jello is on my doctors list of suggested foods for this whole post-op liquid stage. and even eating pea sized bites and squishing it around in my mouth until its in several hundred tiny pieces....doesnt cut it. it gets stuck. it hurts. and then after several minutes, it goes down. you know what? JELLO AINT WORTH IT. this is absolutely ridiculous. and painful.

im really starting to think that the swelling will never go down. i feel like ill be stuck with a super tight band forever and ill only ever be able to have liquids for the rest of my life. my doctor wants me to start mushies in 4 days. YEAH I DONT THINK THATS GONNA WORK OUT REAL WELL.

sorry. i just need to rant. im upset. and right now, i hate my life and especially my surgeon.

I'm so sorry you are feeling this way. Hang in there. This is a total new life adjustment. I have my surgery today. My fear is that in a few days I will be where you are now. I just can't imagine breaking off this romance that I have with food and what I am going to replace it with. Feel free to rant if you need too. We are hear to listen.

I used a big ice pack on my stomach longer than they told me to and stuck with ice cold liquids for the first 7 days. This really helped with getting the swelling to go away. Before you know it you will be posting that you can eat too much and can't wait for a fill. Hang in there!