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ChefGabbie    0

ChefGabbie
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I had surgery on 12/10 and I am suppose to be on stage 2 of the diet...which is blended foods... I can not keep any of them down!!!!!!!!! I tried applesauce , blended Soup, blended Beans, oatmeal..... I am so hungry.... and yet I cant eat this stuff im suppose to eat... I think I am loosing too much weight as a result... Plus I am scared because I keep throwing the foods back up.. any suggestions would greatly help....

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HeatherinCA    10

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Oh no I'm sorry. Call your doctor?

Are you eating it all really slowly.. and only like 1/4 cup of it? But still I'd call your doctor

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CheckYes    46

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Hi,

Do you know if your surgeon put Fluid in your band at the time of surgery? (it seems like some of the people that have this problem right after surgery had a surgeon who put fluid in at the time of surgery) If so, maybe they need to remove it. If not, perhaps you are still swollen and need to stick with liquids for another week. Drink Protein Shakes instead - they might fill you up more.

Best wishes!

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ChefGabbie    0

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Oh no I'm sorry. Call your doctor?

Are you eating it all really slowly.. and only like 1/4 cup of it? But still I'd call your doctor

Its funny you say that....The same day i got banded when i would drink too fast i would get the hiccups so,....i learned to go real slow ever since.. also you know how you are trying something and you are not sure how it tastes.. you take the smallest lick you can ever take.... well thats me.. and then about the third lick...there she blows... i have to walk around with a barf bag....

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ChefGabbie    0

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Hi,

Do you know if your surgeon put Fluid in your band at the time of surgery? (it seems like some of the people that have this problem right after surgery had a surgeon who put Fluid in at the time of surgery) If so, maybe they need to remove it. If not, perhaps you are still swollen and need to stick with liquids for another week. Drink Protein shakes instead - they might fill you up more.

Best wishes!

Im thinking that maybe he did because last week i went in for a fever and the dietitian made a statement saying...he may have to remove some of the fluid.. but i didnt think anything about it cause they arnt suppose too

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HeatherinCA    10

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Yea, that could be maybe they filled you a little bit? You would think they would tell you!!

I'm about as far out as you and I'm having no problem on my pureed food.

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ChefGabbie    0

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Yea, that could be maybe they filled you a little bit? You would think they would tell you!!

I'm about as far out as you and I'm having no problem on my pureed food.

Yea..you would think right..... yea... its really makes me sick cause im hungry... i can hardly do the Isopure also.. i have to do ice chips all day and then im good.... at 915 tomorrow morning i am so going to be on the phone with the doctors office...

I need to get something down...

also...has anyone had any problems with sleeping....it seems like i cant sleep at all..

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Purpleshell    4

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Oh that's terrible. sad.gif

I was banded on the 6th Dec and have 2cc in my band and didn't have any of the difficulties you are experiencing.

I'm able to eat just about anything- but I'm still sticking to mushies and liquids and feel hungry about every 2 hours! I'm also still having the Protein shakes as I like them and they fill me up for a little longer.

I hope you Dr. can fix this asap. It can't be good for your band or you.

Good luck!

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ChefGabbie    0

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ok ..I called the doctors office and I DO have Fluid in my band... i am not sure how much..lol..... but i am on my way there now to get this stuff taken out...wish me luck!!!!!

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ChefGabbie    0

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ok...I'm at the doctor office & they removed 1.5 cc. The nurse did it...... she states she is not sure how much is in there... I have to sit and wait and see if It comes up again....thanks for all the help....I have my 2 week follow up on Wednesday..so I have to see what the doc says

P.s. since I am still real tender...that needle they use for the Fluid removal hurts...

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CiCiRN    1

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The amount of Fluid in your band would be in your record from surgery, there is NO way that a prudent nurse would not look that up..seriously.

To find out how much was in there would have been the first thing ..the other is she would have to just aspirate the fluid out with a 10 cc syringe and the answer would have been there.

I was banded Dec 6 and have no fluid in my band, I won't have that added until in January AFTER I have healed..

I wish you LUCK!!

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CheckYes    46

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I just don't understand the rationale behind adding Fluid to the band at the time of surgery. Someone said something about avoiding Bandster Hell. Could that be why?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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