Hi all I am on day three of being banded. I am on full liquids, so I made some homemade veggie soup yesterday in the crock pot. I took 1/2 cup today for luch and blended it till it was liquid. I got down about half of that. Now I have this tight feeling in my chest? Is this what it feels like to be full now? thanks for any input...

i had my surgery on JULY 25 2006

and i feel the same except i have pressure on LT upper chest and shoulder area, i am still taKing juice today!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAYBE STILL GAS PAIN

Your stomach is still swelled. I understand that it is restriction. I still have lots and lots in the mornings up until the evening. I guess it's how it fills to have a fill.

Eat very slow and don't drink with your meals. I have found that causes it with me.

Hope your feeling better. Was wondering how you were doing.

You're full! Congratulations!

---That's what it says in my doctor's Lapband Handbook!

I was banded on July 18. I get full very quickly on about 1/2 to 1 cup of food, but have never experienced pain of any sort. I guess everyone is different. All I get is a feeling of being full...not Happy Turkey Day full...but full nonetheless.

Some dr's. put some fill in at the time of surgery and I guess this could be the difference. My dr. puts no fill in at all, and I wondeer what it will be like after I get my first fill.

Good Luck

Never Felt Any Gas Pain Or Shoulder Pain???????????????????????:rofl:

Banded July 25/2006

Preweight 230lbs

Thats the "full: feeling. My only concern is that you "liquified" veggie soup. Are you sure that it is liquid and not mushy. Day 3 you should really only be drinking broth and liquid protien drinks like Carnation. Make sure that the liquified soup is really liquid and not a bit solid.

Day 3 post op can be a bit tricky, you get bored of the liquids and try to experiment with "liquifying". This can be a dangerous experiment, you never want to vomit or heave your first two weeks post op. That could cause slippage and that would be too much for a newbie to handle.

Good luck and stick with liquids.

Every doc is different Saul. I was told that I could have anything that would fit through a straw. For me, liquified soup was A-okay!

And yes, welcome to FULL!

Definitely full. I thought it was a wierd feeling too. And I was unsure of it. But now that I know what it is I go very slowly or that tightness can turn to pain!!

Thanks for all the in put.. And my doc said that full liquids included any thing that could be sucked through a straw.. So I hope I am right to have eaten the soup. LOL I am just so shocked at how quick I get full. its just new I guess.. LOL I am so bored with the choices of food I have and can't wait till monday but I am not bending the rules any! I have lots of soups for this weekend... LOL I am so excited I GOT FULL!!!!! hehe... ok so now can anyone answer this question? How many calories should I be shooting for right now? again thanks you guys....

go for as many as you feel you need. This is the time for healing, and you need to make sure you have enough to rebuild your body.

Any weight lost during this time, is strictly bonus!

Yeah, I was liquifying things like veggie soup by day 3. I had to do clear liquids only on the day of surgery, till midday the next day.

Never Felt Any Gas Pain Or Shoulder Pain???????????????????????

Banded July 25/2006

Preweight 230lbs

I never had any gas pains, no shoulder pain, no chest pain....absolutely none. You would think at my age I would have all the problems, but absolutely none. I haven't had a fill yet, so I may be singing a different tune afterwards, but I sometimes wonder if I have a band :target: but I know I get full very fast. The only thing I had after surgery was port pain....and it's gone.