Question about fills

[AngelWhisper 0]

I forgot to ask my surgeon this question at my first fill yesterday. Why do they put you back on liquids for 2 days and mushies for 2 days following a fill?

[RestlessMonkey 7]

"They" don't all do that. My doc, at first, told me liquids 1 day, then mushie, then soft, then regular. It depends on the surgeon, the patient, and the amount of fill. The reasoning is that often getting a fill can agitate your stomach; just drinking liquids gives it a chance to calm down. My doc now just tells me to use my judgment as I advance...but he knows I do NOT want to PB and will be pretty careful. It's just a good idea to proceed slowly and cautiously.

Some advise a similar diet after you've PB'd...to give your stomach a chance to chill out, rather than further agitate it and make it swell up even tighter.

[AngelWhisper 0]

That makes sense. I was just wondering because I had my first fill friday and being on liquids for that long throws my blood sugar off and makes me dry heave all day, even with the nasty Protein bullets.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Are you diabetic? If so, isn't there something you can substitute (with doc's approval of course) like Glucerna?

I'd tell my doc about side effects if I were you! How did you get through the post op diet?

[AngelWhisper 0]

I'm hypoglycemic. They did test for diabetes and I didn't have it, but I have a massive family history of diabetes and hypoglycemia. My surgeon knows about it and the post op diet was ROUGH. I was pretty much not eating and living on phenergan until she allowed me to try mushies. Even with mushies I would constantly dry heave. My surgeon did another barium swallow and ct scan to be sure the band was still fine, it was. Once I started solids it all went away. I ate a couple tiny bites of grilled chicken tonight and immediately felt better, but now I'm sick again. I've tried glucerna and boost, neither of them help at all. I guess it's just something I'll have to tough out.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Doesn't juice help then....like apple juice or orange juice, something with sugar in it? If it's just low blood sugar, that should help it!

Any way, sorry it's so rough on you.

[AngelWhisper 0]

Yeah, it does. Just not for very long. It's driving me CRAZY! Especially when I'm sitting in class and dry heave and people look at me like I have 2 heads. Ever notice you always dry heave or pb or whatever your band does to you in the worst possible places?