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I've had one fill and gained five pounds! Has this happened to anyone else!? I have been able to eat mostly everything besides. Chicken and breads

I had my first fill Thursday. They had me on liquids till noon on Friday. I have really been tryin to eat but I cannot eat more then about four bites of food.. Is this okay since I just got a fill? Will i be able to eat more in a few days? My doctor told me to eat at least a cup at a time and there is no way I can do that. I feel pretty full on bite 5 and have no desire for food for at least four hours. Also I got "stuck" for the first time today. It was horrible. I thought I was going to calapse and yes it made me sick! :/

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My doctor told me all about this and I forgot a couple days later.. In the mornings the band is tighter. I figured that out after I ate a bite of egg. Try liquids. I drink milk in the mornings. Your band may be to tight or it may not be. Are you taking your time eating? I count mu bites to 20-30 times then swallow and wait about a minute for the next bite. Im the most hungry at night also I feel almost no restriction! Just try taking it slower and ye liquids in the mornings. I also can only take about 4 bites of food and I'm full for about four hours. How many cc are in your band?

I have 1 1/2 cc. My doctor wants me back in three weeks to see if I need another one. Mu doctor told me to do Thursday ( when I got mu fill) liquids. And Friday liquids till noon and then I could have soft food after that. That all went fine even on Friday I ate without a problem even though it wasn't a cup of food. Maybe I'm scared to since that first stuck episode? I have been very good with the foods I eat. I haven't even tried eating any bread or pastas! Since I've heard they get stuck. Honestly that limits food so much! Everything is bread, pasta, or fried food! I eat a lot of turkey, chicken, cottage cheese, cheese, some nuts, v8 for mu vegetables if I can't get those in. There's more but that's the stuff I usually eat! I need more options it seems like! What does everyone else like to eat? Or do you just eat small amounts of whatever?

I'm exactly a week post op. I go in Monday for my first fill. I've been having trouble with protein shakes. They make me want to puke. It goes in my mouth and I'm like I cant even, I've tried several different kinds. Different flavors and everything. Since I'm on a full liquid diet in eating hardly any protein...besides the little bit of cottage cheese I have been eating because of lack of protein! My doctor called today and I told her she asked of my hair was falling out! Ahhh! Well it's not but I'm scared it will start. I did take biotin but they said I was taking to much:/ any ideas!?

I had surgery yesterday. I hurt so bad! I have five incisions? My arms hurt my back hurts my neck hurts and of course mu tummy! Still very excited just feel like poo!

I'm a couple hours out of surgery! Cannot lay down or stand the pain... Thank gosh for liquid pain meds! Over all it went super well and I'm excited to start my journey!

Hahaha thanks! Ah heating pad! How smart!! Lol

It's finally here! Alittle nervous but very excited! Good luck to everyone else whose surgery is tomarrow as well!!

One hour till surgery! I'll let ya guys know how it goes! Thanks everyone for the support!

No not yet! May 10th I will be. This is my 6th day of liquids I've lost about a pound a day. My doctor said since I'm young and I'll be actor more I could loose up to 104 in a year,

I've smoked for awhile now. A long while. I don't think it will be a problem before or after surgery. Pot doesn't always make me hungry and like you said I do it for the migraines I have and for sleep issues. I've had questions about athesia also I've asked. Don't be scared to ask questions!!!

My pre op diet is protein shake for breakfast, 6oz v8 for snack, protein shake at lunch, lean cuisine(or any frozen diet meals) for dinner, and a snack at night which consist of either sf jello. 3 cups unsalted popcorn. Or 1oz cheese.

I'm may 10th as well!!!

You'll get approved. You can get approved if you have bad migraines, I believe even. I'm only 21 with a bmi of 40. Surely you wouldn't have a problem!

It depends I know people who have to go to support groups before they get surgery. I waited about a month to hear back from insurance. Once your approved by them you'll probably get your surgery maybe a month later.

I'm on day three of liquid diet. My schedule is breakfast-shake, couple hours later I'll have v8(6oz) it does the trick until lunch where I have a protein shake, couple hours later... Which I have a question on, I can eat a lean cuisine or one of the lower calorie frozen meals(being dinner) .. Can anyone else do this? I've looked and it seems like I'm the only person whose doctor told me to do this! Or does it depend on your bmi on how much you intake on pre op?

My doctor Encouraged this application for lapband. So I'm going to try it out! I got acccepted for lapband about three weeks ago. I start my liquid diet in about three days and get my surgry on the 10th next month. Very nervous! I also heard about hair loss with lapband..I am worried about this! I read some about it already on here, and they say use biotin or zinc? I bought both today, is it alright to start taking these before I Even get the band?

Oh really! I'll have to keep in touch with you!

Thanks everyone! I do have myfitnesspal. So I will most definitely use it! I did also start using biotin just incase... And I think they only come in a certain mg?