deanabatehup123

When I got stuck and wanted to get rid of it...I would sip water...the Water will not pass through, only fill the pouch more and then it would all come up....
same reason I was taught not to drink while eating....increases volume too fast causing regurgitation....

Dont feel bad hunnie this is sooo hard!! Im 3weeks post op and starving so i too have eaten more than "a cup" or as we say in uk "a side plate" of food at meal times, its still a lot less than i used to eat im just hoping with fills it'll get easier, i rang my dietician she said if im hungry then eat just make healthy choices restriction will come later so dont beat yourself up over a thanksgiving dinner hun,im not lol,people should know the difference between support and insult ! nobodys perfect!!! Good luck from the uk xxx

Thank you sparkling Water it is then. The pre op milk diet is 4 pints of milk 2litres of clear Fluid and one bovril drink a day no food im on this one week before surgery,its amaxing how surgeons differ aparently its to shrink the liver to make insertion of the band easier

This thread would have really helped me out in those 1st 2 1/2 weeks. I remember on my 2 week post op check up, I told the doctor, "Take it out! I swear I will go to the gym every day and I will eat healthy! Please take it out!" I felt so bad for me because he knew how much depression I was going through for my food. I could barely understand myself when I was talking because I was crying so bad. I cried every day and I too gave my husband some nasty glares as he was eating. And I even got into a heated argument with him because now all of a sudden he starts eating all healthy and going to the gym. I was so angry because He didn't do that while I was on Jenny Craig, weight watchers, La weight loss, Herbalife, Atkins, etc. So why now?! I could have used that support then and maybe not had to do this. However, I FEEL BETTER NOW. I express to you my anger and my depression, because I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH! And it wasn't just the food, I started worrying about something going wrong with the band and started getting paranoid. But now, I am eating anything and everything, as long as I am still hungry. And I have preoccupied myself with my photo albums, playing more with my kids, writing in my journal, reading and writing to this support group, and it has helped tremendously! You WILL feel better. I promise! And ask anyone here who has read my advise, it means a lot comming from me because I had nothing good to say about the band at first.