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Yahoo! Congrats!!!!! I am going to keep reading positive things like this to keep my mind positive. I look forward to victories like yours. Way to go. Alison - 6 days in

Jennifer - congrats and thank you! Thank you for the motivating words to someone like me who's been banded 6 days! Makes me feel like I can do it too!

Thanks you guys - staying positive and really appreciative of all the support and positive words! By the way, I had some Greek yogurt and I'm not so hungry anymore!

The diet differences sure can be confusing! I'm on day 5 and had tuna (puréed to a pulp) yesterday to try and boost my protein. Do you think it's the type of food (tuna versus say squash) that matters, or the consistency? Cuz, although I didn't, I could have probably sucked my "tuna mush" through a straw. I am following my doctors plan --- how can they be so dramatically different?!!! Confusing...

Oh my gosh! I just posted this same thing, except my surgery was Friday. I spent until 2pm today having ZERO interest in food and now suddenly I'm so hungry!!! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. Thanks.

Hi - I'm happy to hear that you're doing so well a year in. That's awesome - congratulations! I just posted before reading yours that I'm five days in (versus your 365+ days in) and I'm having a hard time today. I think I'm hungry and I'm feeling down. Just curious if you went through that and how you worked through it in the early days if you did. Thanks for inspiring...

I had surgery on Friday so I'm 5 days in. All went well and I have not had the least bit of interest in food --- until today. Suddenly my 400 calorie days (cuz that's all I could manage) seem to have caught up, and my mind is on food. I haven't done anything crazy - I don't want to jeopardize my healing - but I'm feeling sad and down. I feel like I'm mourning the loss of something I've turned to for so long. And today I cannot wrap my head around the nevers - I'm probably never gonna eat bread/steak/a burger... again. I am going to get in some more protein today, drink my water, and try to stay positive. But I was wondering if anyone else has felt a sense of loss or despair so early in the process... Thanks guys

I have these pains too! (Also banded on Friday). Today seems a little better, but it is so weird to feel the air/pain move when I change positions. I agree - gas pain is worse than incision pain but every time I walk I get rid of some (sorry to be gross but it's true).

How are you doing otherwise? You feeling ok now?

Hi Christine - I got banded on 5/25. I haven't gone yet either but since gas is moving I figure things will happen in time. Hope you're feeling ok. Alison

Hi - I'm Alison. I got banded on Friday (5/25) and just wanted to check in and join the group. My experience so far: Surgery went great. Post-op pain was more than I expected but only for the first 2 days. No pain meds today. I have shoulder pain that moves when I change position - I assume this is gas. I have moved to puréed on day 3 per my instructions. I have no appetite but I am trying to get some Protein in through "shakes". I started walking around the block yesterday and went a little further today twice. Emotionally I've been up (glad it went well), down (from pain and fatigue) and asked myself more than once what did I do??? Staying positive though. Hope to meet some good people here.