I ate a half of Popsicle and few sips of diet tea for Breakfast ...I feel so full I can't eat or drink anything else. I'm surprise to have restriction without a fill. I'm going to wait for 3 or 4 hours then I will have my Protein shake.... I will mix 4 oz only not sure how much I will be able to take in. Have anyone else had this problem before? Thank you

You are just really swollen. Take your time, get in as much liquid as comfortable and don't worry about it. Too soon you will be hungry enough and eating. he he he

Colleen is right. This is just post op swelling. You might still feel restriction without a fill but it's unlikely.

A repost and my apologies if it's too descriptive:

So I'm sorry to be too graphic here but remember, someone filled your body cavity full of gas, they pumped fluids, medications, antibiotics and anesthesia into your body. They punched 5 holes in your abdomen, moved all your inner body parts around, shoved a tube down your throat, took an electric scalpel and burned away excess fat and tissue wrapped around your upper stomach, then wrapped a plastic strap around your stomach just below the lower esophogeal sphincter, stitched it in place with 5-6 sutures bringing your lower stomach up and over the band and then snaked a tube out of your body and sewed another plastic piece to the muscle tissue on your rib cage.

Now, thinking about all that has been done to your body, you're doing quite well aren't you?

2muchfun, the end made me laugh. So true, we are in and out and forget just how much we really go through while we are "sleeping".

@@Ivowtodoit all that was said above was great advice! The big thing these first few days is to keep hydrated and try to get some Protein in. When your feeling ready take a few sips of your shake. Use a tiny medicine cup to take sips so your not gulping and causing more air and too much Fluid to go down at once.

Most of all give yourself some TLC and allow your body to heal from this major surgery. That's your job right now..healing. Weight loss and fills and all that will come later.

Doing great hang in there..

2muchfun, the end made me laugh. So true, we are in and out and forget just how much we really go through while we are "sleeping".

I like that! I think I'll rename/label this response to "While you were Sleeping". I love this movie and have to watch it every Xmas!

I had bad swelling about 5 days after surgery...I got Protein shake sips stuck...yes stuck. It hurt sooo bad. Later my surgeon tells me the worst swelling happens about 5 days out..completely normal. Soo..fast forward to now...I can eat chicken, tender steak, vegetables, toast, etc. It will come down. I'm about to get my first fill today, and scared of that initial painful restriction I had right out of surgery...but, it does go down..you will get better :-)

for 3 days I only drank water and crystal lite. I had no appetite and like go 2 said really swollen. just make sure you are drinking at least 32 oz while you are going through this stage. increase to 64 oz a day. and these are just minimums. keep a glass that you know how much it holds and keep it by your side all the time. I used a sports water thingy. it held 32 oz. I also made 2 quarts of crystal lite every morning. so I knew I was hydrated. I wish you a quick recovery.

I had the feeling of fullness for quite a while following surgery and even thought maybe I'd never need a fill because this went on for a while. When I told my surgeon this at my one-week followup appointment he thought that was pretty funny. By the time I had my four-week appointment I my appetite had returned and I was ready for my first fill, and now I've had six more small ones. For me those early days were a taste of what it's like to be in the green zone. But even before the green zone, I still couldn't drink a Protein shake in the morning. That "full liquid" feeling is just too thick for me -- easier to have food but since I'm not hungry in the morning I just wait until later. The Protein shakes I had for pre-op just didn't work for post-op -- so much for that investment! My surgeon had no protein goals for me following surgery, just to stay hydrated. I loved my popsicles (a quarter or a third at most and I was done) and also warm tea. Good luck to you and congratulations on getting your band.

Thank you all. I am 1 day after lapband surgery and was having all of the same issues with pain and bloatedness. It is reassuring knowing it is all part of the process.

Wait.... Up and over the band??? Did I miss something??? I was never told this is how it was done...

Yeah watch a tube video on it it was great. I love being banded.!!!

My stomach is sewn around my band too.. I have a picture of it :-). I should frame it and hang it as a conversation starter... Lol. It is supposed to keep it in place, and helps avoid slips...I think.

Yes, I felt so restricted & couldn't eat or drink for about 5 days. Don't force it, your still healing. Good luck. I'm getting my 1st fill tomorrow & I'm not looking forward to it.