I had my surgery 4 days ago. I had a hiatal hernia that had to be repaired as well & it hurts MUCH worse than my band. I am pretty much living off of broth & protein shakes. I am hungry & thinking about moving on to thicker foods. Would that be a bad idea?

When does your Dr say you can move on? My dr says Days 1-5 liquids, Day 6-11 mushies and after that regular foods. Your stomach needs time to heal. I know everyone is different but I haven't had the desire to eat more than the liquids.

if it's hurting I wouldn't chance it. The hernia needs tme to heal. I was on liquids for 12 days afterwards.

I had two weeks of each phase...do what your doc says...I also had the hernia repair but i really didnt have a lot of pain.

Geez, I had four weeks of liquids! You want the best chance of success? Follow YOUR doctor's rules. He/she puts them in place for a reason and that is to give you the best possible outcome.

Give yourself some time. Be patient. I blended ALOT of soups on the liquid phase. I seemed to fill the void. Good luck and hang in there.

I am one week post op today and I was and am right were you are....HUNGRY!!! I found blending (and can't stand the taste of pureed foods) helps. I have eating soups from Panera, spaghettios, refried beans, etc. My discharge orders from the hospital said after clear liquids for the first 48 hours, I could move to full liquids--cream soups, yogurts, puddings, OR anything purreed that could easily go through a straw. So, I ate just about anything that could fit through a straw. I have also found that I am stressing too much about just eating 3 meals, not drinking before, during or after, yada, yada. I decided I need to set some of the to the side and eat every couple hours just to function and not worry so much about the rest. It is still in the back of my mind and try to abide by it as much as I can, but I was getting to the point where I was feeling weak, dizzy, etc. I called my dr today and talked to him about all of this and he said as long as things were the fit through the straw consistency and nothing was getting stuck I was fine. So after all of that....go ahead and eat just try to make it smooth.

I was on clear liquids for 7 days and full liquids for another 7. It sucks but those are the rules.