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My diet chick told me you would not be able to hold anything down and you would vomit alot. She also mentioned a large weight loss per week. I have been having sharp pain in my lower right side of my stomach while I eat but it goes away after awhile, then comes back occasionally.... not sure if it's something serious or not but it doesn't stop me from eating and I'm not throwing up or anything..anyone have this?

:crying: I had a baby on June 3rd, banded on July 25th during maternity leave...I have lost 54 lbs since the baby was born. Some of it came off while breast feeding and the rest during the liquid and mushy phase...I go tomorrow for my first fill and see the dietician...I want to start normal foods. I am still eating mushy foods and getting extremely tired of them....mashed potatoes, canned chicken salad, tuna salad, yogurts, etc....the sheet of paper I was given says solid foods after 8 weeks????? I have had to eat normal foods at a couple different times because there was nothing else available where I was and it wasn't at a place that I could bring my own food...I had a very small portion of meatloaf, a hot dog w/ half the bun..1/2 a mushy hamburger....I chewed the heck out of it and took tiny bites...I did not have any problems at all so I hope it's OK... When did everyone else start solid foods? What kind of foods did you have problems with and how much could you eat at a sitting after your first fill? AND WHEN CAN I EAT SPICY FOODS??? If I am to stay on mushies, what are some good suggestions of different foods that I'm not thinking about? THANKS!!!!

So I went for my first fill...WEIRD!...I was flippin out because I already have a "bone" thing... I don't like people to touch my bones, like ankle bones, wrist bones, my neck...it's like being tickled...anyway...he was pushing with his fingers to find the port on my ribs... it took everything I had to sit still! He was having trouble finding it or something and told me to take a break...he then came back and got it done...it didn't hurt, just felt weird...NOW on to the puzzling part...when I went in for the 2 week post check, he said I was doing great and the weight I had lost was done on my own because there was nothing in the band yet...OK....I go get my fill today...he says he put 3 CC into the band and that I had already had 2 CC in from surgery so now I have 5 CC...I'M CONFUSED!:tongue2::cool2: I had to drink a small cup full of water to make sure I could hold it down or he would of had to take some fill out...I did fine...I talked to the dietician for a bit, I am aloud to eat normal foods now but the normal rules..chew, chew, chew...small bites! Low fat, low sugar foods, whole wheat and test what I can tolerate! She was just as confused about my fills as I was and they looked at my chart with the nurse and she said something about having 5CC also and mentioned that they do put some in sometimes to help secure the band...???? I know what he said before and I'm wondering how well they keep records!...oh well..I'm doing well on my own, I know what I need to eat and do so it's all good... Thanks for all the help!!

Just wanted to say Hi...I'm new here, 10 days post surgery.... need some help with all the lingo but looking forward to posting! I'm from Cincy (Cincinnati) and I'm a HUGE Bengals fan, I love the NFL and would watch EVERY game of every TEAM if I could on Sundays....season ticket holder and I can't wait to look "hot" in my Carson Palmer Jersey! I have 2 boys...a 5 year old and a 2 mos old....they are the light of my life and I'm so happy I did this because I want to be able to keep up with them!

Let me start by saying I was banded on the 25th of July so that makes me about 10 days out....I delivered my second son on June 3 and weighed 295...the day of my surgery, I weight 255 so I had a great head start... my experience with the dietician was not a good one and I felt like I left with more questions then answers...I was really not prepared on what to actually expect, eat, or how much of anything I could eat...I followed a post-op sheet of paper with some general guidelines.. 1-3 clear liquid 3-5 full liquid (cream Soups, skim milk, Protein shakes, stuff like that) then move into some mushy stuff, such as mashed potatoes, soft meats like tuna in the can, etc.... I was not told what I would feel after the surgery, what kind of pains to look for, where the port would be, if the band would have any "fill" in it at all...I had NO IDEA how bad the "residual gas" would hurt!!...I was told no lifting heavy objects but could resume regular activity...over all, I feel pretty good, apparently I was not drinking enough Protein Shakes but I was following the sheet of paper and it just listed it as an option, not a necessity...anyway, I am assuming I ate just a "little" too much tuna salad and I got clammy for an instant, sick to my stomach and felt the pressure of the residual gas...I felt like I was going to die for a moment:confused2: I went to the restroom and started to gag and went to throw up and nothing wanted to come up and it felt "weird" when the small amount of Fluid came back up but I was worried that my band would slip from throwing up so hard...I did feel 100% better within an hour but man I felt bad!! I'm new here and I'm just looking for a "rundown" of feelings and pains you have all felt and when they occured post op and some good guidelines of what I can eat at this point and and idea of how much I should start with...(10 days out)...when do you get "fills" and how did you know you needed them...I know, it's pathetic, I should have been informed about all this but never was.... at this point I have been eating per day: a light-n-fit yogurt, 1 can of tuna made into tuna salad, small helping of egg beaters with a sprinkle of shredded cheese and possibly 1/2 can of Soup, 1 Protein shake...I take my Multivitamin and 1000 of Calcium too....too much? too little? any advice would be great, keep in mind, I sort of rushed to get this done before my maternity leave was over so I would not miss any more work so maybe they felt rushed??:thumbup:

Thank you....I'm kind of worried that I messed the band up from the throw up episode...and your right I did not do it on purpose, I didn't think a small can of tuna would be too much...I actually don't know how much is too much but I guess I have an idea now...*giggle Has anyone else thrown up this early in the game? Should I be worried and call the surgeon's office? I don't feel bad or anything out of the ordinary....how would you know if the band slipped or if something was wrong?

Sorry for my ignorance but what is PBing?