I haven't had a ton of pain, which is great - the worst part is the gas, and I'm managing it. I've urinated, I've had a bowel movement (TMI, right?), everything seems on track. But I can't manage to get in the water and protein I'm supposed to. After a couple sips, I have a tightness under my sternum. I can breathe fine, and it's only marginally uncomfortable, but... is that my band? And how long before it loosens up? Also, I feel like I've got phlegm in my mouth sometimes that needs to be swallowed - what's causing this? I haven't had any nausea since the first day, but I also think I'm maybe playing it *too* safe because I'm scared of vomiting and slippage, and I haven't figured out what little twinges are the band or my stomach, and which ones are related to surgery and my incisions. Help!

IAM STILL SWOLLEN AND ITS BEEN 6 WEEKS SO JUST TAKE IT EASY I AM GOIN TO GET MY FRIST FILL NEXT WEEK I THINK WE ALL GO THOUGHT A TIME OF NOT NOING ITS A RIDE I WILL TELL YOU BUT IAM DOWN 37 LBS I HAD TO GO BACK IN AND HAVE FLIUD TAKIN OUT I WAS TO TIGHT FOR 3 WEEKS BEFORE I WENT IN SO IF YOUR VERY UNCOFORTABLE GO IN THEY WILL REMOVE FLIUD I COULDNT EAT ONLY VERY LITTLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO EAT MUSSHIE FOOD BUT YOU WILL NO I HAD GAS EALLY BAD AND HEATBURN TOOO

I don't have any fluid in there, so there's nothing to remove yet.