ShazamLOL

I had refried beans the first couple of days I was able to eat pureed foods with no problems, but I'm currently sticking to scrambled eggs with tuna topped with melted cheese.

I noticed the gas pain was virtually gone around 9-10 days post-op.

Yeah, you'll feel that way, as far as no appetite. I didn't start really having an appetite till about a week after the procedure. I mainly stuck to drinking Propel Zero water (for some flavor) as I was concentrating on getting over the gas pain. If no one has mentioned, buy some Gas-X strips. I didn't discover the power of these strips until I was just about over the gas pains, lol. You won't regain most of your mobility (as far as stretching or moving around) until around 10 or so days after the procedure. Of course, these are ballpark figures, as recovery varies from person to person. Just try to take it easy, and do a little bit of walking around to help dissipate the gas.

I was banded on 4/24, and I'm in the mushies stage of post-op diet. Today, I had 2 scrambled eggs with 1/2 can of tuna for breakfast at 9AM this morning, and I was full virtually all day. I had 3 scrambled eggs and the other 1/2 can of tuna for dinner at 7PM, and I'm done for the day.

I've plenty of big friends that say I'll be shrinking, while they remain fat. It's almost like they're trying to put on a guilt trip. Some of my friends that are like that work in the same environment, and thus, are covered by the same insurance I went through to receive the procedure, but don't want to make the effect to get the process started.

My surgeon told me he won't fill me until 6 weeks post-op. I have an appointment 3 weeks post-op to see how the healing is, but that's it.

Same here. I've already lost 8 pounds since the procedure. =D

Good point. Every now and then, I do eat a small bowl of watered down malt-o-meal. I have a new love for that stuff.

So poultry's a no-no? Check.

Hi fellow bandsters. I was banded on 4/24/2012. I'm 9 days post-op, and currently in the pureed foods stage of the post-op diet. Even though I'm in that stage, I'm starting to feel the crave to actually chew something. I broke down, went to the store and bought a cup of noodles. I prepared it. I ate one small bite of it, chewing for a good 30 seconds, then immediately threw the rest of it away, I was so disgusted with myself. I need any ideas of what I could possibly "eat" in this stage without the necessity of the food going through a blender. I saw people were talking about refried Beans and scrambled eggs, which is something I'll definitely look into. On an unrelated note, I'm scared that when I'm able to eat food normally, that I'll get stuck a lot. Is there any way to avoid stuck episodes? The only thing I know as far as not getting stuck is to avoid bread in large portions. Any other suggestions? Thanks to all that reply.