tomorrow morning will be 48 hrs post lap band surgery and I feel like I'm going to starve to death. I'm doing broth, jello, water and juice, but my stomach feel so empty and all I think about is food.

I was banded on the 23rd and Christmas dinner at my sister's smelled and looked so good. My chicken broth, however, was not so good. I appreciate every ones thoughts as they go through the same phases as I am. I like the term "mental hunger". have that, I know that having the band will take me to a different relationship with food..the road may be long and rocky at times, but I will get there!

Good luck to all!

I admit. I did not follow the rules. I was banded 12/20. I fixed some potato soup and had a bout two teaspoons of it and it completely satified all my cravings and emptiness. It felt great...

I hate to be back here like I’m whining, but since moving to the next phase of liquids, which has been skim milk and protein shakes, I’ve gone from feelings of starvation to almost non-stop nausea. Is this normal at this point out from surgery day? I couldn’t even finish half of a 6 oz protein shake today and had to stop because I thought I was going to throw up. I’m sipping, not gulping so I don't think it's the rate I'm drinking.

I wasnt allowed to have any shakes or milk until day 5 of my surgery. Your stomach is still healing and it is too hard on it. It was too hard for me to drink cold stuff anyway. What got me thru was the hot apple cider mix. It was warm to my tummy and helped satisfy me. I would make it as hot as I could drink it. I would one in the morning and one in the evening. you can usually find it next to the hot cocoa mix. They have it in sugar free also. Hang in there it wont be long and you can have protein soups, they are thin and wil be very helpful.

Thanks Brendap - I will retrace my steps a bit and slow down. Maybe going back to broth will help. I'm worried about nutrition, but I guess at this point I just need to focus on liquids of any kind. ??

I have to say I was banded on 12/21 and for the most part everything has gone great. Very little pain, little hunger. However today on Day 5 I am having a really hard time. I actually cried over not being able to eat as i

watched my family eat all their favorite foods around me. I have been drinking, and having problems with protein shakes because they taste bad. So basically by days have been broth, water, broth, juice, and an occaisional protein shake if I can get it down. I actually felt really depresses today and with no regrets thus far I fell a bit apart. I feel better now. I had my broth for dinner and took a short walk. This too shall pass... This is my mantra.

i have been crying like a big baby over food...everytime I smell it I desire it. I have been doing very well at staying away but the urge still exist. I cant stand protein shakes and I feel like I am wasting my money by trying different brands and then hating them...I know this phase will pass, but it needs to hurry up

Carnation instant no sugar added breakfast drink and 2 scoops Max Protien suplement.It tastes great and 57 protien.

I was banded on Thanksgiving and I felt the same way. Protein shakes will help and sip away. I thought I was going to die lol but I promise it gets better as the days go by. Good Luck!

It will get better, I promise. I went through that too. Try protein shakes and sip away.

There is clear liquid protein called isopure...tastes like crap but it might help fill you up. I got it at GNC.This part of your journey just sucks...hang in there!

be somewhat thankful for nausea beats starving hunger any day of the week for me and yes this is way harder than I thought it would be too but I just got my first fill and ate a little and feel satisfied not mentally of course but that is a mind addiction with food we all have that are obese x mas was hard but got through it with a treat of diet hot chocolate with whip cream on top nutritionaly not so good but mentally was the bomb now how do I quit that addiction its always something and always will be atleast this tool makes it so you have to be somewhat good and if you really want it to work the rest of it is up to us

For those of you nice enough to respond to my post, and for anyone that it might help in the future, I wanted to update my post. It's day 10 post op for me, and about day 6 I did 2 things that either on their own or together (along with the protein) made the difference and ended the sick feelings: 1) I stopped taking the heavy duty pain meds, I started talking anti-nausia meds. Within about a day I felt worlds better.

For those of you nice enough to respond to my post, and for anyone that it might help in the future, I wanted to update my post. It's day 10 post op for me, and about day 6 I did 2 things that either on their own or together (along with the protein) made the difference and ended the sick feelings: 1) I stopped taking the heavy duty pain meds, I started talking anti-nausia meds. Within about a day I felt worlds better.

Thanks for the update! So glad you are feeling better!! The pain meds can cause nausea. Good thing for all new bandsters to keep in mind is anti-nausea meds. A quick call to the surgeon's office and they will call in a script.

I all my years here at LBT I've never seen anyone turned down for anti-nausea meds.