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Hi all, Im 3 weeks post op as of yesterday...doc plan is 2 weeks poat op liquid, 2 weeks of mashed (which i started the 24th) and then the 10th I can do reg food. I am starting now to notice really being hungry, (no fills until 6wks post) i have been having cravings bad! So tonight even though i know wasnt too healthy, but made mashed potatoes (which doc said was ok) and put a tiny bit of grnd bacon and shredded cheddar cheese on it and melted it. I am def feeling like i ate too much....and am nervous i may stretch my pouch, but previous he had assured me wasnt really possible unless i vomited etc...which thankfully i NEVER have...are my concerns valid about stretching or just nervous??

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I don't think you need to worry too much abou it. I was so hungry for actual "food" that I would eat a bite of somthing, chew it up and then spit it out. LOL It does get better..this is what is called bandster hell..or at least for me it was.

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I don't think you need to worry too much abou it. I was so hungry for actual "food" that I would eat a bite of somthing, chew it up and then spit it out. LOL It does get better..this is what is called bandster hell..or at least for me it was.

LMAO glad to know im not the only one, ive been there before, but ya know what it was so anti climatic...LMAO it didnt taste that good...thankfully cuz what i bit was a piece of pizza, lol

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I am sure its just nerves... which are good! Without them you might find yourself eating too much regularly and actually stretching your pouch. The first few fills are confusing, since you don't usually get much restriction from them. At least most don't. It took me four fills to feel restriction, but I took that time to work on the new habits I needed to make the fill that gave me restriction totally great.

As a side note, to this day when I start fearing I have stretched my pouch, it's the first sign I need a fill. I go through a few days of panic and then I realize that I just need a fill.

Just hang in there... it all gets better, and then better than you could have ever imagined!

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