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Hi Ocotillo, I'll paste the advice below I was given regarding the bread in Soup stunt I pulled. "You should try your hardest to stick to the liquid diet for as long as possible, as it gives your band the best chance of healing and 'bedding in' around your stomach. If you give your stomach something to start churning and digesting (like solid food!) there will be less chance for the scar tissue to start healing etc and your risk of slippage is apparently increased." Gotta say this knowledge scared me sufficiently to stick to liquids. I'm not even that hungry anymore and 7 days post op I've lost 15 pounds.

Hi Aimnut I feel the same about the recovery time. I do have another week off work ( taking holiday time) when I hope I'll be feeling better. I feel great when I'm sitting down:laugh:, when I stand up I get dizzy and nearly white out!! I'm sure I'll be fine by next week. You take care too. Good luck

Hi Mil51 30 stones is 420 pounds.:thumbdown: 1 stone is 14 pounds. 18 years ago I lost 100 pounds in less than a year and over the subsequent years I've lost, at various stages, 2/ 3/ 2/ 4/ stones etc, etc. You know how it goes. So I guesstimate that over the past 20 years that lot will probably add up to around 30 stones. Now I know though that I'm banded, what I lose wil stay off!!!!!!!!! :tongue_smilie: I'm so happy with that. Good luck on the 28th. It's soooooo worth it XXX

I was banded on June 30th also. How are you feeling now? I'm doing good, a bit sore around the port wound but I understand this takes longer to heal. How are you coping with the liquid diet? OMG on day 3 I was absolutely starving and put slice of bread in my soup out of desperation. BAD GIRL! I know now, after I had eaten it ( and felt much better) I researched it and was shocked to the core to find out the possible consequences of what I'd done. I genuinely didn't know this, my doctor told me liquids only for 10 day to let the band heal but didn't go into much detail. Now I know why I am a bit worried I may have done some damage so believe me, I won't be pulling that stunt again!! I was lucky in that I didn't suffer the gas pains or any other side effects that other bandsters talk about and am just raring to go after fighting for over 20 years now to lose weight. I reckon in the past 20+ years I have lost ( and put back on most of it:glare:) around 30 stones!!! Hope you are feeling well and good luck on your journey.

Get yourself to a doctor honey. I'm no expert because I'm a newbie but please go see about this. Even if it's to have an x- ray. Pain like that just isn't normal so please go see your doc. Take care and good luck

I was banded on June 30th also. How are you feeling aimnut? I'm doing good, a bit sore around the port wound but I understand this takes longer to heal. How are you coping with the liquid diet? OMG on day 3 I was absolutely starving and put slice of bread in my soup out of desperation. BAD GIRL! I know now, after I had eaten it ( and felt much better) I researched it and was shocked to the core to find out the possible consequences of what I'd done. I genuinely didn't know this, my doctor told me liquids only for 10 day to let the band heal but didn't go into much detail. Now I know why I am a bit worried I may have done some damage so believe me, I won't be pulling that stunt again!! Hope you are feeling well and good luck on your journey.