Hello! My surgery was two weeks ago yesterday. This morning, I am having some issues. I am having a lot of a bubbly feeling in my stomach, tightness in my chest, and I feel like my back needs to pop. I had a protein bar for breakfast. This was actually the first meal that I was truly mindful of chewing well and waiting the minute between bites. I'm feeling very uncomfortable. Is it being stuck, or over-full, or is it just gassy residual from the actual procedure? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Are you supposed to be eating solids yet? Two weeks seems awfully early.

You're not stuck. You'd be sliming and wanting to puke if you were stuck. It sounds like you MIGHT have progressed too soon.

I know each doctor is different, so I'm only speaking based on what my doctor had for me as far as food progression goes. I couldn't imagine eating something solid after only two weeks. Your stomach is still healing from the surgery.

i had my sugrey done on aug 31st. my follow up app. was on sept 7th my doc told me i could start to eat anything but take it easy, my stomach kinda hurts also so im not sure what it is either. but if ya find out whats wrong with ya could ya let me know! thanks

Thank you for your reply. My surgeon and my nutritionist both told me to start solids (steak, chicken, fish, etc.) yesterday. My nutritionist actually told me I could have the soft protein bars this past weekend and I have been eating them since Monday. I have had the concern that it is too early to start solids, but both of them were adamant that I could begin them yesterday.

I am thinking I just have a stomach issue and not a band issue. I went for a walk on my lunch break, and I feel a lot better. I am guessing that I will still have some gas problems off and on for awhile. I really think that is what was going on.

When I first started eating, I noticed certain foods didn't agree with my tummy. It seemed to take a good 6 wks for my stomach issues to settle down.

I would just be mindful of what you eat, and drink plenty of liquids.

i wasn't able to start even soft solids for 4 weeks after my surgery and was also specifically told not to eat any protein bars for 8 weeks. my surgeon is defintiely cautious, but then i haven't had any problems (other than hunger).

Unfortunately biggest problem lap-band medical community has, is that there is no single standard advice for post-op dieting. Some says solid foods after 8 weeks (2 weeks Clear Liquids, 3 weeks smoothies, 3 weeks musshies), some says shorter with smoothies and some says eat when you feel like you can, etc, etc.

Anyways according to my surgeon who is the second person in the world who introduced lapband and first one in the Europe; its almost impossible with new stitching technics things to go wrong unless you had a double whooper meal from burger king, etc.

I am 4 weeks post op and I know what you feel. Realize that your band is tighter in the morning. So my advice is start your day with a juice. Make the band relax itself and open up a bit in its own time with liquids. You might have a smaller band like me and you might also have a tighter band. If I eat even mushies in the morning it will get stuck. I have to drink Water which will make it worse, and i have to scroll all around to make it go down slowly. Thanks god I dont vomit (thats the single dangerous behavior for us)

Also listen to your body. You must learn that your new life is different. food will stuck all the times if you eat more than a golf ball. So eating like before is a history for us. Try this, eat only 1/3 of the same bar and see if it gets stuck as well. If not that's your pouch size.

You must learn to live with that. For me most difficult thing is that I cant drink water like before (non-stop a cold water from a bottle without a break). Now, even 4 weeks post-op, I need to drink water glass by glass. Thats my body and I have to learn to lose weight this way.

i think thats what was my problem, i think it was the healing part or eating certain things...cuz i didnt have any problems in the last 2 days...i havent had any issues with vomiting but i need to be careful cuz i eat like i used to (not taking it slow and such) i also need to take my vitamins! hope all is good!