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Beans are a good option, they all have protein.

When I was too tight, I could not swallow water. Sometimes there is swelling after your fill. If water goes down give it a few days.

I do not think you can stretch your band, you can however stretch your pouch (stomach) by over eating.

Until you are adjusted (fills) It is just like before surgery. This takes time and everyone reacts the same way. Very normal and so is your reaction. Everyone goes through all that in the beginning.

Do not get discouraged before you get to the green zone! That requires more than a couple of fills usually. Right now it is more like dieting and that sucks. Give yourself time. They do not call it bandster hell for nothing. But it does get better I promise! You will probably have to wait a month before you get any more fill. (or that is what my surgeon does) Good luck.

I have one too, I have used it at buffet restaurants to be priced cheaper.

No offense intended, but these things happen, and will happen again. Don't beat yourself up over it. Just do your best and that is all you can do. I mean you are only three weeks post op, it is gonna get worse before it gets better. When you get your fills and the band starts working for you, you will have this whooped.

My surgeons office checked before I did any of the pre-op requirements. I was self pay, because my company did not offer it in the plan at all. If you are self pay you do not have to meet the same requirements either!

for me loaded baked potato is a win!

It is quite normal, and everyone banded that I know also gained once they went on real food, the loss comes after you get adjustments to your band. Relax it will get better.

Wow it is wonderful to be off the meds!!

it closely resembles south beach, atkins, metabolic research, well bout every other low carb high protein diet. They do work, if you can stick to them.

It was more than just a slip, from what she said there was also a cut or tear to her esophagus from the slip, (she was in one of our facebook groups) said she was coughing up blood, also that she had died on the table and they brought her back, I can not imagine them sending her home after that. But what ever happened it took her life. She will be so very missed, I know for me the lesson is if I ever feel something is not right I will be beating down the surgeons door! We all miss her so much!!