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Hi all, Have not posted in some time. So I have lost about 30 pounds since my banding on 2/7 and today had my first fill (2cc). Doc told me to come back in 2 weeks to see how it goes. Hope I can start losing again as I been stuck on the same weight for 3 weeks now. Good luck to all.

This is the one habit I cannot break, it is so hard, need tips on how to not drink, it seems that if I don't drink everything gets stuck, please help.

Hello, Well, I will have my surgery on 2/7, I have just started my preop diet and I am HUNGRY, can anybody help with tips and things to eat? Thanks, Daniel

LOL, don't you trip with your beard then?

I think this can be said as well for surgeries in the US so this is a mute point.

Same with me, I was wearing a 48 now I can fit in 46 very well.

The exact same thing happened to me, I woke up with the tube on, they told me to relax and I went back under, It sucked big time and I do not hope this on anyone.

my Doctor only asks for one week liquids and one week mushies post op so I been eating everything I want for a week now, no problems at all.

Hey Neal, congrats on your goal, now you are 2 lbs under, so do you have a new goal?

I love this site, this is great help, no fills yet but now I know what o expect, thanks to all.

Similar story, today at lunch I was eating some quesadillas, I had finish and took one large sip of water, well I felt like I had to puke really bad, it took all I have in me to get the feeling out of me, I took my kid to walk outside to think of something else, thank God I was able to make it pass as I read that trowing up is not good at all.

I second that motion. And Neal should be the VP

Good luck Shean5732, see you in the other side. Ditto on Neil, You are trully an inspiration to me and Im sure others, but I also wonder what your diet looks like. Hope you can let us newbies know.

Liquid diet sucks, I have been on it for 15 days, (10 days pre and 5 days post) and I already hate it. What I did about 5 days before the surgery is I ask my doc if I could have a last "normal" meal and he said OK, that was a life saver.

Hi, My Doctor on my first visit told me he recomended the bypass for me because of all the weight I have to lose but I was to have the final choice, on my follow up visit I told him I decided on the band and he said OK and never mentioned the bypass again. He does both and I think he does more bands than bypases but I felt really that he was not pushing one way or another, this was one of the factors that made me decide on him. I think you need to trust your doctor, after all he will have his hands (well, not really now with the laparoscopies) inside you so if you don't like your Docs aproach maybe you should see another one.

I have been living of yougurt, both forzen and liquid, I put some honey in it to make it really tasty and I has been OK, good luck.

Hi Kim, I was banded on the 7th, and just today went to work but not a full day, I got really unconforable siting in my office chair (and I have a fancy chair, no help) then my DW ask me if I had taken my pain meds and I had forgoten, got home and took them, then took a nap and woke up feeling much better. I am not hungry at all, I drink plenty of liquids but I am not taking enough Protein I am sure, but then when my wife mentions whatever she has made for me I feel sick so I am going strong with V8 slash and some yougurt.

I have stitches and my doctor told me to shower the next day, told me to take the bandages out and shower, wash with water and soap the area and then put some bandaids, no issues so far and they are healing very good. Hope it helps.

Hello all, Banded on 2/7, had same "what have I done" feelings and right now I just want to eat something that is not liquid, I am not hungry but want to eat, I guess that is what got me here, I have been eating liquids, some jello, some chicken broth, but Im tired of all that, any help will be apreciated.

Hi, I was banded on 2/7 and finally today I went, I had the feel that I needed to go but only gas came out, this morning finally something came out, no problems, no pain, basically same as before, other than quantity. Hope it all goes well for you.

Hey Ted, Thanks for the info, I have mine now. :clap2:

Hi all, back from the hospital today after being banded yesterday, everything went OK, and band is in place, liver as OK. But it hurts, I cannot lie on my back because my shoulders start to hurt a lot, and the gas is very anoying. hope it improves. Thanks for the support, this is a great place. LU all

Hi, Please add me to the february bansters, I get my surgery tomorrow , I will bet my surgery in my hometown of Torreon, Mexico. Hopefully everything will go well. I will post the day after when I get back home.

Hi Marissa, Me too, tomorrow is the day, I am afraid but I think of the benefits and just try to relax, nothing to do now, I have told a lot of people so I cannot back up, plus I have been on this horrible diet for 10 days so I'm not going to trow that away. Good luck to you, see you here on the 8th so we can comment how it went.

Hello, basically my doctor told me yougurt, juice, broths, water and thats it, no meats of any kind. Thanks for all your support, I think this site is great.