I just got banded 2 1/2 weeks ago. This week I am able to have soft solids. So I tried.

The first day (Sunday), I had half a chicken breast and about a 1/2 cup of pasta salad. I felt like I should not have been able to have that much and I also felt fine.

The next day (Monday) I had yogurt, protein shake and, I had a cup of pasta salad at lunch and wound up with stomach pain and nausea.

The next day (Tuesday) the same thing - stomach pain and more nausea.

So Wednesday, during the day, I went back to just yogurt and applesauce, figuring maybe I need to give my stomach a rest. In the evening, at commercial breaks, I took a bite of chicken breast. The size of it was the size of the palm of my hand. I still struggled with nausea.

Yesterday (Thursday) I stuck to yogurt, applesauce, protein shake and again in the evening about 4 spoonfuls of the pasta salad - each spoonful during a commercial break. Still struggling with nausea.

Is this what is suppose to happen? I have not had any hunger pains since before the surgery almost 3 weeks ago. I have also only lost 1 pound since the surgery. So I am wondering if I am on the right track. I feel like I am able to eat more than I should. I have not vomited at all. I am having alot of nausea.

I have so much trouble with chicken and Pasta I don't even try to eat them anymore.

Try some things like chili. Try canned chicken (by the tuna in the store). I sometimes add the canned chicken to Soups to increase the Protein.