I had my second fill on Oct 17 and by fri when I had real food, i have a lot of restrictions

I have already almost vomoted three times as I don't feel full and keep eating then wel it feels like it's al going to come back up. I know this is what I wanted (to be able to only eat alittle not to throw up or gag) but when I first experiencied it I was sad. On sat was out with frinds and they wanted pizza . I figure I will eat ½ a slice enjoy it and be ok. Well no I had breakfast about 3 hours before and apparently it had not digested yet.

I took one tiny bite and is was ok , I took a second and felt like I was going to throw up on the table on my friends

So I stop eating and wait for it to pass… apparently you could see my discomfort as my friends keep askinging are you ok

Now the last thing I want to do is talk while trying not to throw up. I finially manage to say Im fine just went dwn the wrong side…my friends response was to get me a glass of water…which I can't drink … I pretend to and it does finally pass

So now I am sitting looking a almost a whole slice and I don't want it at all

I kind of pull it apart , pretend to eat some and push most of it under my napkin

I felt sad that I could not eat with my friends but at the same time happy that I wasn't hungry

Noone there knew about my band so I couldn't say anything …this is the hard part about hiding the band

I still am not going to tell anyone else (other than doc only 2 friends know)

I spoke to the office this morning and they say it's normal I ate too much too fast

They recommend going back to liquids for a day then mushies for at least a day before I try real food again. if not come back and they will take some water out but at 5 ½ cc in a 10 cc band I should not be that tight

On the bright side I am not hungry at all

I knew this would be hard but mostly concentrated on the mental part

And the not eating things I love but know are bad for me not my body's response to all this .

I know it will get better in time but it is harder than I thought

This is only my personal opinion, based on how I run my life, but: I have been very open about my surgery with co-workers( I'm a nurse in a private practice), my family, and many of my friends. I feel that the more I am open about this gigantic change in my life, the more supportive people will be. And so far, it has been true. My friends and family have applauded my brave decision to have this life changing surgery. I'm not ashamed of it. They all know I'm overweight and have watched my struggles with trying to lose. Now they can share in my victory and support me along the route. Good luck to you on your journey!

That is good that you have restriction, at 6 cc's (my 1st fill) I could eat any food after a week or two. I just got filled to 7 cc's (2nd fill) and I can definitely tell the difference.

I can understand not telling everyone about the band, because they think it is like gastric bypass and that you should be losing like crazy. But, for some reason, every time someone comments my weight loss, I just blurt out I had lapband surgery. It is weird, I thought I would want to keep it to myself more but people's reactions have been pretty open after I tell them. I also make sure to tell them that the band is a tool, and that I should only lose 1 to 2 pounds a week with it.

Good luck on your journey, and I hope it gets better after you have your 2 days of liquids and mushies.

I had my second fill on Oct 17 and by fri when I had real food, i have a lot of restrictions

I have already almost vomoted three times as I don't feel full and keep eating then wel it feels like it's al going to come back up. I know this is what I wanted (to be able to only eat alittle not to throw up or gag) but when I first experiencied it I was sad. On sat was out with frinds and they wanted pizza . I figure I will eat ½ a slice enjoy it and be ok. Well no I had breakfast about 3 hours before and apparently it had not digested yet.

I took one tiny bite and is was ok , I took a second and felt like I was going to throw up on the table on my friends

So I stop eating and wait for it to pass… apparently you could see my discomfort as my friends keep askinging are you ok

Now the last thing I want to do is talk while trying not to throw up. I finially manage to say Im fine just went dwn the wrong side…my friends response was to get me a glass of water…which I can't drink … I pretend to and it does finally pass

So now I am sitting looking a almost a whole slice and I don't want it at all

I kind of pull it apart , pretend to eat some and push most of it under my napkin

I felt sad that I could not eat with my friends but at the same time happy that I wasn't hungry

Noone there knew about my band so I couldn't say anything …this is the hard part about hiding the band

I still am not going to tell anyone else (other than doc only 2 friends know)

I spoke to the office this morning and they say it's normal I ate too much too fast

They recommend going back to liquids for a day then mushies for at least a day before I try real food again. if not come back and they will take some water out but at 5 ½ cc in a 10 cc band I should not be that tight

On the bright side I am not hungry at all

I knew this would be hard but mostly concentrated on the mental part

And the not eating things I love but know are bad for me not my body's response to all this .

I know it will get better in time but it is harder than I thought