I was banded last Wednesday the 21st and I have a question. I know that my band is wide open and I shouldn't be feeling restriction, but I'm actually not feelling much of anything! I mean, I can wolf down eggbeaters without worrying about how much I chew and nothing is getting "stuck" like some people mention. Aside of the tenderness I feel in the belly, I keep telling my husband that there isn't anything in there LOL

Am I supposed to be feeling anything? Shouldn't things be coming back up if I'm not chewing thoroughly? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about it, but I'm not sure how I should be feeling right now (other than hungry LOL).

Hey girl! I am not having anything getting stuck but I am not hungry at all. All I have eaten today is 1/2 cup of soup and that was for lunch. I also drank tea in the morning and water this evening. I am wondering if its normal to be full? I have been like this for several days now. I am not sure if its the swelling or if my AP Lapband already has some fluid in it? Did you get the realize band?

Nope--got the 'regular' LapBand .

I have been full most of today too. Not too bad. I did manage to get about 400 calories in though. It's just weird. I am bracing myself because this has to mean I'm due to suffer through a bad bandster hell LOL....

I know what you mean! We can make it thru it together :sad:

I think that stuff doesn't happen until after you've had a fill.

I was banded on the 22nd and I just really haven't been hungry for the most part - I've been drinking the shakes and Soups occasionally because I know I need to - I'm not getting anywhere near the 1000 calories they say to do - it's more like 300-400. OMG, egg beaters sound SO good....I'm still on full liquids for another week or so :sad:

I was banded on Oct 8 and I can eat more volume than I expected, esp as you move into thicker foods... the super mushy things didn't have as much of an effect. Week 3 has been rough as I feel like I am hungry all the time... trying to figure out what's the right amount to eat and how often to eat. My docs want me to try to get it to 3 meals per day, but I'm hungry 2-3 hours after eating. My meals tend to be less than a cup of food though and I feel quite full at the time but since they are still on the mushier side it doesn't take them too long to go through the band.

For example, I have been nibbling at a cup of a cottage cheese mix (cottage cheese, greek yogurt, vanilla and Stevia pulsed in the blender/processor..) for about 45 minutes. I am feeling full... but I don't know how long that will last.

What I am trying to do is eat at normal times with the "right" foods.. when I feel hungry in between try to wait it out and if I can't, grab something high in Protein and low in fat and carbs and just HANG IN THERE. I am so looking forward to the fill Nov 18!

When I was still on full liquids I was usually only doing 300-400 calories/day as well. Even now on fuller mushy foods in the week 4 diet I'm usually 700-1000 (and that 1000 day I felt like I was always eating)