hi - i was banded 2 weeks ago and i am on soft foods mostly, and i cant eat as much however I am still hungry alot - is this normal? i was just wanting some feed back on what others were told to eat and are they hungry - i am not yet scheduled to have my 1st fill

I was banded 2/23 and still on soft food. I have been hungry too. What I do is drink a Protein drink or eat a sugar free pudding or take a bite of cottage cheese. I'm having cream cheese on melba toast at this moment...maybe cheating not sure, but it tastes good. This Thursday I begin solids....Yey!

Rebecca

The band it's self offers little or no restriction-I'm told . Until there is fill, it won't quite do it for you!!!! I have heard of this time called Bandster Hell!! Banded but no restriction- post surgery, but able to eat similar to before! Do your best to "bee good" and in time this too shall pass. GOOD LUCK AND HEALTH TO ALL

How much Protein drinks are do you have daily?

I was banded on Feb 12th and i am not hungry.. Those tend to make me full, especially in the morning and near lunch.

I am on mushies, but i still drink atleast 3 a day.

I am like Kelsey. I was banded on March 12th and have yet to feel a hunger pang in spite of drinking less than 1000 calories a day via boost/soup.

Kelsey, I am encouraged to hear that my lack of hunger may be somewhat long lasting!

I"m going thru the same thing it was 2 weeks yesterday and I will eat a half of cup of chili and 2 hours later hungry i tried to add 3 crumbled crackers sour cream pinch of cheese......

I have totallly cut out the Protein drinks I cant bear to drink them now...

help i dont get a fill until the week of the 16 of April.......

I feel your pain.I am in Banster Hell right now!!! I was banded March 12th and I am starving:hungry: .I drink protein drinks between meals sometimes but still no help.My doctors office told me since I had a lower BMI that I probably did not have alot of fat on my stomach to cause some restriction.Probably the only place on my body that did not have fat:rolleyes: She told me I could have very SMALL amount of salad,brown rice,of even pasta to try and ease the hunger pain.I am scarred to eat these(I am trying to act like a restricted banster as long as I can)Only 3 more weeks til a fill.I can do this..I can do this...I can do this!!!!

Yes, it is normal to be hungry. You will get a lot of help after your first fill. Good luck.

I'm 7 days post-op. I'm pretty sure I still have swelling inside. I'm not trying to drink fast but it really hurts. (at least thats what i've been told causes the pain) my shoulder and my left chest tighten up.

So you're 2 wks out...are you having these symptoms? Does this go away? Or is this my "signal" that my pouch is getting full and I need to stop?

I'm almost 2 weeks post op and I get pretty hungry as well. I have been really careful to get all my Protein in - I got some powdered protein to mix in my Soups to help make me feel full longer. I also have been eating 2 Protein shakes a day and at least 1 yogurt (ff and sf).

Hang in there and know that you're not alone. This hunger thing is a bummer!

Hi! I'm new on here and I'm 2 days post-op. I feel good except for a bad pain in the left side of my neck. Does anyone else have or did you have this pain? I know that the chest and shoulder pain is normal form th egas they put into you, but I'm concerned about my neck hurting. It hurts from the front base of the left side up to my ear sometimes. Is this normal? I too am hungry...

I felt like I had a HORRIBLE crick in my neck.I went through two bottles of my pain med and used a heating pad .It lasted for about 7days.Mine felt more like neck pain than the shoulder pain that everyone described.I am not sure if this is how you would describe your pain,but the good news is it does go away!

I think a lot of what feels like hunger pains is gas and when the liquids pass through your stomach. My stomach is always talking to me and it could be right after I have ate my meal. I think now we have to pin point out what is Gas or Hunger. So it may not be hunger.

Hey all you recently post op bansters!

I was banded in Mexico on the 12th of March. My shoulder pain is subsiding but I am having pulling pain at my port site. Of Course, I still have my stitches. It is making me nervous. I was really wxcited about the band and now I am thinking about possible complications or problems.

Guess I just need a little reassurance. Thanks, kim

The pulling pain at your port site is part of the healing process. The pain in this area for me subsided three weeks after surgery.

Hey all you recently post op bansters!

I was banded in Mexico on the 12th of March. My shoulder pain is subsiding but I am having pulling pain at my port site. Of Course, I still have my stitches. It is making me nervous. I was really wxcited about the band and now I am thinking about possible complications or problems.

Guess I just need a little reassurance. Thanks, kim

I was banded on March 19th, do you think it would be safe to have a couple of M&M's..??? I am craving them so badly..