Delaney Page

If you were just banded, then it will be a bit harder to order at a restaurant but not impossible. Personally, I just looked for what places had Soups during the weeks soon after and suggested to friends that we should eat at those places. A lot of places put their menus online as well so you can look at them beforehand and see if there is anything you can eat. Once you get to the point of eating solid foods you can stop worrying about consistency of the food as much. Get an appetizer or bring food home since one really shouldn't be able to eat it all comfortably. It becomes a lot easier then. I'm young and have a social life to maintain. Eating out is necessary. The lapband works fine with that.

It can easily be done with a modesty blanket or in private. Even if it's natural and legal in some places, it does still make some people uncomfortable. It's your decision if you care or don't care about others and if you care if they're being made uncomfortable unnecessarily. Being modest about it is being polite to others.

My doctor is also Dr. Geiss. Also, your screen name. You like Disney? Disney in general? The parks? Everything? 83

I hope that noticable hunger isn't something which will be necessary. Because when I'm hungry, I think about food way more than normal. That would drive me crazy. I got the lapband to NOT feel hungry all the time.

I was banded on June 4th. I then did a short clear liquid diet and am now am on just a liquid diet (smooth). Soups, yogurt, Jello, Protein shakes, pudding. 6-8oz per serving. 6 times a day, ever 2 to 3 hours. Water between. I wasn't hungry at all for the majority of the time I've been on this phase. Mostly b/c I was just in pain and still recovering from the surgery. However, for the last 2 days I've felt so so so much better. However, I'm also hungry. I'm sticking to the diet but I'm really really hungry. My stomach kept growling for food. Is this normal? And if it is what do people do to cope? Am I just getting hungry b/c my band hasn't been filled yet?

Yes! I just got banded on June 4th! I'm in Lynbrook ;3

Got banded on June 4th. Started at 302 and between the preop diet and postop diet, I've lost 12 pounds so far. Still a long way to go. Still a bit of pain after surgery from the air blown into the stomach cavity pressing on some nerve going to the shoulder but it's getting better each day. Age 22 years old. Live in NY. Can't wait to feel more healthy! <3

I thought this was just me but I've had exactly that. A headache, lack of energy and sick to my stomach. I don't feel healthy... I know I need to trust the doctors but this diet feels so unhealthy to my body. I can't tell if my body is upset more by the type of food I'm eating or if it's how frequently that I'm eating which is causing it to feel wrong. Oddly, I feel much more full than I do regularly. Then again, I'm used to having 2 meals a day and not eating for about 4 hours after I wake up, unlike the diet's perscribed 2 hours. Maybe that's it? I really just can't tell. Is it the frequency and the hours I'm eating? Or is it the type of food? I hope this goes away soon and doesn't last all the way until my surgery.