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Hi Missy, your port is placed just under the skin so he should be able to feel it no matter what. Yes, jello is a clear liquid. You can have anything that fits through a straw. Creamy Soups saved me. Good luck.

Great article. Thanks for the share.

Go back and get fills until you have good restriction. It took me 5. Good luck.

Anything that can fit through a straw.

Make sure you follow your doctors prescribed diet. It is really important for you to continue to heal. Don't focus on the weight loss as it will come once you start getting fills. I even gained 7 lbs between fills in the beginning. Good luck.

You are both doing great. I would sit him down and tell him how you feel and your concern.

Yes, muscle has memory. Keep doing what you are doing and you'll be there soon.

I filled up on soups big time. Your hunger will get better after you start getting fills.

Lauren, congrats. You are doing great. Keep up the good work.

Surround yourself with positive people. LIfe is too short. Good luck.

Roxanne, recently I had the same thing happen. Carbonation really bothers my stomach now. I think it is an indication of restriction.

Nessa, you have to eat my dear. Try and keep your meals to 1 cup of food avoiding carbs. A baked potatoe will not kill you. In fact, they are really good during mushy stage. Make sure you eat a ton of protein. Cottage cheese and tuna salad is really good for you on mushy stage. Good luck.

What you are explaining is acid reflux. I would ask your doctor for some medication or start on Prilosec. Not sure how to spell it. Its an antiacid. Good luck.

Try and count calories. When you have good restriction you should only be consuming 800-1k calories a day. If you can still lose on 1200 stick to that. Also, try and limit your meals to 1 cup size of food. Good luck.

From what I understand there is quite a bit of vomitting and or more restriction if you have a slip. What you are experiencing is normal when you don't have a fill. Nothing has changed since your preop. You may still be able to eat a full size meal. I can only eat 1/4 cup at the max with good restriction. Therein lies the difference. Good luck.

I'm 5'8" tall and I have no problem eating like a bandster. You will be fine.

modspace, what you are experiencing is completely normal. Hunger does return as does the volumne when you don't have fills. It may take you several before you have restriction.

Dr. McKeen is an excellent surgeon. He works out of Utah and CA. Here is his web site. I would give him a call. South Bay Bariatrics & Dr. Robert McKeen

How long have you been banded. What is the mushy recommendation from your doctor?

3.25 in a 4cc band should be fine. If not, go back in for more.

Liz, what you are experiencing is completely normal. You don't have restriction yet. It took me 5 fills to finally get to where I needed to be. Once you get there you will not longer be able to eat larger quantities of food nor will you be hungry. I would go back in for a fill right away. Good luck.

Yes, this is one of the byproducts of having good restriction. It is quite common to lose your hunger. In fact, if you lose your hunger and can eat below 1 cup of food and still lose that may be your sweet spot. Good luck.

You are okay. You can have anything that can fit through a straw. With that being said, creamy soups really helped me. They kept me full longer and since they had milk they had protein too. Good luck.

I have a 10cc band which holds 4ccs. I am at 2.9 right now. It took me forever to get proper restriction. Thankfully I still lose 1 lb per week. It took me about 6 or 7 months.

It took me 5 fills to get restriction. Keep going back for fills until you have it.