new to the forum, and banded monday. just wondering how other newbies are doing, and how everyone is adjusting. i had no fill at the time of surgery & was in a lot of pain up until today. i'm so proud of myself for not taking any pain/ nausea medicine today. however i am feeling hungry, which my surgeon said i probably shouldn't feel. anyone else feel this way?

also, about 10 minutes after i drink something, i get a sharp pain in my chest, and it's hard to breathe. is this a stuck feeling? or just that i drank too much?

look forward to talking with you all!

I'm having a wonderful recovery. I drink a couple of 32Oz glasses of Water a day and leave it at that. I'm cutting calories on my fitness pal but that's because I've always counted. I'm counting now to make sure I get enough but I'm only about to get on about 400 calories a day. I'm walking a mile a day. And I'm still on purees but I added mashed potatoes, and my normal egg drop Soup and baked potato soup plus a Protein shake. when I get hungry it's only after not eating for like 4 hours. I have the Allergan lap band.

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How are all the 4/23 bandsters doing? I had my first fill Thursday. It wasn't bad at all. I wish I had known to warn the nurse to be gentle with jabbing her fingers into my port site. She seems to have gotten complacent and not realizing we are still healing. The stick itself didn't hurt. I already had 3.4 cc's in my band I wasn't aware of. They added 1 cc. I'm 2 pounds ahead of their plan for me.

How are all the 4/23 bandsters doing? I had my first fill Thursday. It wasn't bad at all. I wish I had known to warn the nurse to be gentle with jabbing her fingers into my port site. She seems to have gotten complacent and not realizing we are still healing. The stick itself didn't hurt. I already had 3.4 cc's in my band I wasn't aware of. They added 1 cc. I'm 2 pounds ahead of their plan for me.

I have my first fill on June 5th. Recovery is going pretty well. When i workout i can feel my port and it makes me a bit nauseous. I'm down about 30 pounds. Well that's what the scale says. I don't feel like I've lost anything near that amount though. I guess i will see if my scale is accurate when i go for my follow up. Glad you're doing well! Woohoo for being ahead!

I just got my band yesterday. When I came out of surgery t told my friend, "this was a bit mistake.". I was really sick at my stomach yesterday but I feel a little better today. I am eating clear liquids today but I want to try regular.soup and protein shakes toreros. I am hungry. I have slept most of the day today.

Just had my first fill. Now at 4cc going well. Lostb20 pounds so far. Need to ramp up exercising. Does anyone get a gurgling sound from their band ?