OK so heres my place so far lol,

i was banded on june 4th and have had a pretty speedy recover. i was swithced the pureed foods after 4 days and was told i would be starting mushies on the 27th. Yesterday i a a few bites of salad and chewed to the point of exhaustion so i was able to handle it. Today we had a fathers day dinner and i was absolutely horrible. Myh portions werent a problem but im thinking i shouldnt have advanced myself without doctors approval. I had a tiny peice of chiken with Pasta , a very small amount compared to my old eaTING Habits, BUT then i had a sundae when everyone was having dessert. I know i should of said no. But i guess i failed this 1st mini test... Do you think this has ruined the placement of my band at all. i felt slight pressure while eating the real food but it wasnt unbareable. I just ate VERY slowly and paced myself... Im kinda demotivated after this little event.

kayoyak: If the eggs were stuck, you would probably be in pain and you wouldn't be able to drink liquids easily. Your drinks be coming back up or going down slowly and painfully. Different doctors have different protocols on when you can start mushie foods, and it seems most start us on soft foods at two weeks. A few go a little earlier and some go later, and I always feel it's best to follow your own doctor's orders, especially post-op while your stomach is healing. At least you're pretty close to your two weeks, and I sure wouldn't push it again, especially after the day of worry you've had.

Edited November 1, 200916 yr by kiz

I want to thank you for replying to my post, its helpful to hear from someone further along in the program. Your right, I doubt I will try that again before I am ready.:scared2:

I want to thank you for replying to my post, its helpful to hear from someone further along in the program. Your right, I doubt I will try that again before I am ready.:scared2:

How are you feeling today? It's funny, even after a year, I still find that sometimes the exact same meal will seem to keep me full forever, while other times, not so much.

Hi Everyone I am five days post op. I was suppose to do clear liquids only for seven days. But I was beginning to feel really depleted for the first time. I had a can of microwave tomato soup (campbells ) and about 6 crackers. And my hubby bought me some isopure plus instead of the no sugar no carbs isopure. And I had a little bottle of that with my soup and crackers. I was able to keep it all down. Did I really blow it ?

Hi Everyone I am five days post op. I was suppose to do Clear liquids only for seven days. But I was beginning to feel really depleted for the first time. I had a can of microwave tomato Soup (campbells ) and about 6 crackers. And my hubby bought me some Isopure plus instead of the no sugar no carbs isopure. And I had a little bottle of that with my soup and crackers. I was able to keep it all down. Did I really blow it ?

The honest answer is there's no way for us to know for absolutely sure. My guess is, probably not, but I would not eat the crackers again until you're on mushie foods. The danger of moving up the food groups too quickly is that you're stomach will churn to digest your food which may impact how well you heal where your doctor has stitched in your band. Of course, the better you're healed, the safer you are from having a band slip down the line.

I was on full liquids for two weeks, and it would really help us understand the process if there were definitive studies on what impact clear liquids, full liquids, or mushies have on the healing process. Probably, like most everything medical, there's conflicting information, and our doctors are using the best judgment (at least I hope they're using their *best* judgment, and that their judgment is *good*). My advice is to follow your doctor's orders though.