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My doctor is known for postponing surgery due to weight gain or lack of loss-- There was a girl in my group sessions who was sched for surgery on a Tues and had an appointment the day before - came to group that night and said he postponed her because of weight gain :thumbup:

I think I have found the first food that makes me ill after eating it... so far i have had no issues with anything, including bread - but tonight i had a small salad with cucumbers .... i am in agony right now :thumbup: no more cukes for me.

Yeah.. they were pealed lol

I was told no alchohol for a year :biggrin: I miss jy occasional margaritta!

I am not sure what mine cost - i was banded 5 weeks ago but my insurance covered all of it 100% so i have not seen a bill.

I have either a 10cc or a 14cc, the dr, wasnt able to tell me for sure during my last appointment, go figure since he put the dang thing in.. my fill this past monday was my first and was 4cc.

I lost 22 before the my first fill which was 5 weeks post op.. im pretty happy with it, its an average of 4.1 lb a week.. i hope now with the fill it was continue.

I can do bacon if it is cooked really crispy.

I all, i have a few questions, i was fielledon monday and i dont think this has anything withthat as i was having this before - I have a discomfort feeling in my stomache, below my sternu, but in my stomache, with a little pain and growling and gurlging lol sometimes witha wave of nausea.. wondering what is going on.. am i not eating enough maybe? I have lost 22 lb since the band on 10-13 no weight loss this week yet- i cant eat alot i feel very full very soon, is it common to have discomfort from not eating enough .? what are the symptoms of an ulcer or band slippage do you think i need to worry about that at this point? could it be heart burn? any and all advice would be appriciated. thank you ! sue

Thanks.. I did feel better after eating and the noises frommy belly went away lol - now i am trying to figure out what the "full" feeling i am watching for is like.. After i eat i get this light pressure feeling right in middle of my breast bone..I am assuming that is where the band is and that feeling is that i am full.... i feel so pathetic not knowing when i am full and i think i am not eating enough --- i am only getting in like 500-600 cals a day...

I was told meals should be 3-4 of protien, 2-3 veggie and 1-2 grain for a total of 8 0z a meal. is this wrong.. i have 4cc in a 10cc band, my first fill, i feel the same restriction i did right after surgery - i can eat 6-8 oz of food.

HI - I am on full foods, my dr does 2 weeks liquid and 2 weeks mushie, so ive been on food food for a little over a week. still have protien shakes in the am as its all my stomache can really hand. fyi, i just had lunch and after eating the pain and discomfort seems to be better - i have a small teeny sandwich and 4 triscuts with hummus.

I work as a medical assistant- I took 2 weeks off. There is no way i would have felt ok going back to work with much less than that - i was uncomfortable and tired and trying to adjust to drinking my meals... take the time !! You will be happy that you did. Even after the 2 weeks i went back to work on a tuesday and that week was long and tiring, i wasnt feeling really good until the end of the 3rd week.

First fill scheduled for tomorrow - I am a little nervous. and wondering how I will feel after. I am down 22 lb since surgery 5 weeks ago - and still dont have much of an appetite at all. This weekend i felt like i was a tad hungrier than i have been, but i think it was the rainy dreary days and being bored. so what can i expect tomorrow.. do fills hurt?

Hi, Banded Oct 13th not hungry-- my breakfast is a shake, my lunch if basic fat free cottage cheese - either 2tbs hummus or 1/4 deviled ham and am allowed fat free saltines. by dinner i guess you could say i am slightly hungry and usually consume around 3/4 of whatever dinner is - i made a ground turkey mash potatoe thing and butter nut squash, i had 1/4 sqaush and 1/2 cup of then other.. that filled me up just fine. I find if i drink water all day i am even less hungry.

Ps- definitely no cheating -- i didnt go through surgery and shell out 500 bucks for my portion of the surgery to screw it up by cheating,, plus almost all my friends and co-workers know i had it so that helps keep you honest lol

I was banded on 10/13 - my first fill is Nov 16th, I am on mushie foods right now -- I drink a protien shake at work in the morning and it takes me about 45 min because of my work but it makes me full longer i start at 8 or 9. lunch is at noon - i have 1/4 cottage cheese and either 2tbs hummus of 1/4 deviled ham - i am also allowed plain low fat crackers at this point so with the deviled ham or hummus i have 5 fat free saltines.. that keep be satisfied until dinner which is at 5 or 6. I stay full by drinking water all day at work - if i dont i end up dehydrated... week three and im still not all that hungry - i would say dinner is when i am the hungriest and even then its not starvation feeling. but i keep my amounts the same through out the day and no meal other than shake equals more than 3/4 of everything put together. Ive lost 20 so far.

2.5 weeks post op and im down 16.5

Being newly banded these are the stories i like to read about...

I am only 2 weeks out - but my plan once i am on regular food is to follow a low carb high protein diet - I lost well on atkins quite a few years ago so im planning on something similar but not so strict,, south beach type maybe...

I went from 282 to 277 the 2 weeks before surgery (5) and then went from 277 to 266 (11) in the twoweeks after-- so 16... hoping for contiuned weight loss.. cant imagine i would not continue slow steady loss seeing as how im eating like 500 cals a day.... my first fill is nov 16.. i have a feeling that it isnt going to take much for me to feel restriction.

Hi Guys- hoping one of you can tell me something, iam 2 weeks out of surgery, moving onto mushie foods..i have ahd this lump type feeling in the center of my chest,, right between my breasts ( sorry guys) i have had this since sugery.. when will it go away.?

I have a embarassing question - I had my surgery on 10/13 - still having a hard time getting in enough fluid and protien. My question is,, starting last friday I developed loose stools, very loose- 3-4 times a day - i have yet to have normal BM.. any thoughts on how long this lasts?

I am one week post op as well,,, I too was told no pills, to crush what wasn't liquid- let me tell you wellbutrin tastes like crap crushed lol.... my Dr allowed full liquids on day 2, at the hospital i was given cream of wheat and applesauce for breakfast and tomato soup for lunch, was sent home with instructions for easting - liquids, protien shakes, yogurt, apple sauce, pudding, jello ----- on the 28 i can move onto mush , tuns salad, egg salad, cottage cheese, potatoes, mashed squash - cant wait!!! hang in there you will make it.

I had my surgery on 10/13 - while i was in the hosp i was given tomatoe soup and cream of wheat as well as juice and water... i am able to eat pudding,apple sauce,cream of wheat and protien shakes--- one more week of this and i get to move onto mushie foods :thumbup: