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Hi there! There is no one good answer for this question. It very much depends on the person's weight. If you'r overweight or obese its not advisable to gain too much weight. between 11-18lbs. I will take me as an example, i currently weigh 185lbs. I'm 5"2" and am 9 weeks preggers. My ob which practices 30 years+ said it's ok for me to loose weight, since I am obese. He wants to keep an eye on the baby to make sure "it" gains enough weight. Which shouldnt be a problem. He has a lot of bandsters patients. So he's very experienced. I dont need to gain the average 40lbs, its not good for my health, I would be at risk for Diabetes, Pre eclamsia, etc. which are all harmful for the baby. Of course it has to be done in a healthy way, and not starving yourself. You have to eat nutritious food. People always make the mistake, "YOU HAVE TO EAT FOR 2" , which is wrong. you eat for you and a tiny person, that doesnt need more than an extra 300 calories. Most moms to be gain more than they have to, coz pregnancy is a time they let loose, which I completely understand. Hope I was able to clarify a little bit. best of Luck to all of you!!

I'm wondering if I'm allowed to take a bath. I'm really in the mood to sit into a bubble jaccuzi bath. I have huge migranes the last few days. I need to relax. On my discharge papers from the hospital it said 3 to 4 weeks no bathing. I'm 3 weeks and 4 days after surgery. What do you say?

Hey. Thanks everyone for answering to my post. I got the go ahead from my Doc. office today. Alovely weekend to all of you!

Hey fellow Bandsters. I hope you are all doing well. My surgery was almost 2 weeks ago. I do feel great, it took me a lil over a week to recover and now its as if I never had surgery. When my band was placed my surgeon filled it with 2cc. Yesterday I had my esophogram, drank Barium(wasn't as bad as ppl described it). Everything looked great, so I got the green light to start mushies. Its all going down well, and I get satisfied much much faster then b4 surgery. I ate 1 and half scrambled egg with a little cooked squash, more than 4 hours ago and I am still as satisfied as if I just ate. Its great. In my pre band times, I would've eaten already again a few times in this amount of time. Its great to not feel hungry. I'm an emotional eater. And now that I'm satisfied with the little that I eat i cant turn to food, so I am forced to deal with it in other ways. It's great. I got aware of it today. Its such a great feeling. Anyways, back to the point. Is what I'm feeling restriction???

Hey Veleda. I am so sorry that you'r going through this. What you'r describing definitely does not sound normal. I have been banded for almost 10 days now. I have had surgery pain like gas and incision pain, just one incision hurt me. Today I feel good, pretty much back to myself, besides of the one incision in my bellybutton hurting a little bit. I ate something that I wasn't supposed to 5 days post op. It was soft, but still I got stuck on it. For 8 hours. (I have 2 cc's in my band) I was in pain, food was coming up and trying to go down through my band up and down... It was sooooooo uncomfortable, I couldn't lie down, couldn't drink, nothing went down. I could almost not drink coz it took ages to go down , it came up and down... It took 3 days for my so very swollen stomach and all the tubes around to calm itself and swelling to go down. I thought that I have a slip. T"G I don't. It might be that you'r swollen. Discuss it with your surgeon. I feel your pain. It's hard to feel all that you do. Be strong. I hope that it will all work out for you, and that the band will work for you. We'r here for you whenever you need us. Best regards.

Hi. I was banded 07/26 and i think I've got restriction. I ate a piece of soft but sticky cheesecake yesterday, and 3 pieces of herring too and guess what, I got stuck on it for 7 hours. That was a good lesson for me, not to do that again and stick to my full liquid post op diet for the first 10 days after surgery. Is what I felt normal due to post op condition, or am I lucky and have restriction? I have 2cc in my 10cc band. I hope this is restriction, sice I would love to loose already and not wait till I'm filled 6cc or 7cc like most ppl. Thanx u guys, good luck to everyone!

Hello my fellow Bandsters, Yesterday was the big day for me. I had to be at NYU at 6:30 am. I was waiting untill after 8 to be taken in by a nurse. My surgery wasnt untill approx. 10:45am I went in to the operating room, I was sooo nervous and scared. Everyone was really nice there, they saw that I was nervous. They calmed me down and were very gentle, untill the stuff through IV made me loose control. I tried to fight it...but it was stronger than me. I woke up 1 hour later in the PACU. My throat hurt and my lips were so dty. They rightawy offered me a cup of ice chips, it was the best treat. I was really confused when I woke up. I wanted my DH to come to me, but they didnt let him stay for more than 5 minuts. I dozed off again for 40 minuts. I felt my incision, only the one in the belly botton. (I had the SILS) Around 1:45 I was finally taken up to a recovery room, where I finally got to see my DH that I so desperatly needed by my side. I didnt really have bad gas pains, just slightly. It was deffenatly bothered more by my incision pain. I kept on drinking and drinking. I thought that I didnt have the band put in, everything went down so easy. I have 2 cc's in my band already. I didnt start walking around untill aprox 3 or 4oclock. I didnt have the strength. I was shaky when I got onto my feet. But very soon I got udsed to it and actually walking helped me slowly to get back to myself. Before they discharge you, you have to pee a certain amount. I just couldnt pee, as much as I had the urge to I couldnt. They took a sonogram of my bladder. It was full. It sometimes happens the nurse said, that the Anesthesia causes you not to be able to go to the loo. Only after 9pm did I finally manage to empty my bursting bladder. I was so happy that they finally let me go home. Most of the women on the floor went home already severall hours before. It was great to go home. I must say I didnt expect it all to be the way it was. I was afraid of the gas pains which I thankfully didnt suffer from. I guess everyone is different. All in all it was a great experience!:scared2: Today I had 3 plates of Soup, 1 snapple and 1 ices and I feel stuffed. I guess I am banded. I am looking forward to see the numbers on the scale running down. I wish all of you the best! Any questions that you have I would be very happy to answer.

hey, how are you freshly banded fellow bandsters doing? I'm already better. Belly incision hurting when I walk and get up from sitting and liying position. Still some sharm shooting left shoulder pain when i lie down. I hope thats going away.

i just had it done on monday. 07/26/2010 i was soo scared too. its not really in the belly botton just by the entrance into the bb. dont be scared. its reallly no big a deal. its much easier than the 5 incision. you'll do great! you'll c!

Hi. My surgery is on Monday morning. In your experience, what do I need to take along to the hospital? I should be able to go home the same day, not staying overnight.

Over the weekend negative thoughts came over me. I'm on day 6 of my liquid preop diet. Surgery scheduled for 07/26. Somehow I'm starting to think that the band will not work on me. I like real food. I dont really have a thing for sweets. I like Pastas, Breads, Pizza, all kinds of starches. I'm not into cakes , candys , ice creams and chocolats usually dont drink sweet drinks. So am I worried for nothing,If I dont like things that slide through the band? Does someone here like the same that I do and was successfull with the band?

wow Cathrine, you are indeed an inspiration. Did you watch very much what you ate? Do you ever eat out? How did you do this? I want to be so successfull tooo. Amazing!!!

please could you tell me what bping is and whats the cause of it? being banded july 26 and trying too prepare myself for everything.

I'm wondering since I'm worried that the band wont work on me, how much calories does a banded person eat approx?

Over the weekend negative thoughts came over me. I'm on day 6 of my liquid preop diet. Surgery scheduled for 07/26. Somehow I'm starting to think that the band will not work on me. I like real food. I dont really have a thing for sweets. I like Pastas, Breads, Pizza, all kinds of starches. I'm not into cakes , candys , ice creams and chocolats usually dont drink sweet drinks. So am I worried for nothing,If I dont like things that slide through the band? Does someone here like the same that I do and was successfull with the band?

Hello, please help me. I'm starving. I need to eat! I cant think of anything else in this second. My brain is almost dried out!! HEEELLLLLLP!!!!

hi. thanx for the idea. Is 850 calories approx. the amount that a banded person eats? Are you satisfied when your done?

Hello fellow bandsters, How was your day? Is it getting easier? I feel that I have to be very busy not to think about food. T"G I am very busy most of these days. But when I have a "spare" moments in the day I find myself going crazy. So what did I eat today? I had three shakes, 2 cups of cooked zuccini and 1 coffee. I am down 5 lbs. in 4 days. That is called motivation. I am really thankfull. I hope you guys are all doing well. We can do this! we are better than that! we can manage! BAND-POWER!!! Lets proove it! think of it like this; We are almost over this week, so after the weekend its only 1 more week, and by middle of next week its just another few days and we are gonna be there. I cant wait to be banded. I cant wait to be 3 to 5 weeks after being banded. I think I am dreading the first few hours and days after surgery. I have fears somehow. I cant explain. I guess I gotta see the numbers go down on my scale in order to get exited more than nervous. I just looked at a picture of me today when I was 136 lbs.(5 years ago). I looked so good. I felt good in my body, i was confident. I still feel how I felt when I looked at the pic. So always when I am confused and dunno what I'M actually doing here, I tell myself you are doing this coz u wanna get back to this, and then I get positive again. I hope I'm not boring you with sharing my thoughts. I just feel comfortable sharing it here. not too many ppl know of my surgery, so u guys are in the same boat. All the best to all of you.

I'm getting banded July 26th in NYU. would be interesting to share experience. Were you also put on a two week liquid diet? Exited? Nervous? I think I'm starting to get exited. I went today tpo eat out with DH. I didnt even enjoy eating, I'm so ready for this. I actually wanted to start liquid diet at least one week before requiered, but DH didnt let. He said it will be hard enough the mandatory 2 week liquid diet. maybe he's right... I hope I'll do well. I'm soooo ready to give it my ALL, and looooose! Good luck to you. Share your story..

i need to understand this. is the gas coming up from mouth or back? im getting banded in 10 days

Hi Goosapotomus, I'm 25 years old, 5 "2 and weigh currently 224lbs. I feel terrible about my body, I feel so uncomfortable in my skin, I feel so fat (as my name sais). I feel sooo terrible and ashamed the way I look, I'm embaressed to go between ppl., I dont find it atractive to be fat. Whats nice about having dimples in the thighs? There is no nice clothing in the plus size section, and even if there is, it doesn't look at all like skinny clothes on skinny bodies. Do you never catch yourself looking at the skinny girl that just passed you, how great she looks and that you want to be skinny? I want to know how you'r happy with yourself. At least untill I reach my goal (which is 120) I need to feel comfortable being the "big me". How do u possibly manage to be comfortable being fat? Thanx for sharing. And good luck on your jurney!

Hi all. I was going crazy yesterday (crawling up the walls), had quite a hectic day with being out all afternoon till evening. i was in the pizzastore with my kids and they ate spinach and pizza. i ate a diet vegetable soup. that was at around 6pm. Up untill 6pm. I ate a salad and 2 Protein shakes. But the problem was that I ate some of the spinach, which I'm sure had some fat in it(restaurants make spinach always delicious, must have all kinds of creams and stuff in there). So therefore I didnt let myself eat anymore proteinshakes for that day, being that I "cheated" with some spinach. I didnt want to eat extra calories.So I guess in the eve I felt that I didnt eat those shakes, I was hungry. So today I'm gonna try to just stick to what I'm supposed to do, just the shakes. and some veggies. You know, 2 cups of veggies a day is NOTHING. Its so little. I feel that a person needs to chew something, thats why we have teath. I guess I just have to stay strong and do what I do. Its soon over, another 10 days(I'm on day 4 of liquid). So as of now, 12:25pm I had a coffee and 1 horrible chocolate protein shake. Wish me luck with the rest of my day. Maybe one of you could help me make a foodplan exactly what I should eat when. Maybe if I stick to a mealplan with proper eating times I will have it easier. Thanx you all. It helps that I have this Site to go to and talk tpo all of you who are going through the same. I wish you all lots of luck, and a very easy time with no temtations.

Hi all. I was going crazy yesterday (crawling up the walls), had quite a hectic day with being out all afternoon till evening. i was in the pizzastore with my kids and they ate spinach and pizza. i ate a diet vegetable Soup. that was at around 6pm. Up untill 6pm. I ate a salad and 2 Protein shakes. But the problem was that I ate some of the spinach, which I'm sure had some fat in it(restaurants make spinach always delicious, must have all kinds of creams and stuff in there). So therefore I didnt let myself eat anymore proteinshakes for that day, being that I "cheated" with some spinach. I didnt want to eat extra calories.So I guess in the eve I felt that I didnt eat those shakes, I was hungry. So today I'm gonna try to just stick to what I'm supposed to do, just the shakes. and some veggies. You know, 2 cups of veggies a day is NOTHING. Its so little. I feel that a person needs to chew something, thats why we have teath. I guess I just have to stay strong and do what I do. Its soon over, another 10 days(I'm on day 4 of liquid). So as of now, 12:25pm I had a coffee and 1 horrible chocolate Protein shake. Wish me luck with the rest of my day. Maybe one of you could help me make a phoodplan exactly what I should eat when. Maybe if I stick to a mealplan with proper eating times I will have it easier. Thanx you all. It helps that I have this Site to go to and talk tpo all of you who are going through the same. I wish you all lots of luck, and a very easy time with no temtations.