Julie*

Sunta- I am so sorry that you are having so much trouble. I have had an easier recovery but not everyone recovers the same. You must have more swelling I guess. I hope you feel better soon.

I blended cream of potatoe soup today with creamy tomato verd... something or other and it was SO good. I ate more than a 1/2 cup but didn't stuff myself. I stopped when I needed and had a shake for breakfast and dinner so as not to make the band work too hard. This is hard work already and it's only just begun. I think it will better when I am able to eat and exercise like a normal person. This healing phase is pretty rough.

I blended cream of potatoe soup today with creamy tomato verd... something or other and it was SO good. I ate more than a 1/2 cup but didn't stuff myself. I stopped when I needed and had a shake for breakfast and dinner so as not to make the band work too hard. This is hard work already and it's only just begun. I think it will better when I am able to eat and exercise like a normal person. This healing phase is pretty rough.

I'm 5 days out and today is my best day yet. My abdomen is still really sore but otherwise things are getting better. Good luck to you!

I told hiatal hernia too and it was true- just not the whole story. It explained my 10 days of liquids as well as slowly going back to real food. Not a single person has asked me any other prying kind of questions.

Stacey- Hang in there. I highly doubt you slipped with one mistake- I was banded on 2/21 and I am on full liquids/cream soup now. I am climbing the walls a bit too not with physical hunger but more with head hunger. I had a slim fast shake for breakfast but then had cream of potato soup (blended) with tomato soup for lunch and it really helped to have something that tasted more like "real" food. It also took awhile to eat and that helped. I know it's hard- hang in there.

I am only a week out and just started on blended soups. Today I blended cream of potato with tomato soup and was "full" after a 1/2 cup but I wasn't satisfied. I found that I wanted to eat more. The good news is that I had this weird feeling that it wouldn't be a good idea since I am still healing so I didn't. It's 2 hours after lunch and I'm still not hungry and had forgotten about it until I saw your post. I hope soon less will "satisfy" me but until then I am glad I have the band to tell me to stop.

I have a book called Eating Well after Weight Loss Surgery that has some great recipes. I am still on full liquids and am planning on trying one of the smoothie recipes today. If people are interested I can post some of the recipes.

That is just awesome. I hope to follow in your footsteps this fall!

I am getting the hiccups too- they don't last long either. Today is harder for me. I am hungrier today and find myself wanting to snack. I think I've been in the house too long or something. I was able to have some cream of mushroom soup (drained the mushrooms) and put some oyster crackers in it too. I could've eaten about 3 cups of them! I also had a 1/4 c of ice cream with my daughter and then had to remind myself that I am not on an "anything goes soft diet". The rest of the ice cream is in the trash! Julie

I had my first full liquid this morning and it went down just fine. I am feeling even better today though my abdomen is still very sore. I am 261 this morning:clap2: and quite pleased. Yesterday was a really rough day for me and I didn't realize how bad it was until I woke up feeling better this morning. I think I was really scared about not having food as the same crutch anymore. I felt incredible urges to eat and I wasn't even hungry. It was awful. This morning I feel better and just want to keep healing. I have 2 days of full liquids and then I go onto mushies for 2 weeks. Yesterday I was scared I made the wrong decision. Today I don't feel that way. Phew.

I had my first full liquid this morning and it went down just fine. I am feeling even better today though my abdomen is still very sore. I am 261 this morning:clap2: and quite pleased. Yesterday was a really rough day for me and I didn't realize how bad it was until I woke up feeling better this morning. I think I was really scared about not having food as the same crutch anymore. I felt incredible urges to eat and I wasn't even hungry. It was awful. This morning I feel better and just want to keep healing. I have 2 days of full liquids and then I go onto mushies for 2 weeks. Yesterday I was scared I made the wrong decision. Today I don't feel that way. Phew.

Hi Everyone- I need some reassurance. I was banded on 2/21 and everything went well. I came home yesterday and in the middle of the night didn't feel good so I took some liquid oxycodone that had been prescribed. I started dry heaving and finally threw it all up about 15 minutes later. I am terrified that I hurt my band now! I spoke with my surgeon and he is having me come in later today to check me out but doesn't seem that concerned. I think it just scared me so much and the heaving HURT so much that it really threw me for a loop. Otherwise, I'm just sipping my Clear liquids and not feeling hungry at all yet. Has anyone else thrown up and not had problems?

Welcome and GOOD LUCK!

Today is day 4 and I'm feeling alot better. I had a bad bout of vomiting the first night home and was sure that I ripped my band right out. No more pain meds for me and I'm feeling much better. I removed the outer bandages today as well and the cuts don't look that bad. I can't wait to be more healed though. Tomorrow I start full liquids and I can't wait b/c today I feel pretty weak and tired. I did put a bit of peanut butter on my tongue and that tasted pretty good but I certainly don't want to overdo anything. I just hope that I made the right decision and this band works well with my body. I kind of miss food right now- it's head hunger talking and just something I have to work through. Being home for the past few days has made me realize how much food takes me through the day. Weird.

Today is day 4 and I'm feeling alot better. I had a bad bout of vomiting the first night home and was sure that I ripped my band right out. No more pain meds for me and I'm feeling much better. I removed the outer bandages today as well and the cuts don't look that bad. I can't wait to be more healed though. Tomorrow I start full liquids and I can't wait b/c today I feel pretty weak and tired. I did put a bit of peanut butter on my tongue and that tasted pretty good but I certainly don't want to overdo anything. I just hope that I made the right decision and this band works well with my body. I kind of miss food right now- it's head hunger talking and just something I have to work through. Being home for the past few days has made me realize how much food takes me through the day. Weird.

Thanks for the great post. I was banded on 2/21 and am feeling better today too.

Hi Everyone- Just checking back in- Today is day 4 since surgery and I am still on Clear liquids. Tomorrow and Saturday are full liquids and then it's mushies for 2 weeks. So far any urge to eat has been in my head but I am doing well sipping Water and stuff. I am still pretty sore but haven't had much gas pain. I am trying to get used to the strange sensation that I feel when I drink more than a sip. It's like I can feel my body telling me to stop or something. My surgeon said that is mainly from the swelling and the feeling will go away soon. Hope everyone is doing well and recovering nicely.

Thanks for the replies. I spoke to my surgeon a little while ago and he agrees that it was most likely the pain meds that didn't agree with me. I haven't felt sick at all since then and have been tolerating liquids well even though they feel so funny going down! I am going in at 5pm today to meet with the nurse practictioner and the dietician but he doesn't think that I need to do another swallow. He said that if I had slipped I would be feeling more pain etc. Phew- I was so scared that I had screwed this up and I haven't even started!

Hi everyone- I'm home and banded! I feel very sore, more sore than I anticipated but I'm sure it will get better each day! I'll be back on line tomorrow.

Home and banded! Everything went well according to the surgeon. I am really really sore but that's to be expected. I'm working on sipping slowly- things feel weird inside. I'm so happy to be on this side of things.

Home and banded! Everything went well according to the surgeon. I am really really sore but that's to be expected. I'm working on sipping slowly- things feel weird inside. I'm so happy to be on this side of things.

My surgery is tomorrow too and I am really nervous too. Hang in there- I can't wait until the anticipation is OVER!!

I am so glad that surgery day is tomorrow. The anticipation is killing me these past couple of days. I have done well with the liquids and am proud of myself (except for my slip!) and my liver should be nice and small. I lost 10 pounds total and I hope and pray that this is the beginning of good things for me in terms of my body. Wish me luck- I can't wait for the next few days to be over. Julie

I am so glad that surgery day is tomorrow. The anticipation is killing me these past couple of days. I have done well with the liquids and am proud of myself (except for my slip!) and my liver should be nice and small. I lost 10 pounds total and I hope and pray that this is the beginning of good things for me in terms of my body. Wish me luck- I can't wait for the next few days to be over. Julie