Quik_Silver1982

You dont need to "understand it" if you are doing fine with your own diet. As for myself and others we are not purposely trying to sabatoge our bands. I'm a week out now and approved for full liquids and mushies. According to some lap band doctors you only need to be on clear liquids for one day after you've left the hospital. So it's not that you cant eat full liquids in mushies you just have to be careful not to over do it. And yes, listening to your body IS important. Not everyone here is in their situation because of band choices they've made and it's not entirely their fault for being over weight. So if you say something like "hasn't following your own advice up to this point caused you harm?", you may be only talking about yourself and not everyone else since you only know YOUR experiences and YOUR choices. It's been our advice and our choices thats gotten us to realize we need help and to get the band. It's our band-less mind that will continue to help us make the right choices. Whats right for you is not whats always right for others. So whether or not you "understand it" now, thats the explaination.

Hi, my name is Allen I was banded on april 24th 2006. Some questions I had are the following: 1. After I eat or drink something I feel the urge to burp but can't and sometimes I feel the need to hiccup. Are these normal? 2. What happens if you start eating solid foods before the 2-3 weeks of liquid diet is up? Will it cause a problem with the band itself? Slow down the rate at which you lose weight? etc.? 3. What is "PB"ing? 4.Is it normal to not know if you're hungry or full? I wake up feeling full and have no real need for food. I can stay this way all day and never feel like I need to eat until i feel a little dizzy then I know I have to eat whether or not i feel hungry. 5. I can drink things rather quickly without having much adverse reaction. Just the usual problem of feeling the need to burp or hiccup as in question one. Does that mean my band may not be working right? 6. How do I know if my band slips? Thank you all very much for taking the time to read this and answer my questions. It is very much appriciated.

Since you are a couple days behind me as far as surgery date goes, I'll tell you what I did on my 3rd day after surgery: It was my second day back at home and they had told me I should be on a clear liquid diet for a week and then a regular liquid diet for 2 weeks. This however wasn't going to work for me at all because I was dizzy and needed to get some real food. My doctor told us that gooey or untoasted bread can block the stoma but that very toasted (crunchy dark brown) is ok is small amounts. So what I did was I got about five Ritz crackers and bit them off in small pieces with Kraft singles cheese. This greatly reduced my appetite as I need some "real food". Don't over do it though because I went a lil too far yesterday and had pain in my chest for about 30 minutes or so. If you get those dannon fusion smoothies (I suggest getting them at Sams club because of price), they make a great Breakfast goes down easy and has lots of Vitamins and 5g of protien. Mashed potatos have also been a good way to get rid of the hunger you won't want very much of it and it will give you a boost. I would suggest finding juices that you like and to sip on them when you feel like you dont want to eat but need a little something. Milk is also a great snack I found because it gives you energy, protien and is very easy on the swollen stomach of someone who is newly banded (remember to drink slowly). Jello and pudding are good ones as well plus its fun to eat! Lol. They say to get sugar free but honestly I dont. I dont want to be a bad influence but seriously...you feel more satisfied if you enjoy what you've just eaten. I hope this helps and you find anything that works well for you I'd like to hear about it :eekB:

Thanks for the reply and the welcome to the discussion board. I'm glad this site is available with so many differant types of people on here. Glad to be here as well :grouphug: