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Girl stay strong! I started mine the day I started the 2 week liquid diet and I am a ibuprofen junkie. So not only could I not feed the beast but I could not numb myself either. haha! It was tough! I just dealt with my first "time" post-op and I wanted to eat everything. It was so tough but I made it. I wonder when if ever the cravings stop? Cause the PMS girl in me wants a snickers and I don't think that will ever be on the plan! haha Stay strong and good luck!

Hello! I had my surgery the same day as you and I have definately been feeling emotional. I went out with friends yesterday to see Eat Pray Love and I could have cried the whole movie. It isn't really a sad movie! haha. But it was about a woman going through all these changes and looking for herself and I was just so moved by it. I guess normally I would have eaten and ignored the feelings but now I have to face so much of what I feel. I am so excited about the changes but I'm terrified too. So, anyway it is good to know I am not crazy and now I am going to read the thread waynoo shared. Stay strong!

Oh man do I hear you on this one. I too am three weeks out and have 2 long weeks to go until my first fill AND my doctor is conservative on first fills so who knows how much it will even help! I feel so hungry all the time and I had to do 2 weeks all liquid and I dont remember being this hungry! I think for me though it is a lot of mental stuff too. There was no way i would cheat before the surgery in fear it would some how mess up my surgery but now the surgery is done and I want to EAT! I feel like a failure because I thought weight would be dropping off me by now and I still dont really want to exercise other then walking. BUT this too shall pass and we will get through. Stay strong! Know you are not alone. The two weeks will come and go, heck I cant believe it has alrerady been 3 weeks since my surgery! Good luck! You are doing fantastic!

I noticed we were banded the same day and I had to respond to this post with no help but a big "me too"! I feel like the port pain is worse the anything else I have had to deal with this far. I think it was greatly under-explained how bad it would hurt. Mine hurts all the time. It will even wake me up at night because the shooting pain is so bad. I have no advice and maybe we should both call our doctor but I am personally going to wait until my fill (Aug 31st) and see if it gets better. hopefully, for both of us, it is still our bodies getting use to having a foreign body in it and it will soon get better. good luck!

Sorry it wasn't what you had hoped for but hopefully soon you can get another fill and start to feel restcrtion. I am still waiting for my first fill. I am glad I read all of this because it gives me a lot to think about and some good things to know going into my fills.

You are going to do great! You are aware of your short comings and you are going into this with your eyes wide open. It will be tough but it wil be worth it. I am only just under 2 weeks post-op and I have lost 23 lbs since i started my pre-op diet. I feel great! I know I am going to be successful because I didn't go through all of this to fail. good luck! Stay strong!

I agree it is tough but it does prepare you for post-op which is also tough. I know I cried but I look back now and think how glad I am that I didn't give up. It makes me feel so proud and kind of makes me think I can do this! Getting the lapband is just getting an aid to your weightloss. everyday is going to be tough and this (the pre-op diet) in my opinion helps stregthen you for the journey!

My doctor told me I could drink right up until I ate and then not for 30 mins after. A few weeks before surgery i started to do that. At first it felt wierd but I got use to it. Not only will it help push food through right away causing you to overeat because you won't get full but it could make the food mushy and sludge like making it hard to go through and possibly lead to vomitting. I did ask about soup because I love it! My nuturionist said it was ok once in a while but to try to pick one with a lot of good vegis and meat that would help "bulk" it up. good luck to you!

Wow, that is fantastic! You should be very happy you are getting it done so quick! I think everyone already covered your questions. I wore comfortable clothes and actually on the car ride home I took my bra off because it hurt! I had lots of liquids and stuff that was approved for post-op. Gas-x strips. You are going to do great! You will be so happy when you wake up and realize it is over. Good luck!

My doctor also requires a 2 week pre-op diet. I could only have liquids. It was tough for the first few days but the whole time it was a reminder of what I was getting myself into and how hard the journey was going to be. Each day I made it closer to my surgery, I felt better about myself and confident that I was going to be successful. I know it was to shrink my liver but it also helped me deal with eating WAY less food. I am now almost 2 weeks post-op and I am glad i had to do the liquid diet because I am use to it. The first week after surgery you can really only have liquids. Which was a piece of cake for me since that is all I had been having. My second week I'm having pureed food. When most people would cry over only having a 1/4 cup of cottage cheese, i am thrilled to eat it. You aren't tight/restricted once you have surgery until your first fill so you have to watch what you eat. Doing the 2 week pre-op diet really helped prepare me for the 5 week post-op wait for a fill. I think you will be glad if you do it at least for a week. Oh and the 23 lbs weight loss sure is nice too!