dolphingirl

I'm only 7 days post-op and I want to eat "real" food soooooo bad! The first couple of days I was satisfied with eating soup, yogart, etc. but now I always feel hungry. I broke down yesterday and ate some popcorn (how awful) I made for my son. I chewed it really fine and I didn't have any pain after I ate it and that scares me b/c now I'm thinking what else can I eat? I know I'm supposed to do Full liquids for another week and then pureed,, but I don't think I can take it anymore. I'm freaking tired of soup, I want some food! Help!

I too am a slow loser. I was baded May 11th, have had 3 fills, and have only lost 27 lbs. My last fill finally provided more restriction,but maybe too much. I have to be very careful what I eat and how fast. It's seems like every day food gets stuck and I PB. I've vomited several times since my fill two weeks ago. I don't want to get unfilled b/c I'm finally startig to lose weight again, but I also don't want to have my band slip. I want to try and stick out until my next scheduled appt.

Hi all- I am fron Dayton. I was banded May 11th by Dr. Bruce at Dayton Bariatrics. I'm single with two boys, 4 and 13. Everything is going pretty good, but I do need get into an exercise routine. I try and work in my yard as much as possible, but latetly I have been really tired in th evenings. No energy at all. I get my first fill on June 18th!

Hi- I had my surgery May 11th by Dr. Bruce. Everything has been going pretty good so far. I really struggled with the liquid diet, but now that I can do pureed foods it's a lot better. I'm a little worried about over-doing it and have to really be vidilant about stopping when I feel satisfied. The last couple od days I have been extremely tired though, especially in the veneings. I think it might be b/c I'm not getting enough Protein. Also can you all feel your port or band? I get this hard spot right above my incision a littl eto the right and I swear it's the band.

I'm also having a really hard time with the Full liquid phase. I was banded last Friday and with every passing day I feel more and more hunger. What are some good suggestions for high protein Full Liquid choices? I think part of my problem may be that I am eating soups that are too high carb (clam chowder, potatoe, etc.). But most of the choices on my list are "sweet" (no sugar of course) foods like yogart, pudding, applesauce, etc. What else can I eat to try and curb these hunger pains? I DO NOT want to mess this up. I didn't go through this surgery for nothing!

I'm only 7 days post-op and I want to eat "real" food soooooo bad! The first couple of days I was satisfied with eating soupd, yogart, etc. but now I always feel hungry. I broke down yesterday and ate some popcorn I made for my son. I chewed it really fine and I didn't have any pain after I ate it and that scares me b/c now I'm thinking what else can I eat? I know I'm supposed to do Full liquids for another week and then pureed,, but I don't think I can take it anymore. I'm freaking tired of soup, I want some food! Help!

I also have a lump/hard spot under my main incision in the middle of my abdomen. It feels like that's where the band is, but I thought the band was on the left side and the port on the right. Am I wrong? A co-worker who is a nurse said it is probably just my muscle tensed up b/c that's where most of the work was done during surgery and it should go away. It gets tighter and looser different times of the day or tighter if I'm feeling real gassy. What do you all think?

Oh my gosh. My gas pain is terrible. I was banded on Friday and came home yesterday and ever since then the gas has been crazy. Every time I drink something it starts all over again. Help! What do you recommend?

Congratulations! I just got banded yesterday too! I'm pretty sore and have a lot of gas pains. My stomach is so bloated, I look like I'm 9 months pregnant. I am excited and scared at the same time, like what have I gotten myself into. But, I know I did the right thing and I'm looking forward to a healthier and more active life.