I got banded two week ago, and I've been back on (mostly) solids for about a week now. I've been doing *fantastic* for the most part. I had a on incident where I thought I was hungry, but it was too soon to eat (I couldn't finish the apple I was eating, and felt a little icky) but for the most part I have it pretty down. The pouch takes some getting used to!

Today, I had my first icky band problem. I had taken a nice long walk to the supermarket, and while there, I bought some of those pre-cooked chicken legs that they keep under warming lights (they're very yummy). I figured my grandmother and I could have them for lunch and dinner, so she didn't need to cook.

However, I screwed up eating mine. I think I a) didn't get all the skin off, and :thumbup: ate too fast and didn't chew thoroughly, because it all came back up. Ick. It was *not* a good experience, and hopefully I won't screw up and do that again! I'd had chicken before, so I didn't think I'd have a problem with it...but I was so hungry after my walk I fell into the 'wolfing things down' pattern.

I had some yogurt, and when dinner/real hunger rolled around, I tried again, and did ok.

Aww Thanks Wasa ! Long time no see !

That's all i was trying to say . When docs vary drastically from what the manufacturers guidelines say I just shake my head.

Im sorry if sometimes it comes off wrong or if its not what someone wants to hear. But I dont sugar coat.

People who have known me on here long enough should know that about me. I think i got that from Someone else ! LOL

MIndy

Aww Thanks Wasa ! Long time no see !

That's all i was trying to say . When docs vary drastically from what the manufacturers guidelines say I just shake my head.

Im sorry if sometimes it comes off wrong or if its not what someone wants to hear. But I dont sugar coat.

People who have known me on here long enough should know that about me. I think i got that from Someone else ! LOL

MIndy

Oh Mindy, it came off exactly as your intent. Ignore anyone that claims otherwise.

I am just chiming in here but I would check with doc and get the best answer from him/her.

Nina

Thanks BB also CRACKERS a no no....I had a PB on them at 5 weeks...

I was banded on December 26th.That's the strange thing to me. Everyone has diferent problem foods. Crackers, chicken and shrimp give me no problem whatsoever. I was on solid foods two weeks after surgery. My first fill is on the 29th of December....can't wait. I've lost four pounds in two weeks. Hope to have lost more by 29th. People keep talking about vomiting and stuff. I haven't vomited or even been close to vomiting at all. My band hasn't been filled but I do have some restriction and if I don't chew really carefully I get this monstrous pain in my chest. I hear all of the complaints on here about people starting solids too fast. Now I'm wondering could that be the case with me? I keep hearing about slippage and things like that now I'm worried. But I feel fine. Should I be scared?

I was banded on 12/3 and after the first 2 weeks I barely know I have a band. However, when I ate crackers I did get a bad reaction. Even tho i ate them the band way by chewing more than we did, I had what would be a stuck moment but it wasn't as bad as I have read. However I would be careful about the foods that are restricted for now......ckicken. bread, rice, crackers, stringy fruit

Tamara..I'm a fast healer like you but remember you don't want to get in a position of throwing up....that is the one thing I was told could make the pouch slip in the band but other than that listen to your body. I think it's vomiting often that can really do damange. I was thinking I could never had shrimp@ Maybe now that you have no restriction you can but remember after a fill it may not be the same so take caution with the shrimP 111

Chicken salad was one of the foods I was allowed after two weeks and at the end of the third, I was allowed to have turkey and chicken as long as a small amt of gravy or other sauce was added so that it would go through easily. And of course, chewing it to death!! Avoiding dry foods, chunks, and anything that gets stuck or causes vomiting is probably the main objective. I never did have to puree anything. I went from liquids to soft and if it needed to be pureed I didn't eat it, but I guess it works for some!

I PB/slimed last week at work. I was feeling a bit weak around lunch time and thought that I would have a couple of dried apricots to tide me over. These are very moist and I thought would be a nice bit of sugar to get me peppy again. Wrong. Although I chewed it all up...it got stuck and boy...it hurt. I had to go to my car and lay down for a while. I was a little sore the next day too!! I was on liquids for a couple of days after that.

I had another episode (although not as bad as the above) two days ago with a piece of thin crust pizza. I think in this case I deserved it because I was hungry and just simply ate too fast. So my lesson there is to not get so hungry and to slow down, even though it is hard to.

I will never try dried apricots again, it was awful.

I agree completely with coltonwade/Mindy. It seems unusual and risky to be experimenting with things like a chicken leg this early on . . . and getting sick at two weeks out when you are still in the early stages of healing just makes me feel stronger that it is way too early.

Getting sick just shows that your stomach is not ready for chicken in that form. It is important after getting stuck that you go on liquids for a couple of days. This helps to relieve any swelling that might cause you to become sick again in the near future.

Chicken is one of those fickle foods that many of us just can't tolerate well at all on occasion . . . even if we are far out into our banding journey. Most of my episodes of pb'ing were on chicken.

I would call my doctor and couble check which foods are okay to have after two weeks post op. I am mean I would want to the doctor or their staff to spell it out for me in writing.

To be honest at two weeks post op, I was in recovery mode. At that time, I could not tell you the phases of my post-op diet from memory. I was out of it. I always referred back to the post op diet instructions that my doctor gave me to make sure I was on track.

I think the thing to remember, as many people have already said, that every doctor has different post-op instructions.

I was banded at the beginning of December and was only put on liquids for two days. After that my Doctor said I could have mushies for a week and then soft solids the week after that. I am almost three weeks post-op and have had chicken and shrimp. Now is saying that, I cut the pieces I am going to eat into the size of about a fourth of a dime and chew the heck out of it. All has gone down just fine, and I have not vomited ever.

I also find it strange how every surgeon has a different pre-op diet. My doctor had a very strict 7 day pre-op diet, and I have read on here that many bandsters had no pre-op diet. Go figure....just proof again that all doctors are different.

I went in for my 1 week post-op appt. today and my doctor told me he usually says you can try solids at 10 days but I've been doing really well and healing quickly so he told me I can slowly start trying solids. He was very careful to tell me to chew and not try too much at once. He knows me well, he knows that I HATE throwing up and he have talked at length about what are good choices. He trusts me to make good decisions about what I eat and I wouldn't do anything to jeapordize my success.

Everyone is different and every doctor is different, as long as you trust your doctor and feel comfortable with what he/she tells you then I wouldn't worry about it.

You're not stupid, you learned from your mistake. A lot of this is trial and error and as long as you are learning you're doing good.

Its just like Wasa said and has said. its no offense to anyone on this board so dont flame me for it . But these docs pushing these post op diets up and up is the reason why the US has the highest and is getting HIGHER Slip rates and complication rates than anywhere else ! There is a REASON For it. The makers of the bands do not recommend this ! Its just dangerous. Food is food , you can live on liquids for weeks and weeks. Its not worth it to me to risk my band to have anything to eat. I Understand the docs says its ok. But Like i said there are reasons the US is having higher and higher slip rates !

Mindy

I went in for my 1 week post-op appt. today and my doctor told me he usually says you can try solids at 10 days but I've been doing really well and healing quickly so he told me I can slowly start trying solids. He was very careful to tell me to chew and not try too much at once. He knows me well, he knows that I HATE throwing up and he have talked at length about what are good choices. He trusts me to make good decisions about what I eat and I wouldn't do anything to jeapordize my success.

Everyone is different and every doctor is different, as long as you trust your doctor and feel comfortable with what he/she tells you then I wouldn't worry about it.

You're not stupid, you learned from your mistake. A lot of this is trial and error and as long as you are learning you're doing good.

I am sorry but i just re read what you said. And I find that at one week post op for a doc to say " I trust you eat what you think is right " Is IRRESPONSIBLE ! !!

That is like a doc handing over a needle to a chemo patient and saying " I TRUST You Put in as much as you can "

Do we understand what is going on w/ our bodies ? to an extent ! But did we go to medical school for 12 yrs and know how the insides are working or not working ?

Im baffled by this I really am , This is nothing agianst you . And i know we all love our docs. But there is a reason we pay our docs thousands of dollars for this surgery and its NOT so we take over our own care !!

Mindy