Hi you guys!!

Thanks for all your help!! Got banded 9/17. Suffered a lot days 1 and 2 with gas/bloating and a general feeling of what in the world did I do to myself. I was off my pain meds...but the bloating and discomfort was HORRID!.

Ok so now its been a week...forget liquids i've been eating normal (well not steaks and chicken etc) but like rice and went to chipotle etc...no problems. Eating a little less..chewing a lot more but still do I already need a fill..??am i going to strech my pouch...??

I ate some pasta...and it went down fine.

I am ready to start eating less....

I went back to work today...just dont want to get back into the same old mode of eating....

was everyone here on total liquids...did no one start on solids late 1st week?

Thanks.

Meg

Eat a hamburger for me..... I'm STARVING over her!!!!!LOL

LOL! Once I do, I will let you know! I have been on solids for 2 days and the only "solid" I have eaten is a salad!

I am too afraid of weight gain and I really really want this to work!

Faith....you couldn't be more right....I was banded on the 18th....I'm on a 3 week liquid...3 week mushie...then introduce food....my doctor explained it EXACTLY like you did...people, please think here....if you can't follow directions and are cheating already....how do you ever expect this to work ?...being fat is a choice that I believe we all made...being skinny is another choice we all have to make....the lapband is a TOOL to HELP ( yes, I said HELP ) get us there...but if you dont make the mental commitment to follow the program...your chances of success diminish greatly......am I thrilled drinking protein shakes and water.....um.....NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!...but it is what it is and is only for a short time......this fatso is going to live...and this fatso is going to suceed....I wish you all luck and godspeed on YOUR journey....

Wow, I would be terrified of eathing anything that quickly! I was banded on 9-21-2007, here's my schedule

Stage 1, 1st 48 hours, Clear Liquids

Stage 2, Weeks 1-3, full liquids such as Protein shakes, skim or soymilk, cream soups-strain the chunks, no tomato soup as it has acid.

Stage 3, weeks 4-5, pureed diet, foods with consistency of baby food or applesauce

Stage 4, wk 6, intro to solids1

Plus NO Pasta, bread or rice for 6 Months....

Good luck to all, but really follow what the doctor states, most should have received a notebook on what to do ...take care

my surgeon has changed her post op diet to eating mushies two days after surgery, i am a little nervous of eating so soon so i will probaly do a liquid diet for a awhile.

andrea

i'm banded 9/6. on my first and only post op follow-up (day 10), the nurse was upset when i told her i had gummed some chili to death about day 9, and told me i was on my own if i did that. but she said i could eat anything i wanted after 3 weeks. its a big practice and they've done many hundreds of bands. they are regular contributors to medical journals, etc.

there was no pre-op diet. doc did say that sometimes they have to switch to a standard operation once your out (cut you open) if something goes wrong (everything was okay). and that was about it. the PA did 90% of the talking in the days before surgery.

like someone said earlier, i was miserable in the hours after surgery. i was also suprised that i was totally sober when they rolled me down the hall to surgery. a little valium or something in the IV would have been nice, but i guess the anesthesiologist has his requirements.

my personal doctor gave me xanax (i have a short history of panic) a week before surgery, and that came in handy. actually, what gave me panic this time was my battle with the insurance company, that and the anxiety of being in the mess i had eaten myself into. my doctor knows how being cornered makes some people feel, so when i told her i had panic, she took care of me. I gave up and paid out of pocket ($15K on credit cards, mostly).

i started getting pretty darn hungry at day 12 or so. i called doctor at the end of 3 weeks (a few days ago), and asked what my fill date would be. the nurse said, if you feel you need a fill, just come in. anytime. 3 weeks post op, or whenever, just call, and come in, and they'll fill.

as someone else said, doctors vary in how they handle these issues.

God Bless Us All.

greg