other with respect and tolerence.

I am not positive, but I think that Pouch Rules for Dummies is for bypass recipenets not lap banders. Does anyone know?

I started the preop diet yesterday, 3 sachets of Dr McLeods per day made into a shake or Soup, which i presume is similar to Optifast. I am so desperate to not be fat anymore and for this to work, that I will do whatever I have to do. Only 12 more days to go and DH is doing all the cooking and washing up - so its not all bad.

Hi all, haven't posted before but now that i have my surgery date - 26 April - I thought i would say hello and thank you to you all. Your posts have been very inspiring and really have helped me to make my decision. I am full of emotions fear, excitment, regret etc but the biggie is anticipation of the changes ahead. Bring it on!! Flax Auckland New Zealand