I've only been on mushies for a couple days but its still sort of painful to eat most of them. I ate a softboiled egg early this morning and it hurt. I had read that bands might be tighter in the morning, I wonder if that's why? I had mashed potatoes for lunch and even they were a little bit painful - not as much as the egg though. Tonight I am having soup .. and going to try some pureed chicken salad. Not sure if I should go back to liquids for a while or not? It's been 17 days since surgery - should it still hurt to eat ?:help:

I had a difficult time after banding. I had to go back to liquids for a while. And it seemed that the more I tried to eat mushies, the worse I would get.. so it was liquids for me, hated it. Sometimes you aggravate the band and it gets tighter, at least for me that was the case. Hope all goes well, good luck.

Well it finally happened! I got my band on Tuesday and so far so good. I am a little sore and finding it harder to get around than I thought. Some gas but I am moving to get that up and out. It is hard to sip but I am doing it. Ate some liquified chicken soup and so far so good. It is only day three and hope I can keep the variety in my diet. Any recipes for mush and slush food please share.

Thanks for all the advice before surgery it helped and I made it so far!

Thanks for the advice. I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever be able to just EAT something again without having it feel like a fist in my chest? How soon did that finally happen for most of you?

hi. I was just banded on 10/30 also. I have the same gas pain. The liquids go down but I feel like I need to burp and I can't. Do you feel the same?

Hi there!

When I was on mushies after surgery, I stuck with very soft foods like yogurt, cottage cheese, and fat free refried Beans. Remember that your stitches are still healing and your stomach is still swollen from the surgery.

For the gas pains, take Gas-X. It was a real lifesaver for me!

Good luck!

Sometimes it takes a while for the swelling to go down. I still have trouble trying to eat eggs. They just do not go down well for me. Everyone is different. Good luck, and welcome to all the new people. Donna