I was banded on May 30 and I am having a hard time with not being able to have solid foods. Anyone else going threw this.

I was banded on May 30 and I am having a hard time with not being able to have solid foods. Anyone else going threw this.

On may 30th??? I was on liquids only still 2days after surgery.

Your doc has you on solids this soon?? I was allowed purée foods 24hours post-op but stayed on liquids 3 days because I simply didn't feel like eating... I'd call them first thing tomorrow morning to find out exactly what they want you to be eating. I don't think it's uncommon to have problems eating solids this soon, I'm 4 weeks post op and there's still several foods that I can't/ am not allowed to eat. Good luck!!!

Why are you having food??? you need time to heal

Sorry should worded what I was talking about better. I am not on solid food yet. But I severely craving it and was wondering what people did to cope with this.

But I had my surgery on may 20. ts hard but now I am on the 15 days after my lapband and I would have food that I can chew real good like tuna, chilli, soup. so now I should be doing soft foods. but it is hard when everybody is eating soild food that's why I get someu that we can eat together but make sure you chew your food in to the puree type in your mouth. And don't eat nothing with fat or with oil yet. What I do is keep in mind that it can slip so that's why I am scared of that.

keep focused and remember your haling. Keep drinking.

Sorry should worded what I was talking about better. I am not on solid food yet. But I severely craving it and was wondering what people did to cope with this.

Oh ok, now I get it! well the craving of food didn't start for me that early, but it did come around. When do you go to purée foods? My advice is just think about the serious complications that eating this early could cause.. I know the food looks, smells and probably tastes good, but it's simply not worth it. You will be able to have good tasting solid food again, but you just have to wait it out.. Good luck!! Stay strong, no solid food is with hurting yourself over (which it sounds like you understand that very well). Sorry that I don't have any great advice

@ zinhaa how much weight have you lost. Or on average how my h weight was you loosing in a month

I was on a 4 week plan following surgery.

1 week clear fluids

1 week full fluids

1 week mushie foods

1 week solid foods then into "normal"foods

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

Oh ok' date=' now I get it! well the craving of food didn't start for me that early, but it did come around. When do you go to purée foods? My advice is just think about the serious complications that eating this early could cause.. I know the food looks, smells and probably tastes good, but it's simply not worth it. You will be able to have good tasting solid food again, but you just have to wait it out.. Good luck!! Stay strong, no solid food is with hurting yourself over (which it sounds like you understand that very well). Sorry that I don't have any great advice[/quote']

Whoops I misunderstood as well sorry. Leave it to the female to Jump to conclusions lol.

Purée food make it easier but the first week was pretty bad. Once I was on full liquids it was better. I also purchased a cookbook on line that had guide lines for what to eat and how to eat it depending on how many weeks it had been since surgery. Those cook books are still my life saver.

I did bad and tried to move to solids on my second week because I was chewing it really well and putting it in my magicbullet blah blah blah but once I went to me post op appointment and got a better understanding of why I can't hurry my self along (insides healing and adapting) I put a stop to it and started following the doctors instructions

I was banded on May 30 and I am having a hard time with not being able to have solid foods. Anyone else going threw this.

I was banded on May 30th and the urge to actually chew my food is steadily increasing. I feel your pain. I find myself eating popsicles to try and curb the solid food blues. At least I can bite them and try to trick myself.