calkat

I am 6 days post-op. It's kind of weird to think that I'm post-op. It's surreal. My surgery date was March 22nd. I stayed the night (for peace of mind) and was walking 2-3 hours after arriving in my room. I too got the hiccups which was killer. The first 2 days were good besides the fact that I had gained about 8-9 pounds and was having gas but, I wasn't hungry. The 3rd-4th days were a little worse because I was nauseous and having a hard time taking deep breaths in but it went away. I think these were my worse days. I tend to over think what was going on which made it worse than what was really happening. The 5th day was better. I was feeling fine and my hunger came back. But it was easily fixed with a protein shake. Which, I will be on for 16 days post-op. I'm already dreaming about food. My next phase will be mushies I think. My class is on 3/31 and on 4/7. I don't know which class will talk about my next phase. Like rldm, I also miss chewing. I can't wait. Today, my 6th day, I'm feeling so much better. I think I will be able to get out of the house today. I'm having cabin fever. Maybe a nice walk on the pier. Too soon for sand. Also, I'm very impressed by my doctors incisions. They look better than I thought they would. I think the hardest thing now is trying to get my 64oz of water each day and dreaming too much of food.

Hi! 2 More Days! March 22nd is also my day! I can believe it's finally here. I'm looking forward to the post-op diet because i won't be as hungry as I am now. I have been on the protein shakes for 2 weeks.

Today, I found out my Dr. does the Realize Band but I thought I was doing the Lap Band. Is there any major difference. Is the weight loss amount the same? Would the information in this group still apply?