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Of course check with your Dr but for the sake of 6 weeks, be very careful. In the big picture, 6 weeks is nothing. We have all been obese for many, many years......taking it easy for 6 weeks post surgery isn't going to make any difference to your result after 1-2 years. Listen to your body, be kind to yourself and give yourself time to heal properly. :-)

What kind of foods & quantity do you eat to get enough calories? I've had a band for almost 2 years. About 6months ago, I stopped losing weight so decided it was time to start exercising. I started going to the gym and got personal training sessions and I've lost centimeters but not lost and weight. My trainer suggested I talk to another trainer at the gym who specialized in nutrition. I had an appointment with him and it's freaked me right out about the amount of food he's saying I have to eat. I agree with the theory behind why I need to eat more but I'm fearful of forcing food and damaging my band.

Listen to your doctors!!! Don't do anything for 6 weeks. I learnt the hard way. Two weeks after my surgery, our kitchen flooded. I tried to help with the clean up without exerting any effort but mindlessly picked up a bucket with 3 wet towels in it. A week later, I ended up back in hospital with the most sever stabbing pains I've ever had in my life. Ended up that I tore a stitch at my port. Not bad enough to need surgery again but bad enough that almost 2 years later I still get occasional sharp agganising pain (doc reckons the tear must be on a nerve). I will get my port moved later down the track so hopefully that will resolve it. For the sake of 6 weeks, don't risk it. This means lifting baskets of laundry and reaching up too. Be especially kind to your body during the healing period, be mindful of what you are doing and take care.

Hi Nathan Count me in for your Aussie forum :-) babyd