well i am home and feeling kind of funny, not really hungry and the Protein and sf pops taste sooooooooo sweet yuck. but feeling pretty good, back hurts a little and pretty tired, but feeling good.

Lost_secret

I was banded on 4/16 and I am feeling pretty much back to normal now. Still have some soreness in the port area, but doing good. Every day will be a big improvement, just don't try to over-do it. I go to the doctor tomorrow for my first post-op appt, hoping the scale shows what my clothes does.

cajungirl,

have you weighed yourself?

Yes I have weighed myself and I show I am down 12 pounds since surgery. It is way exciting................just hope it keeps up. I can eat pretty good now, not sure once I get the fill how it will be though.

WOWEEEE! Good for you.

My doc puts his patients on 2 week liquids then two week thickened liquids with soft food (mashed potatoes, pudding ETC) and then on week five we can introduce normal foods with caution eventually building up to a normal diet.

Do you feel hungry ever?

Congratulations...hope you have a speedy recovery...each day will get a little easier...I was sore for several days, but now I have very little discomfort...hang in there...and get ready for the journey...

Di/Texas

My doctor had me on Optifast for 2 weeks pre-op, but we could eat at least one meal each day with that. After surgery, the first day was clear liquids, the second was full liquids, and then adding a little each day. I am on day 12 now and I am up to well cooked veggies, soft eggs, canned fruit etc. At 3 weeks we start chicken and meats slowly. I am very happy with the diet and totally understand the reasoning for it. I tried to eat oatmeal a day before it was on the schedule and it did not go down too easy. I lost about 10 lbs pre-op on optifast.

I am hardly ever hungry, and if I am it is in the morning when I get up. I was a total food addict. Living in South Louisiana, we live to eat! Every gathering is around what food is served and so far I have been able to attend anything and eat what is allowable and be totally satisfied. It is totally amazing to me because I was not done one meal that I was trying to think about what I was going to eat next. That is all gone..........the bans is truely a miracle!

WOWEEEE! Good for you.

My doc puts his patients on 2 week liquids then two week thickened liquids with soft food (mashed potatoes, pudding ETC) and then on week five we can introduce normal foods with caution eventually building up to a normal diet.

Do you feel hungry ever?

YEAH MY DOC PUT HIS PATIENTS ON A 1 WEEK liquid DIET AND THEN A 4 WEEK pureed DIET AND THEN WEEK 6 YOU CAN START ON SOFT FOODS

BANDED 4/17/07