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i was banded on oct5...and i have not weighed myself yet....BUT,i know that my rings slide easily on and off now,my clothes feel bigger also. i am seeing surgeon on monday and will weigh myself that morning,not before,because as of today(6 days post op),i am still very swollen....so i know that,even though im not eating,getting on the scale too soon will be a letdown!! i figured i'd give myself a break from the scale and focus more on healing now,considering that once i'm all healed,i will be a slave to the scale for the rest of my life!!

i thought the same....i am 5 days post op,and im just starting to feel hungry!

i was banded on oct5,and am going back to work on oct16....and i am so worried that i wont be able to make it through the day!!!

atkins advantage...17 grams of protein

also,according to my instructions....no lifting over 10 lbs for the first month after surgery!!

i am 5 days post op...and i just started today,lifting some light things....like putting the dishes away,folding clothes....you dont want to be exerting yourself too soon,and risk popping your stiches!!!

if i can do it,anybody can!! if u load up on high protein shakes,trust me,you wont be hungry. most of it is just head hunger,your body is not actually hungry. what helped me: low sodium chicken or beef broth....if u buy the big can,heat it in a pot and pour into a mug....it makes about 3 mugs,and it fills you up!! hang in there!!!!! it will be so worth it in the end!!!!

my post op instructions actually say to avoid tv,as there are so many food commercials!!

i was banded on oct 5...and i havent weighed myself yet...i know that i've lost weight since the surgery as my rings slide on very easily!! but i also know that my stomach is still very swollen. my post op visit with surgeon is oct 15,my plan is to weigh myself that morning....by then,all the swelling will have gone down(hopefully!)....and i'll see a weight loss.

I am on my 5th dAy post op, and still cant tolerate more than a quarter cup of protein shake at a sitting. Im surviving on wAter and chicken broth! And doc sAys thats normal

hi tiffany! i'm jenn and i was banded oct5....just starting to feel like the old me today! i know it takes time,and every day is a little better! this site and the people here are great for answering all questions!!

good luck tomorrow!!!! i am newly banded(oct5)....and this site and the people on it have been really great!!!

my surgery was fri oct5.....ive been ok...a little gassy....very sore,but otherwise ok....until today.... everytime i try to drink something,i feel sick....had water and vomited that....tried diet v8 splash,had a few sips,immediately got sick.... tonight,i was able to hold down half a cup of chicken broth....felt sick after,but didnt vomit.. my question is....is this normal?? or should i call my doctor???

yea it never crossed my mind to ask doc about taking water pills after surgery...honestly,my legs and feet have been so swollen for so many yrs,that i just assumed that i would always need them!! since the surgery,i can finally see the bones in my feet...lol i am sure that once i return to reg foods,that i will need them again...but thats a question i will be sure to ask at my post op appt

i had this same problem yesterday(i was banded fri oct5)...and just couldnt hold any fluids down yesterday....then i sent my husband to buy gaterade and between sipping that and ice chips...i felt better....and today,i am fine!!

hi, i was banded on fri oct5....for me...the worst feeling post op,was the dry mouth!! i mustve had 2 cups of ice chips,and a gallon of water before it went away!! you get that from the combination of the anesthesa and the breathing tube....i also had a sore throat for the first 2 days,but that is normal. i didnt really have any pain that first night,they gave me painmeds right after i woke up and a few hrs later when i went home,i took some....next day,not really pain,,just very sore in the stomach area...kinda like you got punched very hard in your belly!! now its tuesday night,and im starting to feel more like myself again!

thanks guys...i did call doctor this morning....before surgery,i was on 2 water pills,and noone told me not to take them after surgery....i think i was dehydrated. doc told me not to take the water pills,and ive been drinking gaterade and plenty of water today and i feel much much better!!!

Also keep in mind, you dont know how bad the gas will be. Trust me, u dont wanna be at work with bad gas pains!!

My surgery was fri oct5, i took 11 dAys off from work. Today i am moving around a lot more, but cant imagine running around at work just yet. Im mainly concentrating on relaxing and healing.

I am 4 days post op, and ive been having chicken broth and tonight my hubby is making homemade chicken soup, and im looking foward to having the broth from it!!

yea my instructions say no sudden movements,but if you have to cough,isnt that a sudden movement? i do feel better after i cough,but im so afraid im gonna loosen something or pop a stitch too. also,my parents came over today,and i had my mom take off the first 2 bandage layers(doc said today)....but i was afraid to take off the bandage covering my port...so thats still on. its right underneath my breastbone,and i feel like my bra is gonna irritate it....any advice,anyone??

congrats!!! i cant wait for that moment!!

my surgeon wanted me to lose between 10 and 15lbs on pre op diet....i lost 15lbs...and yes i cheated 2 times....both times,i made sure it was something with high protein...i had eggs one time(which some surgeons say are ok to have on pre op)....the 2nd time was 2 days before surgery and it was a turkey sandwich,because i figured id never be able to have it again....but let me just say,before i get attacked....i lost the required weight first,then when i did eat something,it was a tiny portion of what id usually have.