Hi! I can't believe I actually did this! I'm really excited but really freaked out. I'm so gassy, my empty stomach is hard as a rock. I have a great deal of pain from the incisions and by the port and when I eat anything pureed, I don't think it goes down. I feel it sitting there until I take a drink an hour later. I also threw up a lot when I was in recovery at the hospital (lots of bile) and that scared me so much I am eating tiny tiny bits now and just sipping water. Is all of this normal?

Not sure if it is normal or not, but Congratulations!!

Congrats on getting banded! What are you eating? Even in tiny bits, I don't think it's recommended to eat any solid food for a few weeks.

Your body, and mind are in shock right now. Give it a few days.

It is a change your body and mind will have to adjust to. Everybody responds and reacts differently to surgery etc. Congrats on having the

"guts" to embark on this journey. It will be well worth while, and you will feel a lot better in a few days after the effects of the anesthesia wear off. Just follow the directions given to you by your doc, and keep us posted.

15 months post op. At goal!

201 pounds lost!

Starting BMI of 54, now 24. Life is good !

shouldn't you be on clear liquids now? My dr. has clear liquids for 2-3 days then only liquids 2-3 weeks, then mushies for a month. so we're talking 2 months for actual food.

I was wondering the same thing, I would think you would be on clear liquids right now too. Your stomach is still pretty swollen and aggravitated from the surgery, but things should start going down better in a few days.

Listen Lady: A very big hug for you, because you have done a wonderful thing. I no I was Banded 10/31/06 not long ago. I just love it; but get your protien in, that's very important. Try Muscle Milk it helps you heel also. Tastes Great, and works. enter it on ebay, and watch it come up.

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All surgeons are different...I have clear liquids for only one week after then mushies for 2 weeks then soft food weeks 3-5.. What I haven't heard is pureed food in week one EVER..let alone the day after.

On a brighter note...well done for you!

Hi guys. Yes, I am on purees, I mean that I take tiny bits of that too. I'm kind of getting into the groove of all this, creating tiny meals for myself. Today I had two ounces of low fat cottage cheese and an ounce of avocado mashed in. It was so delicious coming out of three weeks of Optifast! I also made a turkey chili out of ground turkey, onions, peppers, kidney beans, and crushed tomatos. I cooked it up for about 45 minutes and then blended the heck out of it. Then I froze it into one ounce portions in an ice-cube tray. Now, I've finished eating for the day, trying to get in a few more ounces of water, but I'm feeling very hungry. My stomach is rumbling. I guess I just have to get used to that.