Ok I started mushy foods my doctor says I can have chicken and fish and such and if I clock the veggies to mush I can have them, I feel like I've ate a lot I feel like I have no restriction at all like I never got the surgery almost, I'm eating less but i was expecting to vomit with the dinner I ate of course I only ate Breakfast and dinner but its only been one week and I feel like I already need a fill in!!

How soon can u get a fill? Is there a rule? My next appointment isn't until the 30th!

My 1st fill was 2 weeks post op

everyone wants the band to work the second they get off the table it doesnt work that way. You need to heal and the swelling to go, down, learn how to eat slow and very little. 6 weeks for a fill standard healing time for any surgery.

everyone wants the band to work the second they get off the table it doesnt work that way. You need to heal and the swelling to go' date=' down, learn how to eat slow and very little. 6 weeks for a fill standard healing time for any surgery.[/quote']

There is clearly no standard when it comes to wls, this forum has proved that to be true! Each and everyone of us are experiencing very different care based on our surgeons.

Ok I started mushy foods my doctor says I can have chicken and fish and such and if I clock the veggies to mush I can have them' date=' I feel like I've ate a lot I feel like I have no restriction at all like I never got the surgery almost, I'm eating less but i was expecting to vomit with the dinner I ate of course I only ate breakfast and dinner but its only been one week and I feel like I already need a fill in!!

How soon can u get a fill? Is there a rule? My next appointment isn't until the 30th![/quote']

Yes you are normal! I felt the same way my dr allowed me start solids after 1 week and if I tolerated it I was able to have my first fill at 2 weeks and so yesterday I had a 3 cc fill.

Not sure how chicken can be regarded as a mushy..........

Not sure how chicken can be regarded as a mushy..........

Me either I baked it and cut it up but it was on my list and I was hungry I cut it pretty fine...

chicken mince I use in mushy food, but chicken isn't really mushy. And I'm 2 weeks out from band replacement.

Right now the main thing you have to keep in mind is not to put pressure on your band while it's healing. You can have mushies but even though you CAN eat more, don't eat until you feel it 'kicking back'. Have half a cup, stop, and if you're still hungry in 30 mins then have another 1/2 cup. You're not trying to lose right now, you're healing.

There's a fair amount of swelling around your port which is why they don't usually fill you quite so soon after your surgery. Having said that my surgeon checked the Fluid in my band when I went to see him for something unrelated just a week after surgery and he put another 0.5cc in. But that means I'm at 2cc in a 10cc band so honestly it's not even touching the sides.

My next fill is in a week. THAT was supposed to be my first post-op appt and first fill date. 3 weeks post surgery.

Great advice, lellow! I could not have said it better. Best wishes to everyone who is in the healing stage! My advice for mushy is to put it in a blender to mush it up. chicken is stingy, so had to mush up. But I think if you use teh potted meat/chicken it can be eaten. Be careful for what you eat. You are not supposed to vomit!

Not sure how chicken can be regarded as a mushy..........

My dr said moist chicken flaky fish and over cooked veggies. I was banded April 5 and I just got a fill. And now I'm back on clear liquid again uggggggggg