I got my band 10 days ago. I'm happy to say that I didn't succumb to temptation before my surgery. I went in feeling a sense of accomplishment and ready to embark on my journey.

I'm thankful that I had a good surgery experience. My surgery was at 7:30am and I left the hospital at 10:45 feeling pretty good. We stopped at the pharmacy on the way home and picked up my pain meds. Spent the rest of the day just resting and (with the voice of my surgeon in my head) walking aroung every 15 minutes while I was awake. The rest of the week was pretty easy. I rested when I felt like it, walked every day, and sipped liquids. I was so surprised at the lack of hunger. I thought it must have been due to swelling, since I've been told that they do not put any saline in the band at first.

Came back to work this week. Monday was the hardest (isn't it always). I still felt pretty sore and a bit tired out. Went home early. I'm on mushies now. Trying to follow all the rules. I've been successful so far. This hardest thing has been the instruction to eat only one bite every 10 minutes. Holy cow! It takes FOREVER to eat a meal. Have been trying to get creative with my foods, while still following directions. Had the best dinner last night. DH (who does most of the cooking-lucky me) made spaghetti. Ground turkey, Paul Newman sauce...mmm. I pureed the meat/sauce in the magic bullet and layered it in a small bowl with lowfat ricotta cheese, topped it with a sprinkle of mozzarella, and microwaved. Soooo good! Only had about 4 bites and was done. That's been the experience so far. I can eat about 4 or 5 bites and I'm done. Not Full. I haven't tried to push it. I just eat a bit and have been satisfied with the small portion. Which makes me wonder...did they fill my band afterall? I see the surgeon for my first follow up tomorrow and I'll ask. Or maybe it's just post surgery swelling and will wear off? I guess time will tell. In the meantime, enjoying the honeymoon.

BTW...had to buy new bras yesterday. Between the 27lbs lost pre-op and the 9lbs since, my old bras were too big. HA!:smile: