LillyJean

I was and still am suppse to be on the mushy diet. Thank you for the information very nice to know. And I have for the most part stayed right in light with doctors orders that is why I feel so bad about my slip. Thank you

The band will stick out? That is interesting. So my question to you is that no matter how long the healing process the port will always be noticable or be able to be felt because I am 2 1/2 weeks out of post op and I can feel the band very well and it is hard as a rock and disturbs me when picking up things and doing excersice so is this always going to be an issue then or does it just become natural and part of the body or kind of go more into the body? I know odd question but I have been curious. Thanks, BTW you look amazing! Good job.

Hello everyone!! . I am so glad that I found a posting site I was unaware of this and now I feel like I can finally ask some questions without always calling and stalking my doctor and nutritionalist! So I had the lap band done on 5/4 and felt extreme hunger pains starting right away but I have been good all the way up until yesterday when I was at a birthday party, but I still feel I did decent. I had a small bowl of potato Soup and made sure to crunch up the potatoes very well before swallowing, but I was still hungry and this was at lunch time so I ordered something to take home for dinner for my son and I just in case I felt ill from eating lunch as well. I ordered some curry to take home, for much later, like I said as a backup. Well my son and I got home and had a nap (he is 5 and was grouchy!) and when I woke up I was not hungry so I went about things normally and took my Pepcid and another Vitamin and then when an hour passed he was hungry and I was also so I warmed up the curry for him and I. I had 1/2 a cup of curry. Okay I felt horrible!! I mean I could eat it just fine but when I read the posts that I was not suppose to eat anything yet I internalized and was like OMG!!! So then my question have I just completely messed up? Have I caused something wrong with my band? And I woke up this morning feeling famished and I mean like a please kill the pain!! So I have already had 3 Protein drinks and it is only 2:30! AHH! Oh yeah and another bummer I got on the scale and I gained 2 pounds from my eating excursion. SO bummed and feeling just like I cheated myself but really I was not givin the greatest advice for post op. (sorry for talking your head off I am just lost and confused, twisted and well not abused but HUNGRY!!!). Thanks

I need help also! I just had my surgery on the 4th and I am able to eat regular food. I am not trying to eat regular food but I am starving. I guess it is normal to be hungry after and able to eat because there is no fill (I have read other posts and that seems to be the medium) but I am worried because I am SOO hungry. So then my question is when can I get a fill? I saw some people getting fills 2 weeks post and some others having to wait until 6 weeks post? When is it normal? I am hoping I can have mine done tomorrow but I feel it is too soon. I worry just like you that I am going to be able to eat anything especially since I already can and it will be three weeks for me on Wednesday. AHH! It is so nice to know I am not alone, I am just still frightened.

Voted and good luck to you, insurance is difficult trust me I had to hire a lawyer to get mine approved.

Congratulations on the surgery! I had mine on the 4th and I am just getting over those stupid pains in the shoulder and neck, although they get better with walking so keep up the walking and its great that you got the surgery! Glad that you are sleeping better, I too am a stomach sleeper and it was difficult to adjust to that with the stomach having cuts and all. Glad you are doing better.