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Hi All, I recently moved from Australia to New York. I have been banded almost 2 years and am wayyyyy overdue for a fill, and generally need to have the band's condition looked at (I havent lost weight recently at all) Two questions: a) Does anyone know any reliable fill doctors in Manhattan who might accept foreign patients/patients banded elsewhere. :redface: Does anyone have any experience with Fill Doctors USA who can shed some light on whether seeing them is a good idea? Also, insight on whether it might be a good idea to visit the new center "under training" in Manhattan would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Ooooops. Can a moderator move this to the fill doctor section? I'm sorry.

Kmw: Hopefully that uncomfortable feeling eventually subsided, but it's a hard and fast lesson. I cheated in the first 3 weeks with some foods that were slightly more solid than liquid but I washed them down with Water. Now that I've progressed to solids and had my first fill I STILL haven't tried eating anything like rice or red meat. I could tolerate bread pre-fill and chicken, but I have no idea how that might work now that I'm filled. You can start eating fish (rice isn't recommended until the solid stages) in a couple of weeks. Wait it out from now on. I know those cravings can be a bitch. And on the alcohol front, me and white wine have decided we get along juuust fine. I never was much of a beer drinker, but I have been enjoying a glass or two of chardonnay when I go out. My surgeon actually said that they've done studies and those who incorporate some wine into their diet tend to do better over the long run. Good luck!

What's the verdict on alcohol during the liquid phase? I'm two weeks post-op and kinda wanna join in the party a little bit. I know that i definitely shouldn't be drinking any carbonated mixers, but will a shot of something-or-other severely kill me or my stomach? I kinda got myself into something, too, and I don't wanna bail. I know it aint good for the diet, either, but... Advice would be great.

Wise words, Jack. But I would go one step further and blame my own mother for my failed self image. It may sound like pop psych, and I really don't let it cloud my judgement in any way, but I did grow up being told that I couldn't do things other kids could do because I was fat. I never did get past that. And hunnybunny, i agree with you to a certain degree. I have often found myself attracted to men that weren't attracted to me because I was fat. Not that i knew that was the reason, but it always was so in my head. I do want to be loved for me - but I know the fat me isn't the true me anyhow.

I actually straight-out told my mother that she was not allowed to ask any more questions about my weight or weight loss. I may have been quite insensitive about it, but two weeks post-op I was more concerned about getting on with a normal kinda life. She has't asked yet, but it's only been a week. At least this way she feels involved in my life somehow...so she can rest easy that her daughter is on a good path. Sigh. Parents.

Oh yeah. I told my mother, even though I knew it would invite constant queries about my weight loss, because it seems like my weight is her constant concern. Turned out she was the only one to visit me in hospital, so it was a good thing. It's funny, the things we have to put up with.

Except her mother...

So apart from having a mini-meltdown yesterday over the fact that I may have potentially ruined my band (see here), I think I'm good and I'd just like to introduce myself. I'm 26, hail from Melbourne, Australia, and was banded on 30/6 at the Avenue. So far I'm still in recovery, eating liquids/soft foods (when I can - and should) and I'm going about my daily business with nothing but a little bit of pain around my left side. I love the fact that I'm not constantly hungry anymore, and I've lost about 6kg (15 pounds?) altogether, both pre-op and post-op. So that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Right now I'm looking forward to the day when I can eat normal solid foods, because, really, I just need to chew on something. I wonder if my nails are very nutritious? Oh yeah, and I basically had a 3 week turnaround before surgery, so I think I'm doing pretty well in the weight loss department, thankyouverymuch.

Hi Guys, I was banded on June 30 (a week ago now). I've mostly gone back to doing things normally, running about my daily business. But I'm severely confused about the 3 week liquid diet. I was told I could have blended Soups, Jellies, Custard...those kids of things. The other day I had a bunch of humous dip (I thought, blended chickpeas, some Protein, would be fine) and I felt incredibly full afterwards, and uncomfortable. My fault, I know. But I feel like now I can eat solids...I just had a few (GASP!) potato chips. Have I potentially destroyed everything and caused the band to slip into oblivion? Has anyone else out there cheated while on liquids? What are the repercussions? I feel like I can eat mushies now and it's fine - essentially mashed foods are what I've been eating. Btw I do feel discomfort and nausea, and I've stopped feeling as full as I did the initial few days after having half cups of fluids. Thanks in advance for the advice.