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Sounds like you need to increase your protein and calories I know that if I dont eat enough then I start to feel like you are...Good LUCK

ABSOLUTLY!!! doesnt matter who paid for it you felt you needed to do something to better your quality of life and you did GOOD FOR YOU!!!

I was banded 5 weeks ago and I remember going through that...I just kept in my mind that I need to heal so I stuck with all the phases of my post op diet. I was self pay and there was no way I was going to waste all the money I put down just to mess up my band with in weeks of my surgery. Just keep in your mind that you need to heal and that this is just the first steps to a new you...

Yes carbonation is not advised when you have the lap band...

First of all Congrats on taking the step to getting banded. It was a big step but really the most easiest. Cuz it's all work from her until you reach restriction. I am 5 weeks post op and still struggle with hunger and probably will until I reach proper restriction. Since you are still suppposed to be on liquids I assume since that is where I was 1 week post op I drank alot of Protein shakes made with milk, I made a cream of broccoli Soup that i pureed and strained before I ate it. I drank lost of Water and still had my coffee in the am with creamer. If you know that your gonna be hungry around 3 or 4 make sure you have your soup ready and a Protein Drink around 2 to head off the sever hunger that you know may come at 3 or 4....Hope this helps Good luck...

No I wasn't a big drinker before I would enjoy some beer with my hubby every now and then but never hard liquor. I don't have problems drinking anything after the band so I don't imagine drinking alcohol would be a problem it goes straight through the band as would any other drink let it be Water, juice or anything else.

A PB is what is known as a "productive burp" when you burp and food comes back up. it's not the same a vomiting cuz your not heaving just burping.

I have noticed that since I have been banded I no longer have the desire to drink...I dont know if it's cuz my stomach is smaller and I only want to put good yummy delishious food in it or what but for me I dont worry about alcohol I just dont want it anymore.

I was banded on Aug 26 almost 5 weeks ago...I had to go to the bath room (since i was at a restaurant) and was waiting to PB it up or throw up when I just burped and it went down. I know that I took too big of a bite and didnt chew well that's why I got stuck.

For me the band helps me get full faster and stay full longer then before the band...I still miss food and dont know when or if I will get over that. One day at a time i guess is the way to go. One day at a time....

I am 5 weeks post op and have lost 12lbs and that was during the 1st 2 weeks and nothing the past 3 weeks...I have a 4cc band with 1.5cc prefilled during surgery and am waiting for my first fill come october....I hope it helps...Good luck!

I had my first stuck episode about a week ago and it felt like it was in the airway but since I could breath I knew it wasnt...I think it just feels that way.

My doc say 6-8 weeks....

I was obsessed with what I couldnt eat..now that I'm on solid foods I dont care bout food network or man vs. food anymore. It's funny how our brains work really....

It gets better...I remember when I was at where your at right now. I too felt hungry very shortly after waking up, I am 5 weeks post op and still have a hard time between real hunger and head hunger and for the first 2-3 weeks I lived watching the Food Network..I would touture myself wondering when I can eat this or that... But as I said It gets better soon you will not obsess so much about what to eat and when to eat it Hang it there it gets better.

I was in the ER last night with my son and he feel asleep and when they finally called us in i had to wake the poor dude up I felt bad cuz i really wanted to carry him but didnt know if I should, he weighs about 55lbs and didnt know if that would be too much to lift 5 weeks post op... Does anyone know when we can start lifting things and how much we should not lift?

1lbs weight loss per week is great!!!!!

you can cook it in soup as well....

Been banded for 1 month just got my TOM and yes I still have the increase in appetite and cravings...I should have banded my brain when I got my stomach banded.. he he he!

It's been 3 weeks now and I havent lost any weight!!! I havent gained either but still What Am I Doing Wrong???

I have only been banded for 1 month so I dont have a lot of input to give but have you tired to use a Fiber supplement like benifiber or something like that. I know that when I was on the liquid phase of the post op diet I had very lose stools and when I took a fiber supplement it helped a lot...

I wouldn't call starting mushies a day before cheating...I actually called my doc and he said that if I feel up to trying the next phase just go slow and listen to my body...

I am 4 weeks post op and have not seen any weight loss since the first week after my surgery, I was wondering when does the weight really start to drop? I eat small portions drink my Water and have started walking. Should I start losing more after my fills? I mean 12 lbs is not all I will lose is it?

YES!!! I broke down the morning after my lap band I was drinking broth while my husband had a big wonderful Breakfast (which I told him to do) and just started crying wondering what I had done to myself and how this was permanent bla bla bla.....I'm 4 weeks post op now and feel wonderful I can eat pretty much anything...waiting for my first fill in oct....and have lost 12lbs...it's not a lot but I take any pound that wants to come off he he...Good luck things do get better just you see.

UUMMM What Metal is in the band or port?? that nurse just didnt know what she was doing and should never have done it to begin with, That's why we pay the big bucks for "To Have the DOCTOR" do the fill....Again What metal is in the port or Band.... just a newbie here but NONE that I know of and I have done a lot of research on the Lap Band before I got mine...Good luck hope you find restriction again soon...