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I had surgery 2 months ago and although I saw my portion size go down I was really frustrated to see that I wasn't losing the weight. A week ago I had my 3rd fill and omg... I can bearly get food down. Not sure if the dr wanted to stop my complaining or really help me, the thing is that after two bites I literally have to push it out bc if I try to keep it in it really hurts. Could this be a sign that I need to unfill a bit or should I give it time to get used to it? If I stick to soups and puddings its not bad but I dint want to eat soup for the rest if my life....

I'm 3 and a half weeks post band and although at first I lost about 13lbs I was always starving. Once I realized I could eat whatever I wanted without any problem I started doing so. I've gained about 8 lbs back. I'm so dissappointed with myself and the outcome of this surgery this far, I'm depressed and don't know what to do. I see my dr nxt Tuesday and I will get my first fill then and I'm hoping that will give me the restriction I need as I also hope to get the green light to start exercising, which I haven't done in about two months. Has this happened to anybody? How and when did it turn around for you?

I am on day 11 post op and I have to control myself because I can eat anything!!! I discovered this weekend while at a party, I couldn't resist and had to try.... everything was going down without a problem. My nxt appt isn't until may 13 and I'm afraid to lose control, the very reason why I got the surgery to begin with. The creamy soups are ok, but reading the label they ate fattening...

i had my surgery on thursday and my first post op visit today. My Dr. filled my band but i didnt know to ask how much, in any case, he's on vacation until May 13 and wanted me to have something there to start seeing results. I am still at the liquid diet stage, but i feel i can eat anything i want... he mostly filled my band because i told him i feel hungry although i have not cheated, i feel hungry!!! Should i stay on this liquid diet or should i try eating more consistent food, like move on to the puree diet stage? Gas pain on my shoulder is still very much there... any suggestions?

I'm on day 4 and feel very hungry. Is that normal? I still have that o ain in the shoulder and I'm supposed to go back to work tomorrow... I feel like I just want to eat..what can I do?

Oh so u do get to eat whatever u want? I thought I would never be able to eat normal again....

I just had my surgery yesterday and there's no fill in my band. I have a follow uo on Monday but I don't think I'm getting a fill then. Can s ok meine please explain how this works as far as the fills? Thks

I tried breaking it up in paragraphs and for some reason I couldn't. I promise I'll try nxt time. I've been taking gas x and it seems to help. I think I overdid my afternoon walk bc I got tired and sore. Last but not least, I don't know if its my head playing games with me but I feel hungry. I haven't cheated but just saying, food smells so delish...

thank you so much. you are right.

I'm on day 2 and I thought it was going to be a lot harder. Can't stop thinking about getting to day 4 where I can add protein shakes and puddings... something with more consistency that will give the full feeling.

I just had surgery yesterday morning, I'm honestly feeling pretty well. My Doctor, Michael Choi, has been great in explaining what to expect but also warned me about how its different for everyone. Day 2 of my surgery, I am still on liquid diet, which I thought was going to be a lot harder to handle, although I am counting the hours were I can move on to adding some consistency and curious to see how my body handles that. I am experiencing some pain from the gas, mostly in the shoulder and back area. I was prescribed Percocet but I'm not sure if I should be taking it for this kind of pain, I mean, its helped somewhat but I don't think its meant for that, is it? Well, I am taking beano now, hopefully that will go better. I obviously weighted my self this morning, after a whole day of nothing but liquids it was somewhat disappointing to see that I hadn't lost a single pound. I know I shouldn't weigh my self everyday, but I couldn't help it. I have my first post op appointment on Monday. Any pointers I can get will be great. I am looking forward to losing the weight and keeping it off which is why I decided to go with the lap band surgery. I've always been chubby, but in the past few years I went from 240 lbs to 160 lbs. This not only took me several years (7 years to be exact) but a rollercoaster of ups and downs, so many different diets, pills, you name it I tried it. in the past 2 years I've been up and down too many times, from 160 to 190 with what seemed like no effort at all. then back on a diet to lose those 30 lbs would get me as close as 15 or 20lbs less, giving up shortly after to only put the weight back on. Not to mention that I exercise a lot. I love spinning and kickboxing, I also enjoy yoga and zumba from time to time. Once I decided to move forward with the lap band surgery I stopped working out and ate everything and anything I thought I might never eat again, causing a whooping 10lb gain in less than two weeks. I went in to surgery weighing 195lbs. I am 5'5 and my goal is to reach 145lbs. I think the last time I weighed that I was 15 years old; today I am 42 years old and that number always seemed very far fetched. I am very scared about the complications that can occur, like band slipping and such; and the idea of food coming back up and having to force vomit to clear the opening from food that wasn't chewed enough gives me a bit of panic.