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I purchased a suit for my grandmothers funeral....size 16 top and bottom, YES!!!!!. I haven't worn a size 16 since high school. This is the only thing that I bought since losing weight, other and scrubs for work. So proud of myself.

Today is the best I have felt so far. First day post op I was feeling alot of abdomenal pressure. I think it was from the hiatel hernia repair. I found the pain meds and breathing through pain to be helpful.Day too as even better. I am now on day three and the only pain I have now is gas in shoulder. My diet so far has consisted of popsicles and broth, and i am not hungry at all. This is my experience so far. God bless

Today I hit 50.4 pounds lost...was banded 10/25/12...got my 3rd fill yesterday and I am feeling great...to everyone struggling u can do this!!!

Thanks so much for the support guys!! You guys are awesome! Yes my diet is complete liquids- oh what I would give for even one lettuce off of a salad! Lol!! I feel like I have to take one day at a time but I have found myself counting the days, minutes, seconds!! Lol! I am so anxious for this change- I have tried so many different diets to never succeed. I have such faith that this will work. Hard work but I know it's all going to be worth every minute of it when I can look in the mirror and say who is that sexy girl that's been hiding all this time?!! We totally got this!

Welcome and congrats. By the way, pre-op diet was worse than post-op recovery. I was banded on the 7th of January and I am loving every minute of it.

Welcome. I am a newbie to this site as well. Post op was not an intimidating as it seemed. I didn't tell anyone at work as I feared the response you got...in all honesty I am learning that this isn't about "them" it is about each of us and our journey. Best of luck.

I was banded on Jan 14th and all I can say is that it's hard to get through this part of it. My preop diet included a small salad and some veggies in my Soup for dinner. Can you eat anything or is it a full liquid diet? Regardless, you just have to slog through it and know that if you don't cheat, you may have an easier time of it post op if your liver has shrunk as it's supposed to. Don't be surprised if you go a little crazy...I had a full blown meltdown about halfway through my two weeks. Thank goodness my sister and son haven't held it against me...LOL. Good luck and know that you have alot of support on this site.

Well I'm not going to lie I do feel hungry!! Lol! I think the hardest part is to ignore your brain and belly telling you through growls that your hungry. My suggestion is to keep busy, stay away from real food, and be prepared with your Soups and Protein Drinks. My husband has been a dear and made dinner for himself and our daughter far away from me. Just try and keep focused on our goal- this is for our future! We can do it!! <3

Welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forum! These ppl telling you this stuff, are they banded? If not they know nothing.
I do suggest you stick around here as much as you can to learn everything there is to know about the band.
Everyone's pre-op and post-op diets are different, so its hard to compare anything there. Talk to your Dr and find out what they expect.
The number one rule here is "follow YOUR Drs orders".
Good luck on your journey! post often

not all doctors do this but most want you to do 1-3 weeks on the pre-op diet. also...the diets can be different. some folks could eat Protein, some only liquids. depends on your doctor's protocol. just know that you must follow whatever directive they give you..