Well, it is official. I had my surgery on Wednesday and got to come home on thursday!:whoo: I am doing pretty well. Surgery day in the hospital was awesome and I didn't really have any trouble with anything--I felt great! I had to do the swallow test to make sure everything looked ok (GROSS!) but it went well. I went home on Thursday with a full liquid :beer:diet and ate 2tsp of cottage cheese yesterday and was stuffed!! Took a while to eat it, but boy did it sound good! I had a scrambled egg this morning for breakfast and that took even longer, but I couldn't finish it. It is a wierd feeling to feel full after so little! I am excited for when I can venture into more "real" food. I have been doing good on creamed soups, though. I love Campbell's Soup at Hand!

The only thing I really had any pain with was the gas (of course!) and the port site kind of feels like a pulled muscle, but everything else has been great. Went to the grocery store today and am at the library right now!

I had to be at the hospital at 6:15 am and they gave me a lovinox shot into my stomach (had NO idea they were going to do that!) and then they brought me into surgery at about 8:15am. I was out of surgery and in the recovery room at about 10:15 am and was there for about half an hour! Good luck to everyone. So far I am doing great and it was a very positive experience!

I was banded this past Friday and i have lost 17lbs so far. I have not had any problems other than a little pain around the port sight. I am still on the clear liquids until this coming Sunday, so it will have been 10 days of clear liquids, then I get to move on to "mushy" foods. I am so excited about eating something with a little texture! I go for my first fill on 2/4/08............I can wait to weigh in then! Good Luck to all:whoo:

Good job-- sounds like you're doing great!

Thanks Jim and it sounds like you are doing a good job too! we will hang in there together!

I really give you guys that had to be on clear liquids so long a hand! I hated just having to do them in the hospital. I don't like jell-o so it really limited me on what I could eat! I was glad to start full liquids which for me included yogurt, cottage cheese, and a scrambled egg. It was very filling and I couldn't finish all of it, but it made me feel a lot better. I went to the doctor last Wednesday for my 1 week post op check and she said I was fine to go ahead and start eating whatever as long as I was VERY careful and chewed a lot! I had my work Christmas party on Friday and was able to have some mashed potatoes and gravy, some chicken and even a glass of wine (which I didn't finish). But, it was wonderful. I hardly ate anything and got full. I ate slow so I didn't get sick. Lots of chewing, but it was worth it. I had a wonderful time! Good luck to everyone and keep me updated on how you all are doing! I love to come on here and just hear how everyone is feeling!:smile:

I forgot to add that I go for my first fill on the 30th of this month. She said that they do fills between 4-6 weeks and that because I was already getting hungry, I would probably need mine at 4 weeks...anybody else already scheduled?

I was banded on 1/4/08 and I am scheduled for my first fill on 2/4/08, exactly 4 weeks! My doctor seems to be more aggressive than most, but I am still not hungry! I started on mushy food yesterday, I have to do that for the next 2 weeks, then I can start on solids also!:smile:

I wish I wasn't hungry, but I am. It is funny, though, because even though I am hungry I can't really eat that much--definitely not like before. I can eat a couple of ounces of chicken and then a little bit of mashed potatoes or a little bit of a vegetable (if it is cooked). I am craving a salad, but can't have one of those for a while. You will have to let me know how your fill goes. I am a little nervous for mine, but all steps we have to take on this wonderful journey, right?

I can not believe you are already eating normal food! I just started mushy food yesterday and I can not have "solid" foods for 2 more weeks! You are lucky! I am nervous about my fill also, but from people I know they say it is a piece of cake! I will let you know!

I guess it used to be that the program here made lapband patients stay on liquids a lot longer, but they discovered that if the patient is hungry and tolerates solid food, that it is better for that patient. I guess it keeps people from getting too hungry and "giving up." I don't know if I could have handled not eating, I was way too hungry. I even tried all the tricks like adding ice and eating popsicles. My swelling just went down quick. For the most part I heal pretty rapidly.

I am scheduled for the doctors on January 30th too. I am not feeling hungry. Started mushy foods today and couldn't tolerate grapefruit and bananas earlier, but was able to get 3oz of tilapia in tomato sauce down for lunch. That is one flaky fish that was delicious.