:thumbup:I am so excited to be banded. Anyone else waiting for Feb. I'm in Texas and just can't wait.

Hi-received my band on Feb 26th-and am recovering from procedure currently

Hi all february bandsters,

i was banded feb 25th. i am hungry, but starting to eat soft small meals. as i understand it, i will be hungry till my first fill in 5 weeks and this is called banster hell! i fell like the band was placed but no or very little restriction. i have had no trouble with soft foods and little discomfort. i cant wait till my first flouroscopy so i can make sure i have the band in there-(joking)

is this true? is it normal to be hungry till your first fill? is this how it works? i have been told the first 6 weeks are about healing and the weight loss really begins after the first fill. i am the same weight as the day of my surgery, ???

oh well- happy in texas!!

liz

I was banded on Feb 26th and feel back to normal-even took my son's out for lunch today and ordered a cup of soup- I always wondered who ordered a "cup" instead of a bowl!! Now I know-the bander's. I am tired of liquids but have lost 9 lbs in 2 weeks. Between the liquid preop and liquid postop diets. Just read somewhere that I may not ever tolerate bread again. I hope that isn't true.

hello everyone....I'm very new to this...but I was banded on February 12, 2009....so far everything has been great...went in for my post op appointment 10 days later and lost 14llbs. I'm nervous about my first fill which will be on March 11...but other than nerves I've been great...no issues, no problems... :0)

I had my surgery January 12th!! My problem is I did not get a fill untli last Wednesday, and it was only 1cc. I fell like I can eat as much as I could before the surgery. Also, Since I came off of liquids aftery sugery, I have not lost any more. All of my weight was lost in the preop diet and the week or so after surgery. It is discouraging!

Edited March 2, 200917 yr by boswell29

i was banded 2-27-09 at wadley in texarkana. I was so nervous, and at one point i thought i was going to back out. But i didn't, and now i'm pushing thru the gas pains, and the hunger.

I was banded Feb 24th. I went back to work in two days, but I really haven't felt great until today. I go tomorrow for my post op appt and start mushy food. I definitely feel hungry, although the broth from a can of progresso soup filled me up at lunch today. I think at this point I just miss biting into something!

Wow you were banded on the 25th and already get to have soft foods? I am jealous. I was banded the 27th, and was told to 7 days Clear Liquids, 7 days creamy liquids then on day 15 I can start soft foods.

The hunger is hard to get used to. I am drinking A TON of crystal light and chicken broth all day long.

Good luck on your journey.

Hi all february bandsters,

i was banded feb 25th. i am hungry, but starting to eat soft small meals. as i understand it, i will be hungry till my first fill in 5 weeks and this is called banster hell! i fell like the band was placed but no or very little restriction. i have had no trouble with soft foods and little discomfort. i cant wait till my first flouroscopy so i can make sure i have the band in there-(joking)

is this true? is it normal to be hungry till your first fill? is this how it works? i have been told the first 6 weeks are about healing and the weight loss really begins after the first fill. i am the same weight as the day of my surgery, ???

oh well- happy in texas!!

liz

I can't believe you are back to work already:eek:! Day two I was still on Percocet liquid. That's great:thumbup:. I worry about doing too much to fast but maybe I should be stepping it up a notch. When did everyone start exercising besides walking around the house?

I was banded 2/13, saw the doctor for my first post op visit 2/24, and he told me I could begin working out as I was able...not to strain myself or do too much, but to do as much physical activity as I felt comfortable. I was walking the day after surgery, and around the block 2-3 days after. I was banded on a Friday and went back to work on a Tuesday.

i was banded 2-27-09 at wadley in texarkana. I was so nervous, and at one point i thought i was going to back out. But i didn't, and now i'm pushing thru the gas pains, and the hunger.

Try chewable Gas-X, I knew about the gas pains and started chewing those 2 a day, and never felt them

hello everyone....I'm very new to this...but I was banded on February 12, 2009....so far everything has been great...went in for my post op appointment 10 days later and lost 14llbs. I'm nervous about my first fill which will be on March 11...but other than nerves I've been great...no issues, no problems... :0)

Wow you are just like me, I was banded 2/13, have lost 15lbs post op, and my first fill is 3/10...the fill should be nothing compared to the nerves you had at surgery...you'll be fine, keep up the good work!

Just getting the hang of the site. Banded on saturday (a revision) and am walking around now. Feel pretty good but am constipated and hungry. Five more days until mushies. Have lost 15 lbs so far.

Hi everyone. Just had my visit last night with my doc after being banded last Tuesday. I also went to his support group meeting last night. It was good to be in a room with ten people like me, all at different stages of the process. Two people had not yet had the procedure, two were more than a year out, and the rest were at various stages. I'm starting mushy food now, and I feel great. Only 8 pounds down after a whole week of liquids, but it is a start! Good luck to everyone starting this road like me..

i got banded 2-27-09, and im loving it! so far, im down 25lbs. I have NEVER lost that much in a life time. Im xcited xcited!!