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thanks everyone for your responses. I was really nervous about eating the pizza last night, plus I was second guessing my slow success.. I have taken today today slowly. I do think this fill has made a slight difference. Hopefully I can pick up the weight loss pace... I hate being at a plateau.

I cant wait to exsperience shopping your style!!! BTW thanks for including that recipe,,, I think I will make it for dinner this week :biggrin:

Ok.. I just got my 2nd fill today. I felt hardly any restriction after the first fill. I really hope to feel restriction this time around. My doctor said to do liquids for the first 2 days and mushie for 2 days after wards liquids.... I have been out of town and came home today... my daughter had one of those school musicals tonight... after my dh took us out for pizza. I ate the smallest piece on the pan and 1/2 a bread stick,,,, What I am wondering is will the band get the accurate restriction even though I ate,,, what could the side effects be? Does everyones doctor require the above diet after fills? I have a 14 cc band and 7 cc filled I believe,,,,

Hey according to our "old president" certain intimate contact is not "Sexual relations",,,,,,,,, :w00t: had to say that....

I really hope that my post about my infection did not get you totally down, I am shocked that i even got one. I think I am a strange individual case. My doctor didn't stitch my incision together (top layer) but glued it wich I wonder is part of the problem? My doctor had us on a liquid diet for 2 wks post-op and 2 wks mushie food diet wich is 28 days. Sounds like yours is a little more lenient. As for the main subject I think the other gals are right,,, do it when you are comfortable. I don't think there's anything wrong with making them wait. When it happens then they will appreciate it more

I wanted to update everyone on this situation,, I have been through a lot since Sat morning when I posted. My main incision was healed in the middle, scabbed on the bottom, then abssesed on top. Sat evening the bottom one was full of this green puss,, I was really concerned. Plus I had been exsperiencing leg cramps and severe head-ache. Sat night I researched post-op infection of incision and read that cramping can be a sign of a blood clot... Its interesting you guys talked about bad doctors/ poor bedside manner. I called my doc answering service and with my luck the doc on call was again my doctors partner. He called me back and was a total prick. He told me to go to the ER or call the doctor Monday,, and luckily he( the partner) was off,,, He made it abundantly clear he did NOT want to talk on the phone, saying "its was the weekend" I ignored that comment completely ..(that's why hes on call) I told him this all could been avoided if he actually took care of the problem on my first week check-up. I asked him what was the worst case scenario.. He then said "that they may need to surgically cut it open and let it drain for a few days" (with me hospitalized) He then made the comment "hopefully the ER doctors will do this if not I will get another phone call" This Doctor is VERY good looking but its obvious the $$ and his looks have gotten to his head.. The ER was very helpful.. and the wait wasn't that long. They did a ton of cultures, urine samples, blood work, & cleansing. They said if I had waited a matter of days it would have needed to be surgically re-opened,, my blood work was o.k.(had a few concerns) but needed to be followed and re-done in 2-3 days. If the incision was not already split open they would have cut the stitches to let the top drain. I had the top layer of skin glued.. I now have a follow up apt Thurs. I told the nurse about my exsperience with the partner. She said she was helpless in this.. I feel a little baffled because of the $18,000 my doctor scored off the surgery I have a 3 month global period. I kind of feel stuck atm. I hope he actually listens to my concerns at my apt. And yah I am hungry and prob wont get my first fill next week

Ok so here is my situation... I have a infection. I am 17days post op. When I went to my 1 wk apt I saw my doc partner. My incision was oozing a little at the time green and his partner who saw me said its normal and incsions can ooze for months after surgery. I told him I did not feel comfortable and maybe I should be on antibiotics,,and he told me not to worry about it. Since then its gotten much worst, I think its getting better and then its not. It is now still oozing green crap (non-smelly) and it looks like the stitches ( I was glued) I did not have (no stitches) opened up at the top. ITs about the size of a pinto bean. ITs about the width of a bean and I was telling my unsupportive (he thinks its fine) DH that i will have a crater scar when its healed. I did make another Doc apt last Wed but by then I had a scab and it seemed to be healing.. thurs the scab burst with Green puss... Thurs I called my friend who is a nurse said that Antio-biotics is a good idea and if I had any in my cabinet to take Keflex. I have done this since Thursday night and didn't see a huge difference Friday. Its now Sat and it looked ok, a scar was formed, it was wet in the middle... while dressing I lightly put a cloth over the incision so my clothing wouldn't run it and the scab got removed,,,, what do I do.,,, I feel like I cant win and I dont want my doctor to chastise me for wasting his time, or yell at me for coming sooner..., I feel as if Im not going to win no matter what I do,,, shouldnt I be improving being on antibiotics? :biggrin: thanks for your time,,,,

ROFL ROFL ROFL what a subject!!! I can honestly say that the first week post-op I was Def NOT in the mood. I was bruised, sore, and I felt cut up!!! Now I am 10 post op and of coarse once you do """" then you will get back in the groove again. Whats weird is when your significant other see's a big weight loss. Its kind of nice to hear "wow honey your butt is getting smaller" :confused:

How very interesting,,, I bet there is some weird mystery sticky thing they put on us all,,, but since were under no one remembers.. I am now 10 days post op and I still have the glimmer of the bruise. I showed my doc at my 1 wk apt and he said some people look more banged up then others. That was his only comment. I do think its like cooking something, they put all sorts of things in us and stir us up. At least the Gas part is mostly over,:confused:

When I was on my post-op diet I was a real stickler for measuring food. My liquids I would use a 1/2 cup =4 oz. I wanted to know ezacly what something weighed, plus how many calories was in what. When I first went into post-op me and my DH went out and bought a bunch of little tiny rubber-maid 4 oz containers to put my broth, and jello into. The problem that I have found now that I am 1 wk post op is I don't fill full after eating 4 oz. It takes me 8 oz before I feel full. I cant wait to get my first fill... I hate eating that amount but at the same time I know with just eating broth how many calories am I really absorbing? When I am able I plan on faithfully measuring out my portions and calorie counting, plus working out to get my best weight loss. I hope my extra skin is not too much of a issue. Good luck

Remember the fact we were banded is a big deal!!! I am still on the liquid diet, then will be on the mushie one in another week. I look at it like its a challenge. To blow it would only being making yourself a failure. I don't believe I have anything in my port but I want my body to adjust like there is. Anytime I eat I use a 4-6oz cup to put food into. I will eat this (soup or jello) If I am still hungry wich I am atm I think its important to wait a hour before attempting again,, The 2nd attempt should be a protein shake (unless you had this first) Getting the Protien in your body, it will think that its fuller. One big benefit to eating like this is we will cont. to loose weight and for me getting on a scale and seeing a few lbs off is a big accomplishment. Good luck hope this worked :thumbdown: