lorib

I know this is not the same thing, but when I first was banded I had a hard time even drinking liquids for about 2 days, it was starting to worry me so I called the Dr. and she said that it sounded like I had some inflammation near the port site as well as inflammation of the esophagus. She suggested I take something for heart burn, I did that for a couple days and immediatly felt better. I am not sure if this will help you but it might help to get you thru the first couple of days till things loosen up a bit. Hope everything works well for you.

I was banded on April 25/08, and I instantly saw results. Today I have lost 23lbs and it has only been 3 1/2 weeks. I do feel that I am in need of a fill tho, and the food cravings are becoming greater but I find even tho I am able to eat many different foods I am still only able to eat small amounts, therefore your calorie intake is was less than it was before I was banded. Don't worry that it is gonna take a while to lose the weight, remember we didn't gain the fat in a day so therefore it could take a while to go, but for example if you set your goal to lose the weight in a year or so, while the number on the scale continues to drop slowly your body is changing as well, and let me tell you that my 23lbs in noticable already and i feel better about myself already. Be excited for your major change in life, you can only make yourself happy, losing the weight is just the greatest benefit.

You will fill full for some time after your surgery, I had my surgery about 3 1/2 weeks ago. For the first few weeks I felt full all the time, it was a chore for me to even get my liquids down. I also made the mistake of taking a couple of bites of a banana and I really did some damage to my esophagus, my dr.s advice was to take something for heart burn, because everytime I tried to get my liquids down it hurt with every sip. Just remember slow and easy will win the race