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So I just came back from my 1st fill. I got 4cc's and I have read that a 4cc fill is pretty aggressive but I'm okay with that. I asked my doctor about the liquid diet following the fill n he said "I don't do that, go straight to your regular diet" I am scared because I see almost every patient here says their doc recommends the liquid diet. Anyone been told not to do it n has anyone had regular food after a fill? Thanks greatly appreciate all your responses.

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Hi. My doc is the same. I normally eat straight after. If you are scared have a Soup or some mush of some description. Better safe than sorry I say. I do what I feel. Sometimes I am too scared to eat as well. I am waiting for my next fill & because I have quite a bit of fill in I will do a smoothie for lunch just to be safe.

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I would not trust any doctor who told me I could eat right after a fill. That sounds nuts to me. But everyone is different I suppose. Maybe it will work for you. I just want to go on record that I advise against it. But I am not a doctor........

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My Dr says 24 hrs, but I do what I feel comfortable with, like 48hrs and mushies a couple days.

Just start out slow and soft and work yourself into it.

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I haven't had a fill and I am deff.no expert other than what I read on this forum daily. Just logic makes me think that if something was tightened around my delicate stomache I would want to wait at leas a full day or so, in case of swelling before eating any solid foods, but thats just my opinion.

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My doc says the same eat regular food. I've never had a problem

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i do 2 days liquid 2 days mushie

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I wasn't told that so I just ate the way I felt . for me it is just saline in a band not into my system. See how ypu feel and do what you thinks would be good for u

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Mine says liquids for 48 hours. But he also swears that Diet Coke and other carbonated drinks will not cause problems with band. (not right after a fill though). I say follow what your doc says.

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Thank u all for the responses. So I had school last night as soon as I posted this n ended up drinking a 5oz Protein Shake before I left with 1/2 a scoop of Protein. I had no problem drinking it but one n one half hours later I was hungry. I took a banana with me n a Fiber bar so I ate the banana n had no problem. I didn't eat the fiber bar. Once I came home I tried to eat a chicken taco n suddenly felt really tight in my chest but I think I ate too fast n too much. I was so scared to have a stuck episode n not b able to get out of it but felt fine after about a minute. I stopped on the taco n ate 3/4 a cup of mashed potatoes n that went down fine. What a learning experience this has been. Maybe I'll just do mushies after a fill.

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My doctor says liquids and soft type foods (mashed potatoes, tuna salad, soups....) for rest of day. I usually try to do it 24 hours. I usually add Protein Shakes in with mushies.

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My doc says liquids and mushies for the rest of the day and then take it easy after that too.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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