hi alll! i'm very new the the community and thought id start a new thread...

i started out on tuesday with the surgery and these were my stats...

height: 171cm or 5'7"

weight: 158.9kgs or 349 pounds

five days later i am now 151.3kgs or 332 pounds. i cant believe it!! im still really sore from the op and find it hard to cough, sneeze and take deep breaths (is this normal??).

im writing cause im finding it quite hard. a heck of a lot harder than i thought it would be. im in the liquid stage, and i have a small small cup of Soup and then feel satisfied, but 15 mins later im hungry like ive been starving for weeks... the pain is unbelievable! has this happened to anyone else? i feel like im just eating and eating every 15-30 mins... i wish i could just have some toast or something that will last longer in my stomach.

is this all normal? will it pass? or is this my life from now on?

thanks heaps people!

I am new to this board today. I was banded on December 2nd, 2006 and went thru the process myself -I even returned to work two days later. I felt no pain, didn't take any meds but seem to just be more tired at the end of the day. I decided to tell no one. Now I realize that I have to do this with people and decided to reach out to all of you for support and answers.

I'm 6 days out of the operation and have not eaten any solids of course. I am beginning to get really really hungry but can't seem to keep down the Protein shakes. I have been eating the slim fast. Anyone have other ideas for me? Mostly, i just drink tea, broth and Water.

When the fills start, does the hunger subside?:help:

Check with your doctor...I was having horrible hunger pains four days post op through six and I got put on mashed potatoes that ended that problem...it's worth asking.

Hi Shalina, liquid passes really quickly through the band so if you feel the need to eat every 15 minutes you will be okay. The band will not stretch if the liquids are through it. I would take it easy and just continue to do what you are doing. Good luck.