Hello October Bandsters. I thought I would start us a post-op group now that we are getting ready to start out second week of banders. I know we are all going to do GREAT. We will all be loosers this month!!!! If you are having a bad day dont hold it in. This is where we can let it out. If we stick together we will go far. We can do this ladys and gents. I know we can. Set a goal for yourself and let everyone know what it is so we can help each other meet that goal.

My goal is to walk/run a 5k by one year post op. I hope to meet that before then but I am not going to pressure myself to meet a goal that is not realistic. I know myself and if I set goals I cant meet I will give up.

Good luck to all of you.

You can get protein and calories with cottage cheese, chobani yogurt, carnation sugar free breakfast with skim milk. I am in the mushie stage. I can't purée my food. I just chew, chew, chew and it seems to go down fine.

I have started on a few soft foods too. I had chicken and broccoli in white sauce. scrambled eggs w a little turkey sausage. Fish with peas. I only do it for dinner and have liquids or mushies for breakfast and lunch. I keep it at 1/2-1 cup for all of it. I bought some of those lunch tuna kits that have spices, and some exotic soups with lentils and black beans and such to try next. One thing that I have done to help with my full force hunger pains is a few bites of banana. I end up eating only 1 whole one through the day. It has helped me not fridge surf if you know what I mean!

The banana is a great idea; I am definitely going to use this one!

Congrats! I was banded on 10/19. I too am very itchy. They used steri-strips on me, and I think it's the glue from the strips that are making me itch. You're so lucky to be on mushies!! I have to wait 17 days! 10 days to go.. I can't sleep on my stomach yet either. Great job on your weight loss so far:) What ate you eating for mushies?

Do, nt feel alone I was banded 10-18 and have 19 days to g0 before mushies, still on clear liquids, no protein, but doing OK taking my Vitamins and drinking water. I Dont understand the no protein for 2 weeks unless it would irritate the stomach? Last thing I need is to erritate my stomach. Have you found it as hard to think as I, I dont drive now, to scarry with no brain power.

Had my xray and follow up with the surgeon today. I was feeling so good today (8 days post op) that I practically skipped to the hospital. Surgeon was happy with my healing and I got to skip ahead to mushies. I could not wait to get home to a scrambled egg! Tonight, refried black beans. Heavenly!

Has your Doctor said all beans are oK or just some?

Hi fellow bandsters,

I was banded on Oct 20. I am in my second day of pureed foods. I wondering wether I am getting enough calories in (see my menu from yesterday). I only hit 375 calories. I also was only able to get 1 17 oz bottle of Water down. It is not that I am hungry, but I don't think it is healthy with that little amount of calories. I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. I have lost 26 pounds in 3 weeks (17 of it was during pre surgery liquid diet) . How many calories are you all getting in at this stage?

Breakfast

3 oz pureed egg salad with ff miracle whip 150 cal 12 Protein

lunch

2.5 oz pureed tuna with FF miracle whip 50 cal 13 protein

1 oz of pureed egg salad with FF whip 50 cal 6 protein

dinner

2.5 oz pureed tuna with FF whip 50 cal 13 protein

snack

1/4 cup of cottage cheese 45 cal 6.5 prot

total 375 cal 50.5 gr protein.

thanks for your help

I Was banded 10/18 I lost 11 on pre op Diet. Now ON Clear liquids, maybe a few calories with some low sugar juice and Low sugar Gatorade, Propel ero, Tea chicken broth. Not may calories but OK. Just dont ask me a comples Question. P.PS. Dont have a jpb at this time It is just like doing a fast,

Boy - what a difference a week makes! On to regular food, and I am able to eat everything I have tried so far, unfortunately. After being in such bad pain and having to get an emergency "unfill" on 10/8, I can't wait until my appointment on 11/1 to get a fill! Mornings are OK, as I can tell that my stomach is more swollen, therefore feel more restricted and can't eat as much. But evening is BAD - hungry and no restricted feeling whatsoever. I NEED that fill - I am down 20 lbs. and don't want to go back up this week.

No pain or issues anymore. Only thing I feel is pressure at the port site whenever I have to lean over, reach out for the car door to shut it, etc. Doctor said it isn't the port I am feeling, but the swelling/scar tissue. The sample port he showed me is tiny - about the size of a dime, I am guessing, so I can't imagine it is that I am feeling.

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

Has your Doctor said all Beans are oK or just some?

Non-fat, refried beans only at this stage. It is also suggested that you stir in some smooth salsa to make it more liquid. Top with low-fat cheddar cheese and microwave.

Hi all. I was banded yesterday 10/28, and getting around very well but hurting more than Id anticipated. Clear liquids til 11/11 then on to mushies.

I dry heaved a lot when I woke up in recovery so Im sure that has contributed to my pain. Get to shower tomorrow, yay!

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

I give myself a window of 800-1200-- calories a day. I am most comfortable between 800-1000 though..

Now I need a unfill too... I was in the Hospital for a few days, and some Nurse crushed a bunch of pills and said open wide ! I told her I could feed myself !!!!!! She said No it's policy, and I started to try to tell her that the other Nurses let me feed myself, and in between that she shoved the spoon in my mouth with all those meds, and I was stuck... Well I am so swollen still that I called yesterday, and have to go down state next week for a unfill.

Stupid B!TCH !

I got my first fill yesterday. The fill itself was not very painful but uncomfortable. My Dr. said the first one is the worst & from now on it will be a breeze. Before my fill I could eat anything at about half the volume I did pre-surgery. Yesterday after the fill I had a hard time getting Soup down. I am super tight. It it doesn't relax by Wed I am going to have some taken out. I had 1cc from surgery & the Dr. put in 2cc yesterday so I have a total of 3cc in a 10cc band. I really want to get this weight off so if I can bear through this I will.

Good luck & prayers for everyone!

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

Hi Jess !

I was banded on the 12 th too. I am very surprised you already had saline in your band! No wonder you were sick. I won't get a fillbfor three more weeks. Your belly needs time to heal.

Hi all my fellow October Bandsters!

I was banded Oct 25th and feel pretty good. Having a difficult time drinking all of my Protein shakes but doing well with clear liquids. I love that I can be worried about something, log in to the forum and find that I am not alone. I feel a sense of friendship and support from everyone. I am down 11 lbs. from the pre-op diet (1week of challenge) until today. I, like most of you, are not hungry but miss certain foods. I am anxious to start exercising and watching that scale go down!!!!!! I have a wonderfully supportive husband and adult children and even a super supportive workplace. My office partner just had gastric bypass surgery in September. I plan on keeping in touch frequently, hope you do too!!!!

Patty

Well I was banded 10/27 Was taken back to surgery a little after 8 am and wa in phase one recovery by a little after 9 and in phase two recovery a little after 10 am....in the begining had major gas pain in my left shoulder but that ended fairly quickly but had a killer back ache my back is still hurting just a little.. My incisions are looking great im feeling pretty great been sleeping off and on today just taking it easy. my back is still hurting a lot when I breath in but was actually able to get out and about a little todaybut I tired pretty easy. At home now still not hungry which is a good thing.

Hey october bandsters!!! I just had surgery on the 27th and thing s went great! I'm still in quite a bit of pain but that's what these great pain meds are for!! Ive stated bluffing about my journey and the recipes I'm using to break up the monotony of liquids so check it out! Http://bandipes.blogspot.com