Feeling so much better

[Rachael 4]

I had my post op appointment today. Great news, I found out that the pain I have on the lower right side of my stomach is just from surgery...not any issue with the port. I was afraid of infection, etc. I was told to take Tylenol and use a heating pad. Also, I am now on full liquids. I had yogurt, slim milk and Campbell's Cream of Potato Soup with slim milk (pureed in the blender).I also had a Protein Shake . The greatest thing is that I am already having a little restriction. I only ate about a cup of soup for dinner and was full. This is huge for me--before I could eat the entire can of soup, sandwich and cookies--. Going to start to follow the diet better tomorrow--adding the 2-3 Protein Shakes and Water (64 ounces) tomorrow (did some but not as much today). I will also not add in another yogurt (instead of a Protein shake) at 3 o'clock. I know talking about what I have eaten is boring. But it is so nice to not go to bed hungry and have a headache all day. I brought a cheap diet tracker book from Amazon. I love playing on the web but it is easier for me to write things down and I tend to remember them better. So, all in all, I want to keep my band for another day...haha.

Thanks for all your support during my clear liquid torture!!! So glad to have found this site and hear from such supportive people!

Rachael

[TerriF 9]

Good to hear your doing better.....

[stleochic 5]

That's great! I think we were banded right around the same time, so I completely know how you feel! I'm on the mushy stage now and it's so much better. Yesterday I had a Protein Shake in the morning, cottage cheese for a snack, tuna salad for lunch, the leftover tuna salad for a snack (yes that's right, I didn't finish my 6 ounce lunch!), and two scrambled eggs for dinner. I wasn't hungry again until about 8:30 this morning! It will keep getting better once we have our fills.