I'm scared to eat because I'm terrified that I will stretch my pouch and cause band slippage. It's a bit weired to be afraid to eat. Does anyone else have this fear?

Are you still on liquids DonnaT280? I was banded the day after you and I am on full liquids until next Thursday. I was told to concentrate on drinking three Protein shakes a daily with 20 grams of protein each. I was also told to take a sip or two every 3-5 min., so it takes about 30 min. to drink each one. I also sip Water or crystal lite the rest of the day. There is no way you could stretch your pouch by doing this! I really can't even look at food yet. But, I'm sure that will change soon!

Hang in there!

I am 3 weeks post-op - can eat real food - feel guilty after I eat even if I eat what I am supposed to - I am paranoid my band is slipped because I feel no restriction most of the time - my first fill isn't until August 11. I also feel the fear of eating - so worried I went through this surgery and won't lose weight.

My Dr. said liquids for just 24-48 hours. Now on soft mushy food for the next 3 weeks. No meat except fish. I'm hungry all the time but I'm pysched about losing 8.5 pounds in 4 days. That's never happened before on any diet. I began eating tomato soup with a bit of fish and mashed potatos smashed in (MRS Dash for seasoning) and it was incredibly good but it took me 20 minutes to eat 1 cup because i chewed and chewed the fish until there literally was nothing left to swallow. The whole time I was eating, I was afraid.

A good friend of mine was afriad to eat also and the doctor didn't like that at all. Well a long story short, the doctor ended up taking her band. Your band can also slip from you not eating....

Me, too.. i am now a bit scared to eat .. i am 6 days post op. i ate a bit of watermelon Friday evening thinking it would be ok on a full liquid diet. DON'T TRY IT! Caused horrible gas pain (that gas-x did not help) and then diarrhea. It lasted almost 24 hours. I still have some pain in my left side.

ooh that's another watermelon disaster I have read three of them on here now. Thanks for the warning.

I'm on "mushies" and really am careful about what I eat. I am SO afraid of vomiting that I am following my doctors orders (nutritionist) to a "T". I use mydailyplate.com and enter in every thing I eat. I think the most calories I've had in one day was 700...but I'm not feeling hungry. I am struggling with being 'regular'. I get my first fill on August 13 and we'll see how that goes. Good luck to you.

I'm also in Richmond, Va. I was banded a few days ago. My doc has me on full liquids for a full week. I tried to slip in some cream of potato soup (I blended the potatoes) but i stopped because I don't want to slip this band. I can honestly say that this full liquid time is teaching me to recognize when my stomach is full and when I just feel like I haven't eaten a while and think I need to eat.

So far so good, though.