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I was banded on 7/8 as well. I go for my third follow up appt on Tues. I thought this would be a fill appt, but at the last appt the covering surgeon (mine was on vacation) said that I may not need a fill, only if I am not loosing weight. Well, I have lost two pounds, so I am not sure if I will get the fill or not. I guess I will just have to wait and see.

No catheter for me, but I did have my period. I had to wear some glorious mesh panties and a pad. The mesh panties are required in case they need to catheterize you in an emergency.

I am one month out and started "normal" foods this past week. I have had chicken, steak, pizza (1 piece), salad, and have not had any problems. I was told no bread or celery and I have not tried either because I don't want to put myself in harms way.

Today is one month since I was banded and I have not thrown up at all. Actually, I feel the same way you do about throwing up and I use that as incentive to make sure I cut my meat small (use a dice for size), chew my food good (put down my fork between bites) and make sure each bite is small enough. I also stick to my MDs recommendations for diet. Good Luck!

Congrats! I wish you both a speedy recovery!

Thank you for your post, I am 3 weeks away from my first fill and I have been curious.

I am dying to chew something crunchy and I am on mushies :teeth_smile: What can I have to satisfy this craving?

okay, I went grocery shopping today and I was thinking about my crunch craving and I came across kosher baby dill pickles and I bought a jar. What do you think, okay to have while on mushies as long as I chew well?

Thanks for all of the great suggestions. The saltine soup cracker just might do the trick. All I need is one or two. The graham cracker sounds good too. I want to be careful due to carbs. I have been telling myself that I have made it this far, what is another couple of days? My next f/u appt is still 10 days away (scheduled more than the normal 2 weeks due to MD being on vacation) so I will have a few extra days on mushies, but it actually hasn't been that bad. The food processor has helped greatly. I am not feeling deprived other than the craving to crunch! Thanks again

low fat cottage cheese had a lot of protein if you like that. You should have 50 grams a day at least. Try mixing sugar free syrups to the protein shakes. Also, keep them to 4 oz so you don't have to drink more ounces of something that does not taste good. I like vanilla unjury in diet rootbeer and strawbery in crystal light lemonade. Good luck.

try protein shakes, those will help with the hunger. I was allowed yogurt and l/f cottage cheese (one 4 oz at a time) post surg and that helped also. The first couple of days due to the swelling that was enough, but then I found I could eat up to 1/2 a cup 3 x a day. The protein shakes really helped curb that hungry feeling. And while I know post op is for healing, I noticed if I drink the protein shake then I would loose weight and if I didn't then I stayed steady and it took longer to loose even a pound.

I didn't have it after this surgery but I did after another surgery about 6 months ago. I was told it is a side effect of the anesthesia/surgery and my body was reacting to a change. Hang in there, it gets better.

I was banded on 7/8 and went back to work on 7/14 and I had the same increase in pain/soreness. What really bothered me were the staples. When I went to have them out it was like getting a whole new stomach! What a difference a day made, the following day I had NO pain/soreness at all. This sounds normal, I would recommend taking liquid tylenol every 4 hours to stay ahead of the pain while working. Good Luck.

While I have not had this, I have read other posts on here that sound similar and they did reference eating too much for a period of days. Some people went back to liquids/mushies for a couple of days and it seemed to work for them. Maybe you have stretched the pouch? Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

my hubby took me home from the hospital and went to work the next day. I was able to get around on my own. Only limitation was not to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk. I think your twins could help you out enough.

Hi Lana, I have only been banded for a couple of weeks, but maybe getting back to basics might help get you on track. Pull out the information (or request it again from your surgeon/nutritionist) on what you did when you were first banded. Maybe if you do that for a few days it will help get you back on track. Good Luck Funny, we have the same ticker...

Today was my 2 week f/u appt. all went well, down 7 lbs since surgery, had staples removed (yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and on to mushies. I was told I can have scrambled eggs, tuna/chicken/egg salad made in a food processor, cream of wheat/rice, oatmeal, yogurt, apple sauce (s/f), etc. For supper I had a terriaki chicken breast in the processor and summer squash from my garden pureed. It was sooooooo good!!!!

the hic cup you are experiencing is probably from drinking too large an amount and not from what you are eating (since it sounds like you aren't eating much). I ahd that for about 5 days until I asked a friend who had had the proc already. What a difference, sip, sip, sip. Good Luck.

At 12 days post op I had a glass of red wine and it did effect me a little quicker than it used to. As with most items, moderation is the key.

hmmm, I didn't have that much pain but I am 12 days post op and the staples on my port site are very irritating to my skin. They are red and a little sore. I spoke with my surgeon on Fri and he said to put a warm compress on the area. He said very rarely do these get infected, it is just a reaction to the staples. I am scheduled to have them removed on Monday and I can't wait! Last night was the first night I tried to sleep w/o the pain med and I had an awful night. I only take the pain med at bed time, but still need it. I did go back to work last Monday, so I am sure that was a little quick and has probably contributed to the soreness. Good luck with controling the pain. If you don't want to take pain med during the day, I recommend taking liquid tylenol every four hours to try and stay ahead of the pain getting worse.

same burpy thing happening here...I can only hope it ends soon.

I was banded on the 8th weighing 228, came home and weighed 235. Weighed myself today at 224 so technically 4 down since surgery. Minny hic ups and left shoulder pain are driving me crazy today! Total loss 21 since first surgeon appt on 5/21.

I have 5 incisions. My surgeon used staples, they are small though. I took the bandages off at 5 days because they were bothering me and now my incisions are itchy and a little sore. Is there anything that can be put on them? Neosporin, etc.? I am going to call Dr. tomorrow, it isn't bad enough to call after hours.

I was told no ensure either. At least 20 gm per drink and less than 5 gram carbs. I am using Unjury, I like the vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. I was told 50 grams of protein per day. 2 of these drinks = 40 and the other ten I get from l/f cottage cheese, l/f yogurt, etc.

Okay, I was banded on 7/8 and had the normal gas in my shoulder/chest area. Today I feel like the gas is more so in my belly. I have been taking gas-x strips and gas x chewables and walking, but it isn't getting much better. I think I will call my surgeon in the am to see if there is a script that might work better. Please share what worked best for you. Thanks