Today marks two weeks since my banding. 18 pounds down (YAY) I'm still having a hard time with liquids and not feeling I'm ready for mushys which I should start today. Wondering if anyone else has had a slower recovery too.

Hello Sage,

Congrats on the wl Everyone is different and it's not necessarily faster/slower recovery. I would recommend a liquid in the a.m. since we are usually dehydrated in the morning and need to work out band to optimal access. Than try a mushy for lunch. If it doesn't work, go back to liquids. Transition plans are guidelines. There's room for give so you can prolong liquids until inflammation subsides more, however, you won't know what it's capable of until you try. Just go slow

Today is day 10 for me. My diet is moving along fine...even had a piece of fish last night! Down 15 pounds and that feels good. The only problem I'm having is soooo much pain at my port site. I'm a nurse and I go back to work Monday. I'm scared about how that is going to work because I have so much pain still. I was just wondering if this is a common problem?

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Congrats on the wl <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Everyone is different and it's not necessarily faster/slower recovery. I would recommend a liquid in the a.m. since we are usually dehydrated in the morning and need to work out band to optimal access. Than try a mushy for lunch. If it doesn't work, go back to liquids. Transition plans are guidelines. There's room for give so you can prolong liquids until inflammation subsides more, however, you won't know what it's capable of until you try. Just go slow <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Thanks for the encouragement I guess I need to remember patience patience patience.