Hi everyone! I am new to this site and find it very informative. I am one week postop and on liquids only. When I have my broth, water, protein shake, I don't feel like I have any restriction, that I could sip, sip, sip and sip some more. Am I to feel any kind of restriction at this point?

I found that if I sipped on liquids all day, Crystal Light or water (64 ounces) that it helped a lot. I am 16 days post op and still have restriction. I guess it is just different for everyone. I am barely able to get 1 cup in of creamy soups at on time.

You haven't had any fills yet, so I doubt you would feel any major restriction. Right now, the band is basically sitting around your stomach, it hasn't been tightened yet.

I only had restriction for 1 week and then I was starving. So what you're feeling is normal. I didn't have much restriction until my 1st fill.

It is totally normal to have no restriction with an empty band! Especially while you are in the clear liquids stage, they just flow through and dont do much to help you feel full. It gets much better when you can have fuller liquids, the pureed soups actually will seem quite filling.

Liquids just flow through the stomach. You shouldn't have any restriction when you are still on full liquid. When you add soup and other thicker liquids you will notice some difference.Good Luck

Hola,

Well I am just over a week, and started on "soft" food on Friday, I thought I had no restricition since soup, yougurt, oatmeal, everything was flowing fine and then tonight I decided to try some chicken (roasted very moist) and let's just say found out I definately have restricion! I won't be doing that again anytime soon. I would say I had my first stuck food. Yes my Dr does have chicken as a O.K food for week 2, and I am sure I ate more than I should have. Let's just say I have learned my lesson, you do NOT want to do that! leave it up to me to test the waters ;0

Texasiissipi ~ where were you banded, you look really familiar.

I was banded by Dr A Rodriguiez last week.

Sara

Saraincincy ~ Dr. R. Walker Byars in Oxford, MS did my surgery.

Everything has been super easy with recovery. That's why I was concerned about the liquids going through so easy, maybe too easy! I'm only allowed to have clear liquids and Protein shakes for two weeks. Then I get what I think is referred to as full liquids for two week: creamy soups, puddings, yogurts, etc.

There is no restriction until you start to get fills. I would call your doctor and see how fast you can get a fill. Mine was 6 weeks post op. By then you'll be on solid foods and may want more restriction. Good luck.

You are so normal. I did not have any restriction until i had my fill. I am 2 weeks out from my first fill and can eat more than I should so i am going tomorrow for my second fill.

Hi there,

Dr. Byars did my surgery too (12-28-06). After the first few days I really didn't feel like I had any restriction either. I am now on full liquids and still haven't felt any real restriction, but I have noticed that I don't eat nearly as much as I did before my surgery. I go back to the Dr. 2-20, and I am hoping that he will give me my first fill then. Thus far I have lost about 15lbs.

Janet

higgij ~ I had my surgery 1/15/07... today's my one-week anniversary! I think I'll Celebrate with... hum... broth! Ha! I go back to see him on the 31st for my first followup.

Including the two-week liquid diet, I have lost 17 lbs.

How long did he have you on Clear Liquids and shakes before he let you move on to thicker liquids?

Congrats on the 17 lb. loss!!!! He had me on clear liquids 2 weeks prior to surgery then 2weeks after surgery. I saw him on 1-16 and they said I could go to full liquids. My next appt. is not until 2-20 so I think at that point it should be mushies/soft food. I am curious as to when I will get my first fill.

Janet

Janet, typically you can have a fill at about 6 weeks. That is when my surgeon does them. Congrats on being banded.

For some people it takes a while to get any restriction. I had my surgery in October and had to get four fills before I got good restriction. It was very discouraging to hear everyone else talk about how much weight they lost, and my scales weren't moving! I lost weight the first two weeks after surgery and then it came to a screeching halt.

My first fill was mostly absorbed by the band, each fill afterwards I didn't feel any restriction. The last put me at 3.5 in a 4.0 band and FINALLY I feel restricted enough to reduce the amount of food I can eat. It's ony been a week since my last fill, so if this fill maintains me, I'll be a happy camper, finally. So, dont' get discouraged.