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I live in the fraser valley and I was banded by Dr. Woodhead. I feel great, Im heading back to work today. The post op diet is tough but I am surviving!

Just wondering when there will be another BC support group meeting. I was banded 5 days ago and I would love to get to meet others who are or were where I am now.

nope, no fill I only had surgery 5 days ago. I am on a clear liquid diet until tomorrow.

Ok, its me again! I was banded on wednesday and it is now sunday and according to my scale I am down 11.4 pounds. I am a glass is half empty kinda thinker so I am assuming it has to be water because its so hard to see a difference. Will I gain that all back when I move on to the next food stage? Did I actually lose that much weight or is it mostly deyhdration? Or should I shut up and be excited?

Thank you, yes tomorrow is another day. But it made me feel SO much better to have something in my system so maybe I will call my doctor and see. Their are so many different versions of the liquid diet, some include tomato soup and milk but mine does not. I will try again tomorrow. I would think that if I screwed something up I would feel it but I guess thats just an assumption. Nothing has changed in my tummy, still just a bit sore and a bit of the gas pressure in my chest and shoulder. I went for a walk to see if that would help but nothing so far. Thanks for the encouragment!

Ok, I was banded on the 16th and everything went really well. I was in minimal discomfort, no vomiting just the usual gas pains. So I am on day four and according to my doctor I have to stay on clear liquids for another 2 days. Problem is, chicken broth, vitamin water and jello is not cutting it. I ended up having a quarter cup of a slim fast drink and a pudding cup. Do you think I could have screwed myself in a moment of weakness? I am consuimg everything slowly but I was so wasted from little/no nutrients that I had to do something. Now I feel about a hundred times better but I worry I could have screwed myself.... HELP!