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Hi I was basically gas free after several days. Try walking and make sure you are drinking plenty of water.

Hi I had my surgery on the 27th of August. Started feeling good about one week post-op. Still get tired faster than usual but that is to be expected. Not thrilled with the diet for the first four weeks but it will all be worth it. Tuff it out. When you look in the mirror in a month you will smile. I am down 15 pounds since surgery and looking forward to watching the scale arrow move to the left.

Hi Wow I can't believe you are getting to eat already. My surgery post-op diet is very restrictive. For the first two weeks I can only have liquids and then weeks 3 and 4 the food has to be pureed. Soft foods are introduced at the end of week four for the next two weeks. Are you tolerating what you are eating?

Hi I was banded on the 27th. First week behind me and looking forward to next few weeks with a little more freedom food wise. I am having trouble getting my protein in and frankly, I am not hungry. My morning coffee which I lived for, does not even taste the same. I am feeling stronger and went back to work so I think I am doing fine. Hoping to keep up the progress.

Hi I have been banded for one week. The 27th was my surgery day. I am feeling well and managing the liquid diet although it is extremely boring. I am trying to keep up with the protein shakes ( I am supposed to get 65 grams a day) and I am not making my quota. I am also having trouble with eating. I am not hungry. I actually went yesterday to get some whipped ice cream (soft serve) to mix with the protein powder because I had been so far behind my quota and that didn't even taste good. I have been the biggest caffeine addicted person I know and even morning coffee has turned me off. This past week has been crazy. I have been eating sugar free jello a lot but that is about it. I went to the supermarket the other day and wasn't even tempted to look at anything. I do not know who I am. Scary and excited all together. Lost 10.8 lbs since the 27th.

Hi, I was banded last Thursday and came back to work this week. I worked half days Tues and Wednesday and I am working full days (8 hours) today and tomorrow. Feeling good.

Hi, I was banded on the 27th of August. First week behind me and I am feeling stronger every day. I am moving to full liquids and that will add a little more variety.

Hi I am a new lap bander. Only one week post-op. Can you tell me about your experience? I am curious about your comment on not being able to eat meat at this point.

Hello my fellow banders, I had my surgery on the 27th of August at Rhode Island Hospital. My surgeon is Dr. Dean Roye with University Surgical Associates. They are located across the street from RI Hospital. I just finished my first week on clear liquids and I move to full liquids this week. I am finding it very difficult to drink the protein drinks. It is not that they are not tasty enough, but I am not hungry. Wow did I ever think I would say that? But remarkably, I have no appetite. I have all I can do to drink. I did very well the first four days but now I am back to work and it is hard to remember to drink constantly. I did come home from the hospital with a cold (which I went in with) and I have been feeling crappy from that. The pain was not very difficult, even the first day on a scale of 1 to 10 I was about an eight and that was immediately after the surgery. all of my incisions (with the exception of the one the equipment entered through) are healing wonderfully and there is no pain at all at the site. I am still swollen from the surgery but the tenderness is 50% less than my first day. I have lost 10.8 pounds since last Thursday. Looking forward to this journey.:blushing:

How are you feeling? What are you eating?

Hi My husband's nickname for me is blondie. I am new to this website myself. I am being banded Thursday. I am excited and nervous. Really need to change my life for health reasons. Also, tired of being the fat girl.

I am sorry your psych doc is being so judgemental. That is not her job. I would discuss this with my surgeon if I were you.

Wow, you must feel completely transformed. How much weight have you lost?

I have a question for all banders. Did any of you pre-op have very large breasts that are now much smaller and more manageable?

I have a question for all banders. Did any of you pre-op have very large breasts that are now much smaller and more manageable?

I doubt you are 200% over. Simple math is three times your present weight which would be 100%.

Sounds like you are doing just fine. My surgery is on a Thursday so I have 3 days to recover completely before I plan to return to work. I have scheduled Monday off in case I don't feel well enough to come in. I read a lot of patient testimonies and many of them were back at work the same week.

Congratulations to you. I have my surgery next Thursday the 27th. How are you feeling? Were you in a lot of pain at first? I am very anxious to hear from you.

Well at this point (2:50PM EST) I am sure you are in a comfortable bed sleeping off the anesthesia. I hope you are not in too much pain. Looking forward to hearing from you when you are well enough to blog. I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts. My surgery is next week.

Hi I am scheduled for next week on the 27th. Close enough to September for me. I will try to stay connected with you because I think it will be good for you to know what to expect. If I experience it two weeks before you do. The one interesting fact I am finding when I read all the blogs is that most of you if not all of you were put on pre-op diets and some had to satisfy the insurance companies. I did not have to do either. I think the insurance compliance is probably related to my age. I am 60 and I think the insurance company would not expect me to convince them I need this surgery. I am thrilled I did not have to go on a pre-op diet. I am not looking forward to the first six weeks post-op with all the liquids and mush food.