I'm 10 days post op and yesterday for the 4th I ate food. Baked chicken Mac and cheese and asparagus....not a lot of each but enough that I got full. I feel terrible and afraid that I hurt my stomach from eating real food to soon. I chewed well but how do I know if I hurt myself? I'm afraid disappointed and ashamed.

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I doubt you hurt yourself but you have to stop because you can streach the band. You should be on liquids such as water and boost protein shake my favorite. Stop having regrets and start again. Its worth it.

Call your doctor, tell him exactly what you did, and let him decide if your band needs to be checked.

In the meantime, go back to your post op diet. The last thing you need is to rip out a stitch in your stomach or cause a slip.

You are human but mac and cheese is not one of the items you are suppose to eat. Try to get back in the ball game. the worst pain would be to experience a slippage or to have the band removed because of mistakes. I am five days after being banded and I am so tempted to eat solids but I do not want to risk the chance of ripping or hurting myself. Good luck!!

hopefully you didn't chew to much...I'm surprised it didn't hurt? I also 11 days post op and I get sore just having chobani yogurt... i had a string cheese tonight i just am so sick of applesauce, yogurt, drinks and I was so nervous but hungry at the same time ..i'm sure your okay hun just no more mac and cheese is not our friend anymore

Thanks for the advice. I'm trying to get back on track but honestly there is nothing that I can eat that I want to eat. Everything makes me sick at the thought of it. That's why I did what I did. I choose food I knew I could chew really well so it didn't hurt. I counted to 30 before I swallowed. I'm just eating applesauce and drinking Water at the moment. I go to the nutritionist Tuesday....hopefully she will help me out.

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Im 13 days post opp and the hunger is killing me. They put me on Phentermine and it helps allot. Still wanna chew, but DR said only protein shakes, and crystal light. I know how you feel. just wanna move on to mush food at least.