Rita1576

LOL, I had the same thing this week for my first pureed meal and I agree with you about the taste. It was my first real meal since July 30th!

Yay! A friend who had LB surgery last year is gonna come over and bring me some Immodium. Continue as you were.... :-)

Oay, so I just started stage 2, which I was looking forward to because I was tired of protein shakes and yogurt. But it seems like so much food to eat. I tried eating the dinner portion, which my nutritionist gave me 2 oz meat, 2oz veggie, 2oz starchy veggie and I could only eat 3/4 of it. Is this good or bad?

Saw my doc today for my 3 month post op and I'm 20 lbs down. So excited. That's good for me. I met my 3 month goal. I've had 2 fills for a total of 6ccs and there was no need for a 3rd today. Have a great night all!

FINALLY!!! Below the 300 mark!! Woooohooo!!!

I eat around 1000 calories a day, give or take a 100 depending on the day.
I stay within that amount calories regardless of when or how often I eat. If it doesn't fit in my daily calorie allowance, I don't eat it.
My meals are always a cup or less of food, no exceptions.
I don't do low carb, it's just not realistic for me. I eat potatoes, Pasta, rice, and bread all the time. It's never hindered my weight loss.
I also am sure to get in a minimum of 60g of Protein every day.

This is a really odd situation - its actually WAY easier here than in the US to get non necessities performed and covered, our health system is very different and as long as a doctor says he considers something worth doing (other than cosmetic surgery), its going to have a Medicare item number attached and if you have private health insurance, your insurer is not going to make you jump through hoops to get approved, doctor will do it, its approved end of story.
I dont want to stir the pot but there really is a possibility that this is bogus. Because our system just does not work this way! Going to Thailand for major surgery is not really a wise thing to do, and this horror story appears again and again with cosmetic surgeries also - but Australian doctors do not refuse people in need just because they went to Thailand. Anyway you cut it though, tubing and a port sticking out through your skin IS a medical necessity, if not an emergency. This has to be fixed. If the band itself is healthy, its a simply procedure, although patching you up might be more complicated. Its very bizarre to encounter a doctor who would not treat you - you need to find someone else. I cant believe any GP you visited would not be absolutely horrified and refer you on to another bariatric surgeon right away. And our surgeons do not generally engage in the morally questionable practice of refusing to help people because someone else did the original surgery.
This is a medically necessary revision surgery and you should be able to get it done - I would even seek legal advice on this. It is your right and our system operates in such a way that this should be fixed, pronto, no questions asked. You cant go about your life with an open abdomen. If you simply presented to any Emergency dept this would probably be fixed. You might not get to keep the band, but it would be fixed.
Sorry, but you need to just accept it. Your band is not going to function as it should whether you risk your health for it or not.

I was the same way! I took it very slow and everything went just fine. I am 5 weeks post-op and have never had any problems with food getting stuck. Small bites and chew chew chew.

Honestly, I was so used to the liquid diet, and so scared to attempt real food, I almost stayed on liquids! I just transitioned into mushies slowly, trying one food at a time in case something didn't sit well.
Also - don't be alarmed if you gain a few pounds when you transition into each new eating level. It took my body a few days to get used to real food and it reacted by holding onto my weight.

Well that's helpful to the poster...
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Hi, I just had the surgery on August 7 2012. Wish you continued success