Hello Everyone!!

I am very excited to say that I went to my firts post op appt. yesterday and I have lost 18 pounds!! :whoo:16 of them since surgery on the 4th!! YAY!! I guess all the walking at the park helped a lot!! I just hope it stays off now that I have been advanced to mushies. I do not think it should be a problem though because I made some egg salad and tuna salad, and I can only eat about 2 tbsp or so every 2-3 hours. I actually feel full!! What a weird feeling to actually feel satisfied with such a small amount of food. I was worried I would be able to eat a lot of mushie food becasue I can eat about 3/4 to a cup of Soup but my doctor told me I would be suprised how the change in consistency would allow me to feel the pouch more now. Boy, was he right.... I hope everyone is progressing well and tolerating their diets. I just have to say I am so glad the liquid phase is gone for now....I have my first fill appointment on the 15th of November.

Congrats to you !! I started at about the same weight as you. Lost about 9 during the pre-op diet, so just got banded on Tues Oct 16th. Your progress is an inspiration for me! Let me ask you and anyone else a question. For the first few days or more after surgery did you have a lot of 'bubbles'? Like when I take sips of my Protein Drink, about 5 min later it sort of bubbles up. ..like a burp. I mean nothing is actually coming back up, or getting stuck, but it's sort of like a slow drain. I'm hoping this is temporary because its sort of annoying, but maybe its just something I have to get used to?

Again .. Congrats!!

I have this feeling like theres a rock right under my breastbone. Like things are moving REAL slow. It makes me not want to put anything in there. For the first day or two, I don't think it was so apparent but maybe that was because I was in so much darned PAIN! I'm taking in my shakes slowly and am grateful for the fact that I can feel the change in my stomach. I will use it to my advantage and take as little as possible to satisfy my daily quotient.

Speaking of daily quotient...gawd, my husband has become a drill sargeant! *man voice* "You really need to get with the program...you aren't getting nearly enough Protein. He cracks me up! I tell him 'I'm only on day 2, you goofball!' ... *man-voice* 'oh yea...well, ok.' lmao

He is so sweet and took the entire week off for me. I think I should send him back to work...like yesterday hehehee.

I'm feeling a bit better today (day 3). Each day seems to be improving exponentially.

I also feel little bubbles if I drink too much. I think I am going to burp really big, and then just a little bit of air trickles out. Now that I am on mushy foods it is not as bad. I get full really quick and it lasts a few hours. I also am having trouble getting all my protein in. My doc wants us to shoot for 80-100 grams a day. I think I average 70-80.

Yeah - that's sort of the same feeling I have. Slow moving stuff. My only worry is that it takes so long to get that stuff in and I have to get that 60 grams of protein. ... so much to remember. I'm glad I'm home until Monday. Maybe I'll get into some kind of routine with this. I don't want to go back to work and blow my whole eating/drinking schedule. I try to take all the meds/etc first thing in the morning so I only have to concentrate on fluids and protein for now. Any other suggestions?