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Even if the band caused cancer, so does smoking, drinking, radiation.... Heart attacks from obesity can lead to death, diabetes kills... We're all going to die eventually. No one can say how or when. We made a choice to get healthy to "better our odds" but (hint) you will still die of something eventually! So enjoy your weight loss and healthier lifestyle while you're still alive!

Feeling a little exhausted by all of this :-/ i tried having food today and all the chewing and taking time to eat, the planning, the worrying! I'm not regretting the band, just wanting to know I'm not the only one feeling this way! (almost 4 weeks out- on soft foods) Today i had just one meatball and did well with it but couldn't even eat the whole thing... I felt like the effort of eating it wasn't even worth the calories.

I was where you are not long ago... Couldn't wait for real food! Now i can and I'm terrified!! I don't want to do something wrong or get stuck, or dialate my pouch... Each step comes with its own challenges

Can we get "stuck" before a fill? Ughh i feel like i was so prepared(or so i thought) before the surgery and now i'm a month out and scared out of my mind and feeling like I have no information!

Normal time frame for fills is usually the 6th-7th week postop so you're right on track. I get mine 6weeks post op... I'm nervous! I can barely get used to the careful eating without a fill... I worry that i won't figure all this out! :-/

I probably won't do the meatballs again anytime soon... I am too nervous with solids and chewing and what not... Will stick to strictly purees for now. I think once i figure out what i can and can't have, I'll be better.

Just had my 3 week postop checkup and everything is right on track... The surgeon advanced me to soft foods aka mushies for one week and then i can start real foods. I'm just curious how much food people are able to eat at once at this point... I have no restriction/fill yet, i get one in 3 weeks. I don't want to eat too much and undo all my hard work on the liquid diet... Help!!

Any meal ideas for a puree/ soft diet

Im in connecticut... He didn't really tell me how much i should be able to eat, just what kind of foods i can eat. I'm just so scared to overeat... And preferably i'd like to not gain haha

@judych HAHA i felt the same way the whole first week!! I saw food everywhere, asleep or awake! The second week gets a little better, and the third week still better... Finally nearing the end of week 3... Mushies here i come!! Finally!

I also got banded on the 21st (3 weeks out) and am having port pain. My surgeon just called to check on me and I asked him about it and he assured me it is normal because it is the only place they put sutures in the facia. So i guess we're all doing fine! Just gotta hang in there and enjoy the weight loss

How are all the march 20th/21st banders doing? It's almost 3 weeks...finally!! Feeling very happy with myself that i have not cheated... Today being easter was hard but I made it through!! 20lbs down, 90 to go. So excited to be on this journey.

I took tylenol with codeine... Liquid of course... And it worked fine

I was banded on 3-21-12 and I'm still on the liquid diet until 3 weeks post op, then mushies then slowly to solids. All my pain is gone, 15lbs down from pre-surgery weight. Everything's great...except the hunger! At times it's just the cravings for the old junk food that got me in this mess, but sometimes it is just honest to goodness hunger! The protein shakes help a little but i feel like I'm just going to be constantly hungry for the whole 3 weeks! Any ideas on how to curb the physical hunger and satiate the emotional hunger?!

At about 1week post op i was pain free and sleeping well... Pain now only with exertion

First night back at work last night...12 hr shift was rough! Lots of shoulder pain and exhausted!

Don't cheat!!! i know firsthand how hard it is but it can mess up the band and make u have to get additional surgeries in the future!!!(makes it easier for band slips if u pop the stitches) I've had to watch people eating yummy pizza and chicken nuggets(my weaknesses) right in front of me. I dream of a big juicy cheeseburger and chicken wings! You just have to be strong! I don't know how to stop craving but I just remind myself that in a few weeks I can eat again and if done in moderation, we can treat ourselves to these cravings.

I find it uncomfortable to be on my side in certain positions, especially port side. Not really pain, more of a tugging feeling. Tried on my stomach and that was alright, but i was anxious about if i was doing any damage

Absolutely starving like you wouldn't believe!!! I have dreams of food, it's all i think about! I didn't have a pre-op diet so i went from eating everything i wanted to nothing! It was hard!!still is! I cant even do the thick soups or puddings just sugar free juices, clear broths, water, and my 3 shakes a day. In my 7 days post-op i have never had a moment of "fullness". It's enough to make you lose your mind! Hang in there!

I too was banded on the 21st. My doc has apparently a very strict diet :-/ 3 weeks of clears and protein shakes, then 1 week mushies, 1 week softs, 1 week transition and then finally real food! It sucks really bad but think of how nice it will feel to be thin! 12lbs down so far...

Petit avant, I agree. I only told my closest friends that i trust not to tell and my family. I feel that it really isn't anyone's business unless you want it to be. Too many negative thinkers out there. I don't want people to think i took the "easy way out"... If only they knew, this is anything but easy!

Did you guys tell people about the band or are you keeping quiet?

Never thought I'd get so excited for mushies! Lmao

Yes! Real, stomach growling hunger from one day post-op and i'm not even a full week out until tomorrow! It's awful isn't it?! I haven't cheated yet but i had a dream last night that i did and ate a nice juicy cheeseburger... The best tasting dreamburger everrr! I don't know how to get through these next two weeks without eating