Did other people get really hungry on the 2 week clear liquid stage? Because I am STARVING!! ha! I only have 3 days to go before I get moved to regular liquids. I cannot wait to have a shake, or a creamed soup! I had to vent, had I not my pets may have been in danger...HA!

Yes I was...I was on the two weeks of clear liquids as well, I have sinced moved on to creamy, but now my hunger seems worse...come on mushiessss...one more week to go on creamy. So know that you are not alone! :-)

Post op diet sucks sucks sucks. No doubt about that. Yep, I felt it too. Not to worry, it will be over soon.

Hi!

I am looking into lapband what doctor would you refer in houston, texas area?

I feel ya girl. I am just in the beginning of the clear liquids, but man o man I would love a protien shake right about now. I am making up recipes of shakes. So sad:rolleyes: .

I'm getting banded on 10/27 and Dr. Benevides in Texas is telling me that I will be on clear liquid for 30 days! Now, I'm like "yikes"! How do you get your nutrients with that? I didn't ask him.

Did other people get really hungry on the 2 week clear liquid stage? Because I am STARVING!! ha! I only have 3 days to go before I get moved to regular liquids. I cannot wait to have a shake, or a creamed soup! I had to vent, had I not my pets may have been in danger...HA!

You are doing GREAT! 2 weeks on clear liquids is incredibly tough....I commend you. Good luck on the count down to full/regular liquids. You should be a bit more satisfied when you get to that stage.

Shawn

each doc is so different. I was on anything i could suck through a straw right after surgery for 2 weeks, them nushies for 2 weeks and then foood.

Keep it up you can do it!!

Don't feel bad. I remember posting that I was ready to fight the dog for her Alpo when I was in the liquids phase...but it was a mushie. The dog got to eat it.

I'm 3 days post op and have been having a hard time getting enough liquids and protein in. Got really nauseated yesterday and I had just about decided I was crazy for ever thinking this can work. I went to the doctor's office and got a shot for nausea but it didn't help. Later that day, I figured out part of my problem. I was severely constipated. Now that was definitely where the regret kicked in. That was miserable. Milk of Mag was not helping. I'll spare the details but needless to say the cure was almost as bad as the problem. I'm am feeling better today, but I am so frightened that I will get constipated again, that I am not taking my vitamin and when that bloated feeling hits I'm up walking the floor. I can't seem to get everything in my stomach that needs to go there. My routine medications, pain medicines, protein and liquids. Any suggestions?

Don't worry about the constipation. You are barely building any bulk when you are on liquids. As for the nausea, my doctor gave me a presription for Reglan and it was great. It totally relieved my nausea. Decaf green tea helped as well.

Doctors are so different!! I had no pre-op diet restrictions, and after my surgery I started on thin, not Clear Liquids. I was on thick liquids week 2, soft foods week 3, and regular food as of yesterday. I was also very hungry from day 5 until about a week ago. But hang in there!!

I will be on liquids for seven days. Creams for a week then mushies for two weeks.

I'm 3 days post op and have been having a hard time getting enough liquids and Protein in. Got really nauseated yesterday and I had just about decided I was crazy for ever thinking this can work. I went to the doctor's office and got a shot for nausea but it didn't help. Later that day, I figured out part of my problem. I was severely constipated. Now that was definitely where the regret kicked in. That was miserable. Milk of Mag was not helping. I'll spare the details but needless to say the cure was almost as bad as the problem. I'm am feeling better today, but I am so frightened that I will get constipated again, that I am not taking my Vitamin and when that bloated feeling hits I'm up walking the floor. I can't seem to get everything in my stomach that needs to go there. My routine medications, pain medicines, protein and liquids. Any suggestions?

I was exactly like you. Concentrating on the protein and forgetting about the Fiber. At your stage it's extremely difficult to get everything that your body needs. Keep up the Vitamins. Try Benefiber chewables or Benefiber that dissolves in Water. When push comes to shove (so to speak), have glycerin suppositories on hand to help evacuate that circumstances.

Some of your problems can also be because your early out still. Anesthesia and pain medications have a tendency to slow down your system.

Good luck. Shawn

Absolutely!!!!!!!! By my last day of clear liquids even I couldn't stand to be in the same room with me!! LOL It does pass, however... I just started soft foods yesterday, and even though there are many more options, I still can't have whatever I want, and I really have to think hard about what IS o.k., so it's challenging no matter what stage you're in. For me, the hardest part about soft foods is no veggies - I used to eat lots of steamed broccoli almost every day. My doc's definition of soft foods is "foods you could eat if you had no teeth" and, well, I just don't think broccoli would work so well. I'll be anxious to be on regular food, but then will be anxious to get my first fill and start losing... it's such a learning experience!!! Hang in there!! I keep telling myself "You did this for a reason - remember why!!! It IS worth it!!!!"

:-) Laura

Thanks for the advice. I'm still hanging in there. Found out another piece to this puzzle. When they placed my band, I didn't have enough fatty tissue around my stomach to hold it in place. (How's that for irony!) The surgeon said he cound almost fit his hand in between the stomach and the band so he gave me a little fill. I most likely had more swelling that he anticipated. Now had this not happened I would have begged him for an early fill, but now I can wait until he thinks I'm ready. Oh by the way. I ended up needing IV fluids because I wasn't taking in enough fluids.

Yes, I was very hungry the first two weeks. They told me it was because of the bigger band. With the bigger band you have less restriction and therefore you don't get that full signal like you would have with the smaller band. But the hunger will pass. The plus with the bigger band is that you can get all your Water in and when you start taking in regular food they is almost no chance of vomitting.

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