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Hey Alisa! We were banded on the same day! My first fill was scheduled 2/28, 7 weeks after surgery, but the doc had to move it to a week later in March so it will be 2 months post-op, so we're in the same boat! Congrats on losing 17lbs, that's great! I also got that hunger feeling back, which I was aware would happen. I did low-carb before surgery and I'm just starting to go back to it because the Protein is what keeps you the full the longest, like citygirl said. Now that I can eat pureed tuna, chicken and tofu and eggs, I am moving away from the baby food, which was a life saver during the first 2 weeks. I'm hoping that will help the hunger, and the weight loss!

My doc allowed me clear and full liquids the first week, I don't know what your doc allows, so follow what he/she tells you. Everyday I drank (and still do) a Slimfast chocolate low carb Protein shake. I love 'em! I saw you asked about protein. They have 20 grams of protein, though they do have 190 calories and 9 grams of fat. But the convenience of not having to mix it up myself and the fact that I like the taste, it's worth the calories to me. So I drank 1 of those everyday, not all 11 oz at once, but 4 oz here, 4 oz there etc. I was also "eating" baby food, which I never thought could taste so good. I really liked the oatmeal and Pears because the oatmeal gave it nutrition and there were Vitamins added as well. With some sweet'n'low, it tasted like apple cobbler! I also ate cream of cauliflower and tomato soup. Second week I started pudding and yogurt and I continued the liquids, though my doc gave me the okay to start a scrambled egg and pureed chicken, tuna and tofu. I held off til almost the second week was over and I added egg drop soup and tofu to start getting in more protein. Hope you're feeling better each day!

Never heard that before....Has that been your experience or is that a known thing? It's funny, because my day 3 post-op was not pretty, I can tell you that much! So maybe it's true!

I was banded on a Wednesday and I would say that Sunday was definitely a turning point in my recovery. I was not feeling "normal", but I was able to sit more comfortably and Saturday night I was able to sleep in my bed propped up with pillows as opposed to the recliner the first few nights. I also started walking more comfortably and had no problem going up and down the stairs. I think I also stopped the pain meds that day and the gas let up finally. I also had the appetite for full liquids. My follow-up appointment was Thursday the week after and I finally got dressed and put on makeup and drove, which was great and made me feel more normal! I forgot what I looked like with my hair and makeup done! The rest of the week I kept feeling better and better. Now, 2 weeks and 3 days post-op, almost all the tightness is gone in my stomach and my incisions are not sore any more, except for the port incision which is still tender. I am planning to get back to my exercising this coming week, which I'm excited about. I was exercising before surgery, and I kind of miss it (never thought I would say that!). I'm just happy to be getting back to my routine, which I think makes you feel the most normal! Hope your weekend wasn't too rough Dazzle and hope you're feeling better each day! Be well!

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NAME ... Start Weight ... Goal ... Current Weight ... To Go Redtulips3 ...... 245 ...... 199 ....... 233 ......... 34

Glad to hear everything went well Dazzle! The next few days are a bit tough, especially with the gas, but you'll get through it!

Good luck Rakes! Hope everything goes smoothly!

Good luck everyone! A speedy recovery to all of you!

Sounds like you're doing pretty well Ang! I can't believe you were up and walking around so easily! Hope you'll be feeling better and better each day!

Hey SorrowsChild! Welcome to bandland! I also had some bruising around the port incision and another one. Some people just bruise more easily than others. Every lovenox injection (to prevent blood clots) made me bruise! I have steri-strips, but not everyone has them, each doc is different. There's a poll somewhere here about the different ways people's incisions are closed. The first few days were painful for me too! Stick through it! In a week or so you'll be feeling so much better!!

I think Bandster Hell refers to the whole post-op period until your first fill. Most specifically when you've gained your hunger back fully and you're eating semi-normal food again and you feel like you can eat the same as you did pre-band and you don't really have much restriction. That definitely does not negate how we're feeling as we go through these few weeks on liquids/pureed/mushies though!

What a great excuse to say you need a massage! I like that I idea!

I have 5, including the port.

I also have been making little burps here and there.

Funny you should say that because my new favorite thing is baby food! Who knew it tasted so good! My faves are the peaches, pears and the oatmeal and pears. All I do is add a little sweet'n'low and it's amazing! The oatmeal and pears tastes like apple cobbler. I'm not so keen on the the meat ones or the peas and the other vegetables but the fruit ones are delicious. I guess not everyone feels the same

Hey LA! Great to hear from you! Sounds like you're doing pretty well. The gas pain's a killer!! I know how you feel. Keep us posted a be well!

You're only 2 days out. Truthfully, I don't remember how much I drank 2 days post-op. It probably wasn't more than 20 oz the whole day, but I know I did not get a pain in my chest after drinking and I do not recall not being able to burp, but don't think I did anyway.

I know what ditsy(ditZy in "American") means since we have that word in our vocabulary too, I was just confused if you meant to say dizzy instead of ditsy, since the word dizzy seemed more appropriate in the context!

I've also get a little light-headed and dizzy (does ditsy mean dizzy is "Australian"?) when I get up from sitting down for a while. I am drinking a lot of water, at least a 50 oz (1.5 Liters) so I'm not dehydrated. Is it because we aren't eating a lot of calories? I'm averaging 500-600 cals the past few days. Anybody else feeling this way?

That's really exciting! 4 days is a big difference. It's less than a week away!

My doc never mentioned anything about it, but I didn't feel well enough til 1 week post op to drive anyway. I think 15 days is a little ridiculous, especially because a lot of people go back to work 1 week post-op and many people drive themselves to work. How else would they get there?

It's been 10 days since surgery and I've been averaging anywhere from 400-600 calories. I haven't been aiming to do that, it's just what it's ended up being. Did your doctors give you a guideline of how many calories we should be getting? I started full liquids day 4 post-op. My typical day has been combinations of: SlimFast Low-carb Protein shake: 190 cals (Always have this) Baby food (pears, peaches, oatmeal and apples) 60 cals each 4oz. chicken broth- 25 cals for 8oz Cauliflower, Butternut squash and Tomato Soups made with skim milk (8 oz.= appx 150 cals, maybe a little less) sugar free Jell-O pudding- 60-80 cals depending on if it's instant or ready made My doc gave me the okay to try a very soft scrambled egg, which I ate about a 1/3 of (went down fine) but I'm going to wait a few more days to try it again along with foods like pureed tuna and tofu even though he said I could have them.

I stayed a little conservative with my goal for this challenge because I was just banded. It seems that I've already reached my goal because of the liquid diet, so I'm going to readjust it! name.............starting#......current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 Cagstorm(txarcher).360............357..........345.......12 Candle.............218............215.5........207.......8.5 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............186..........175.......11 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............220..........210.......10 Faithmd............306............304.1........296.......8.1 georgiagirl........275............272..........260.......12 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............176..........166.......10 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............197..........189.......8 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........232..........220.......12 legster............223.5..........216..........199.......17 LessnLess..........172............172..........164.......8 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............182..........175.......7 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............246..........238.......8 Rainer.............264............255..........248.......7 Redtulips3.........248............234.5........226......8.5 RenewedHope........228............228..........210.......18 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............195..........180.......15 Stacy73............230............226..........222.......4 SueMagoo...........230............228..........220.......8 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............299.3........290.......9.3 SWEETY.............180............180..........170.......10 Trystelle..........219............219..........205.......14 Twilight...........206............197..........185.......21 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........152.8........140.......12.8

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