I was just banded on Thursday 5/22/08 and this has been harder than I thought. I have been doing the liquid diet since Thursday, but today has been VERY hard for me. Especially when all I can think about is FOOD!!!!! I am a very emotional eater, and have been pretty depressed since the surgery. I just now got out of the house this morning (too sore to leave before today) and actually had an adult conversation with my Mother (my dog doesn’t speak good English..lol). All I have been doing is lying down and watching movies since I got home Thursday afternoon.

OK........I want something to EAT!!!!! I am soooo sick of shakes, pudding, Jell-O & the worst thing chicken BrOtH! YUCK!!!!!

I have to fight my mind all the time; I have not slipped one time, and am VERY proud of myself. But it has been just as hard as being on all the other diets I have been on for over 10 years on and off!

Anyone having this same problem?!?!?!

Why are you not following doctors orders? Didn't they put you on a 3 week liquid plan then soft foods for a week?

Are you worried about a slippage? From what I've been told, this is a healing time & eating anything will basically make your stomach churn to digest it & then you are really risking a slippage.

hey there, i just thought i would tell you guys that my doctors instructions are 24-48 hrs liquid and 4 wks mushies and then solids after that. this doctor is #1 in Texas and knows what he is doing. he trains other doctors. so to me it's safe to say that his "diet" plans for the healing process are suitable for anyone who has had the lapband. .... this is for the ppl who are worried that eating mushies too soon is going to be really bad for them. .......hopefully this will help ease your mind a little. i was banded 5-23-08-----------

Edited June 3, 200818 yr by newbanster

Wow, just when you think you're all alone you realize your not. I'm trying to think of it this way I had days and days of stuffing my mouth and look what its done. Come on everyone out there can you just imagine if we all continue to support each other I know we can make it through this liquid and mushy stage. We'll be so proud of ourselves when these couple of weeks of are over. I just completed week one today but the Doctor said I can not start mushies till tommorrrow . . . I can hardly wait to wake up and have some cream of wheat.

Hi everyone!

There is great feedback from all of these threads. I just wanted to say everyone is different; every Dr.'s orders are different. I see people saying on here, "Why are you eating mushies/solids so quickly after surgery?" I don’t think anyone should pass judgment because they are doing something different than what another's Dr. ordered for them. I don’t want this to sound hateful, but why don’t we just share what we all were told from our Dr. instead of passing judgment????

I am not necessarily talking about this thread when I say passing judgment, I want to clarify that. I have read on other postings including ones I have posted before and after this one...where people can be so hateful when it comes to what others Dr.'s ordered for them versus their own....I just wanted to clarify that I was talking about all postings in general.

Thanks again!

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Thank you so much!! I agree wholeheartedly. From reading different posts, it looks like just about every doctor and program is different. Some docs don't have a pre-op diet, mine had a very strict 8 day pre-opo diet. I stuck with it...not one bite of food passed my lips for 8 days. I thought that the pureed phase wouldn't be so bad but it was. When I read that I could add tuna, I was in heaven!

I am glad I am not the only one that felt that way. I sure didn’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I am constantly reading people "bash" others because THEY are not following the plan their Dr. set for them. Come on people, this is a support group (and a WONDERFUL one) it is for help not hurt! I have seen people that used the same Dr. I did have a totally different diet plan before and after. I think it all depends on your BMI and what they think will work best for that individual!

I don't care if people can't bear to be on liquid diets for one day and eat a steak the day after surgery.

The only thing that matters to me is what I do. I followed the rules I was given to a T.

Amen Sister!

Hey Ladies

I just wanted to say that I spoke with my doctor about this discussion that we are having and he stated that a lot of things weigh heavily upon how quickly you are able to eat what you eat when you eat it. Age, BMI, other stomache issues, are just a few of the things that wiegh in on this descision. What is written in books and pamphlets as he states is a "one size " fits all and we all know that "one size " does not definitely fit al.

He compared it to the fact that many of his younger patients continue to tolerate Pasta and rice where as many of his older patients can not digest these certain things after being banded.

Every one is just very different.

Be blessed on your journey's ladies

Samantha:smile2:

Finally~~~~~ my psch evaluation is scheduled for this Thusday !! I hear they set your date pretty close to after that .. I have alot of hopes and some fears . I guess reality will really set in when I have the surgery , but like you guys I am doing this for my health .. who else is gonna do it but me ??I am diabetic and I think the long term effects of diabetes really sucks to think of that future . So chicken broth and tea it is for me I guess and Im sure if everyone else in this room can do it , I can and hopefull ill look as great as the rest of u guys !

liquid steak ??

Hormel chili with cheese? Mmmmm, sounds good...I'll have to try that one!

To Curious one.... When you are desperate enough...you can have the willpower to do it! I've never met anyone who regrets getting the band. The first question I ask anyone who has it...6 mos, a year and longer....is "Would you do it again?" And their answers have always been "Yes!" Good luck to you! I think we all know how you feel or we wouldn't be on this message board.

Had the liquid chili dog and it was pretty dang yummy! I was banded on 5/20. I had a small piece of prime rib on Saturday night at a wedding reception and it was the best thing I've ever eaten. I'm pretty much eating whatever I want now. I feel great and I'm 20.5+ down. I wish you the best but I was approved until many months after my psych eval.