Hello everyone I just had the lap-band a little over 2 week and I want to find some answer to some of my question, do you suppose to fill the band through your stomach, what are some soft food can you eat, and have any one ever felt dizzness? after having the bad.

I had my surgery done on Nov. 21, 2005 and I weighed in at 357#, today I weigh 321# (a lose of 36#). I just had my first fill on Jan. 16 (1.4) and it was not painful at all.

The dr. numbs you upper stomach, up by were you port incision is and you drink some berium and water and he watches it go down (you can watch also). Not much to it, follow it with 2 days liquids, 2 days pulverized, 2 days soft or until I felt comfortable after the 6 days to start adding a new food again. He said to remember small bites and lots of chewing.

The soft food that I ate was mashed potatoes, noodle soup, squash/yams, cooked carrots, chicken in the blender then just cut very small, applesauce, yougart, canned peaches & pears. I was told that soft foods can be cut/mashed with a fork but requires chewing, and to also only introduce 1 new food a day.

Hope that this helps, it was my first posting.

HI, and WELCOME to LBT AND Bandland!!!

I couldnt understand your first question, could you Please repeat it?

the different foods for the different phases are located on this link...

http://lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=3995

and about the dizziness...

hmmm, Im wondering if you are dizzy because of lack of food. Have you asked your surgeon about this? How bad is the dizziness?

again, WELCOME to LBT! Hope to see you around!

Paula, I didn't have a question about phases and dizziness I was tell someone else what my first fill was like and what soft foods that I ate. Maybe I didn't post something right it was my first time here. Thanks

Oh great so I'm going to have to drink that berium crap again? I'm going in for my first fill on the 31st and I am scared to death of the needle but now I'm scared of the berium.

Paula, I didn't have a question about phases and dizziness I was tell someone else what my first fill was like and what soft foods that I ate. Maybe I didn't post something right it was my first time here. Thanks

HI chicken, I as addressing "mzbabytee"'s questions! Sorry for the confusion