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My energy levels have been horrible the last two days.. But I have also been lazy with my vitamins and suspect that's why??

The little things are sometimes the sweetest NSV's!!! Today I painted my toenails and it was sooo much easier to reach and bend. I had been struggling with back pain as well, and found it hard to walk a long way. But my back is great now!!

I feel exactly the same!! I'm still working hard and focused on my goal but definitely finding my meal sizes are getting bigger and bigger because my hunger is getting bigger and bigger! Weight is still coming off tho

Pooh bear this forum has been my saviour!!! To have people who are going through the same thing and understand how it feels is so supportive. I also love the before and after pics and dream about being one of those after pics one day! I have only told my very closest family and friends but haven't kept it a secret if that makes sense? Im hoping people will start noticing the weight I've lost (35lbs so far and only two people have said my face looks thinner??) and then I know they will ask how I've lost the weight.. and I'll tell them I have a lap band. My only fear about telling people is if I fail... and having people know I failed the band. But I am working very hard to succeed at this!! 3 more days and I can have "normal" food again!!

My pain meds after day 2 were ibuprofen. I stayed overnight in the hospital and they gave me good drugs there, I wish they had given me some to take home.. I could have just slept the week away!! I have only had heartburn once and some antacid did the trick. It definitely is a strange feeling being full, although hunger feels the same. And I'm finding each day that I need to eat a little more than the day before to keep the hunger away. My first fill is next week on the 29th, which is three and a half weeks after my band day. Im nervous about getting it done (I HATE needles) but looking forward to having that feeling of not being interested in food that everyone else talks about. Although I'm also hearing that it can take quite a few fills to find that "sweet spot" My doc said he will do a fill every 4 weeks until I'm in that green zone

I think we're all waiting for life to feel "normal" again!! Are you planning to tell people when they notice the weight loss?

Nope I haven't heard that. But I also don't like bananas so maybe I just didn't pay attention to that one!!! I would have thought they would have been ok though. When I think of mushy food I think of baby food.. And my babies loved mashed banana!!

Absolutely trust your doc.. He will have done this operation many times and knows his stuff! I'm really hoping everything works out for you

Pooh Bear that's exactly how I felt!! Hungry but horrible when I ate. Inm fact I still feel that way!! The feeling of fullness is definitely different after the band. You don't get that normal "full" feeling, you just start feeling really yukky in the chest.. well that's how it is for me anyway. I am finding it really easy to over eat, and then I pay for it. I am keeping my meal sizes small but just feel so hungry because I haven't had any fills yet. And if I have eaten too much, the horrible feeling lasts for hours before I feel better and most often happens at night. I have had two nights where feeling so crappy has stopped me from sleeping till 5 in the morning. Maybe try smaller more frequent meals? That helped me with feeling so hungry in the second week post-op

Yep I feel great! I woke up on day 7 post-op and felt like myself again. And every day after that just got better and better. Now at 15 days, I wouldn't even know I have a band apart from the lump I can feel under my skin and the fact that I can't eat as much!

I put a pillow under my tummy when I lay on my side, it helps to prop me up and makes it much more comfortable!

My doc gave me info on pre-op diet and post-op diet but it only mentions chicken, steak and bread. I will ask him about those other things when I see him for my first fill next week!! I suppose all you can do is be honest with your doc and take his advice. If your liver is still enlarged will they do the surgery by opening you up rather than laparoscopically? I'm not sure how you feel about that, the recovery is bound to be worse!

The doc didn't say anything to me about popcorn!! He said chicken breast, steak, and bread are foods that can get stuck. And some people also struggle with fizzy drink, rice and Pasta.

I don't know how to fix that, maybe it was just me and I couldn't see the join button! Thanks for starting an August group

My doc said to sleep however it is comfortable. I just couldn't until week 2 and I hated it! I kept trying every night to lay on my side!!

Jama I couldn't join from my iPhone either, I had to do it from my laptop

I've started mushies now but definitely feel ready for normal food!

How much is everyone who was recently banded eating? My doc said 1 1/2 cups a day but others seem to be eating much more than that!

Make sure you take care of yourself!

Have you started pre-op? I'm two weeks post-op and worried that I'm eating too much because I have been so hungry. But feeling great and looking forward to my first fill on the 29th.