Newly Banded and very emotional

Kelsy · March 20, 2007

It's all mental, I swear. I was banded on the Feb 12th and when people ask me am i hungry.. I honestly have to THINK about it. I just want to eat because it's human and i feel like i should be eating, pigging out, etc.

Even though i am on mushies until April 12th.. I still drink a lot of liquids.. mostly Protein drinks which make me pretty full. You will have stomach grumbles for abit - that is normal.

Just hang in there.. I was upset after surgery wondering what i got myself into and now i do NOT regret it.. The pants falling off of me is a constant reminder. You'll be fine!!

btw: good luck shermy58!!

sharirism · March 20, 2007

I was also banded on the 14th . I was on Clear Liquids for 3 days , then full liquids until the 21sts. Today is the first day I had any hunger at all. My stomach was hurting really bad, not rumbling , but hurting. I figured out that I was probably hungry , sure enough. I just remind myself how much all this is worth it.

I also gained weight from all the swelling and fluids that they pumped into me during surgery . As of this morning I am back down to were I started the day of surgery. So if you weigh yourself don't be alarmed, like I was.:omg: Also because of the drastic change in diet my blood pressure bottomed out. So my pcp took me off my blood pressure pills for know. I was feeling so dizzy and faint every time I got up. My BP turned out to be 90/60. So Monitor everything.

juliegeraci · March 20, 2007

My surgeon instructed me to eat anything that moved through a straw. That included creamy Soups. They saved my life. YOu just can't eat the meat or other items you may find in them. Cream of broccoli goes down great and will not hurt your band. Good luck.

ChrissyB · March 21, 2007

I was very emotional in the first days after surgery also. I think it was a mixture of the being starving!! and the pain meds. I'm almost two weeks post op now and not any more emotional than usual.

Hang in there. It'll get better.