Oh NO!! Did I damage myself?

oreilly76 · June 20, 2006

I have been very hungry since my surgery Thursday past. Yesterday the nutritionist called me to see how I was doing. I told her I was doing mainly Isopure because I didn't like the Unjury powders. They make me sick. She said that the Isopure was fine for Protein but to have some other calories too, like broth and such.

So, I ate a Dannon Fit and Light Yogurt (in 3 separate servings). My dr. told me when I released I could have anything that goes through a straw. So I though yogurt would be fine... I called today to ask about it to make sure, because I had read last night that yogurt was a NoNo. And sure enough, she told me it would make me sick and stretch my pouch. Well, I told her I made one of the recipies in the booklet they gave me that had fat free, sugar free ice cream in it and was kind of thick so I thought yogurt would be fine.... She was very adamant that I can't have anything thick at all, very very think liquids only.... Protein Drinks are the thickest I can go.

Did I damage myself?

The (thicker) Protein Shake I made on Sunday actually made me really uncomfortable for all that day and the next... Did I ruin my pouch? Now I am really scared that because I was eating thicker things for two days I have ruined it!!

I thought yogurt would go through a straw.... Should I call my dr.? I have had this tightness in my chest since then.... But I thought it was probably my port area.

Please HELP!!!

Marimaru · June 20, 2006

If you have a tightness in your chest, you may be a little irritated and swollen in there, but I highly doubt that you have 'ruined' anything. Just continue to have thin liquids until you are given permission to move on (and even if you have permission, if they still make you feel tight in the chest, give it more time).

You should probably call your doctor and clarify on the yogurt though. Yogurt will go through a straw and is usually included in a 'full liquid' diet, which it sounds like is what you are supposed to be on now.

oreilly76 · June 20, 2006

I thought it was ok too, but apparently when I called the nutritionist associated with his practice, I wasn't allowed to have anything remotely thick...

She was really pushing that yogurt was way too thick...

Oh, well... Only another week and two days until full liquids!!

Melissa Lea · June 20, 2006

My docotor has his patients move onto soft/mushie foods 48 hours after surgery. You haven't damanged yourself. You just felt what restriction with food is like.

Melissa Lea

oreilly76 · June 20, 2006

I wonder why my Dr. has me do pure liquids for two weeks and others don't. Or more to the fact, why there is such a discrepancy in how and when Dr.'s let us eat certain foods??

I know once I started to eat an ounce or two of yogurt at a time I was feeling a lot less sick and less dizzy... I guess my plan now is to do Isopure for Protein and them maybe Water down a little yogurt with milk or something... for the rest.

babyjane · June 20, 2006

thinned down yogurt might be a good option, just have a little at a time though.

juliegeraci · June 20, 2006

I had the tightness in my chest like a golfball feeling and that was acid reflux. I am 14 days post op now and its gone. I used zantac and within 2 days it was better. I did the same thing you did and my pouch is fine. You should be fine too. Just stay on the program. I'm on mushies now and my restriction is gone from when I first had surgery. I go for my first fill on July 17th. Good luck.

Stephanie MG · June 21, 2006

hi O reiliy 76

my Dr. has me on a liquid diet for a MONTH. Then 2 weeks of pureed food then slowly introduce solids!!! There has been so many variations in plans, It is confusing for sure. I guess the best thing is to just do what your Dr. says and hopefully your results will be worth it.

3 days till surgery!!!!

maryb · June 21, 2006

I had dry heaves 4 days after surgery and it didn't hurt my band.

Stitchy · June 21, 2006

Doctors are wide and varied in what they will permit. I doubt if any of them are wrong. Try your best to comply, but if you are eating what other doctors permit, you didn't ruin your pouch and band.

BTW - I hate Protein drinks. How about thinning a yogurt smoothie with milk? That would be pretty thin.

This will pass.

HunnyBun · June 21, 2006

From my research I learned that all doctors have different opinions and plans for their patients. Some follow inamed guidelines, some make their own stricter rules, and some probably are in the band business for so long they just go based on experience which is probably that people can eat thicker liquids after a few days without problems.

I've heard so many people are able to have mushies after just a week and I'm gonna be on liquids for two weeks after surgery, I'm kind of annoyed and jealous lol. Best thing is follow your doctors rules because if you dont you'll have to tell him you're cheating and he may not like that too much.

Good Luck and please don't worry, if it went through then it's probably fine. Wait til you PB, I hear thats really bad.

Also, please note that I am not speaking from experience, all this is what I learned from reading LapBand message boards and websites.