Hello all my name is Lorraine and I just had my lap band surgery aug. 24 2007 and it seems like I am hungry all the time, my stomach makes growling noises and it also feels like I have a cramp on the left side of my stomach constantly. I have started to eat like broiled fish along with the protein shakes. Am I suppose to be feeling this way?

Hello! I was banded on the 24th as well. I haven't been hungry at all. I've been on Clear liquids since last Friday. My doctor said I could have anything liquid, but not solids. Did your doctor say you could eat fish this soon after being banded?

I'm still sore, and walking slow, but other than that I feel great.

Good luck!

I had left side pain for about 2 weeks. I assume it is because that is where the band is actually on my stomach. I was banded 8-8-07. The growling noises went away about at the 2 week point. Everything has to re-adjust itself, its been all moved around. I have little restriction right now unless I eat too much and then it hurts. They say you dont get a lot of restriction until you start getting fils.

solids 3 days after banding? never heard that be approved by a doctor. are you sure you should be having anything other than liquids?

What are your post op diet instructions? I just had my two week follow-up today and was given approval to move into the soft food stage now (which includes fish), but before that I was on liquids only.

Your body is healing and that is where the pain is coming from. Follow your doctors instructions -- even if you drink 2000 calories and gain weight during this phase it is much more important to have only liquids than having smaller low calorie food which will involve you chewing and causing your stomach acid to work - this could affect your band adherence.

If you are in serious discomfort, I would call your doctor and go for a follow-up.

Hi,

I was banded on Aug 24, 07 and I am still on liquids. I do find however, that I need to sip all day long or I start feeling really lousy (achey, weak) does this happen to anyone else?

Yes this is what the nutrionist told me after I told her that I still felt hungry I get full after a couple of spoonfuls but I feel great!

I wondering if I'm mistakingly taking the growling in my stomach for hunger pains?

Now that is very comforting to know thats all I hear and I guess I'm taking it as hunger pains. Yes my nutrionist told me that I could each some musshy fish.

I really don't know the nutrionist told me that.

Thank you I thank god for this forum, I spoke with the nutrionist and was told that by her. I am losing weight I've lost 5lbs

yes, I guess thats the key is to sip, but I'm also very cautious that I'm not suppose to drink until 1 hour after my meals.

The growling might even be the gas that's still trapped from the surgery. Sometimes it can take awhile before it goes away. I had a lot of those same sounds and still do on occasion. I'm 9 days post op and had my surgery on 8/21. I'm still not hungry at all and I'm on full liquids according to my post op diet. I start on pureed on Tues.

Congratulations on your surgery Darknlovely......

I just had surgery on 8/15 and nutritionist just put me on mushy foods like pb, tuna, eggs, etc. having a hard time with protein shake though, i'm beginning to get really sick of them.

Have you tried Unjury in Chicken or beef buillion? It's really the only way I can stand Unjury but it is actually GOOD!