What is "Bandster Hell", people refer to it and I don't know what that is. I think it's this first post op week when you cannot eat any food and you are hungry all the time. Is that it? Or do I have something esle to look forward too:redface: Diane

HI Diane,

I have no idea! Although it feels a little hellish when things aren't working the same they used to! :biggrin:

To be honest, I've only been a little hungry in the mornings and was quickly fixed by a few sips of my Optifast Breakfast. I've actually had to remind myself that I need to have something!

Well I am not sure either, but I will say this about my band experience so far.

Pre-Opt liquid Hell, Post Opt I can't get anything down Hell, Post Opt Liquid Hell, now Post Opt Mushy Hell.

I think Bandster Hell refers to the whole post-op period until your first fill. Most specifically when you've gained your hunger back fully and you're eating semi-normal food again and you feel like you can eat the same as you did pre-band and you don't really have much restriction. That definitely does not negate how we're feeling as we go through these few weeks on liquids/pureed/mushies though!

Bandsters hell is what I've been going through the last 3+ weeks. Definitely the period where you no longer have restriction and can eat anything and everything and all that good work done in the first 6 weeks or so looks like going out the door. Lucky I only put on very little which should easily fall off now that I've had my 2nd fill.

OK, well if's that's all it is, I think I can deal with it. I'm hoping when I see the Dr. this morning for my post op visit he will let me have Malto-Meal or Oatmeal. I'm not trying to eat "bad" stuff, just something in my stomach would help. I will let you know. I thought maybe I should go in wearing a spoon or fork around my neck so he'll feel sorry for me.:biggrin: 9 days without chewing something is a first for me!

Most people are on liquids for 2 weeks or more. I was 2 weeks liquids, 2 weeks mushies. That's when I lost most of my weight. Hopefully things will get moving again after today's fill. Good luck during this period.

Wow and I haven't lost anything in the liquid/mushy after surgery phase. I think my metabolism is in shut down mode, which always happened when I was trying to diet. I am still having midabdomen pain if I stretch, so aside from walking, and its been too damn cold here to walk much, I haven't exercised either.

I figure that I do need to eat more at this point to jump start the metabolism.

I was amazed at how much I lost in the first 6 weeks. Everyone is different with their loss but eventually most people get their weight off.

It starts when you get you appetite back after surgery (from a few days to a week or so) and ends when you get restriction.

I like the idea of hanging a fork or spoon around your neck - but somehow think that my Dr. would just not buy it!! I know that it is tedious but I sure hope that my success on the pre-op in managing hunger with the Protein shakes continues! I have to be optimistic here! Banding on Friday so time will tell..........

I also feel that mushies would be a blessing at this point! I actuall look forward to cottage cheese!

Hang in there - just remember why you are doing this.......for YOU!!

diane

bandster Hell is different for different people. I've seen people say that having to eat cold Soup is Bandster Hell. I never had Bandster Hell in the classic sense because except for one day, I was never hungry post-op.

So for me, Bandster Hell is when I'd doubled over the sink praying my stick will come unstuck. :biggrin:

It probably has different definitions for different people. For me it was the two day pre-op period and the first 10 days after surgery, when I could only have protein shakes, broth and Jello. I just couldn't choke down any more vile broth. I was dying for some yogurt or cottage cheese or oatmeal. I NEEDED my mushies!!!! Fortunately, I went in for my post-op, and got the approval to start with soft foods.