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Can anyone out there please tell me if it is normal to have severe back pain? I was expecting it after surgery, like the band. This is coming on day 5,6,7 and who knows how much longer. Please let me know if I'm the only one. Am I always going to feel like this? I felt awesome up to day 5.

When did it go away? Did you feel ready to move on to mushy/puree on schedule? What are some things your eating now?

I had my GPS done on 7/23, by Dr Watkins. I am now 5 days post op. The pocedure was recommended to me because I had the band for 3 years and never had great success. I was commited to the process and diet, but I could never get the "sweet spot". So far I have had less pain then with the band. However, I don't remember it being so hard to get liquids in with the band recovery. Yesterday was a great day and I was able to get down almost 2 slim fast and about 2 bottles of water. Today was bad, about 1 bottle of water. I sip all the time. The pain in my chest is so tight because of the swelling it hurts to drink. I am hoping everyday will get better and I will not get dehydrated. I did lose 12 pounds since the week prior to surgery. I am happy about that!