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i am 6 weeks post op and i too find that i am drinking while i eat...i have spoken with the nurse about this habit and she tells me we cant break every habit all at once but to continue working on it......the reason for not drinking for 30-60 min after eating is to keep the food from being pushed thru the small pouch so u feel fuller longer.....just keep trying and best of luck to you...thats what i am doin

so i had my 1st post op visit today and i walked in and he says hello and how r u... i say fine . he says well you are losing weight and you look good , you dont need me anymore , the rest is upto you. have a nice day.....um , hello.....is that it??? was it like this for everyone??? i still go to see a nurse on another side for fills and if i need a nutricionist i can schedule for 1 , i have a 10cc band and i had my 1st fill a week or so ago so i have 4 cc's in there now but still no restriction....i go for my 2nd fill next week.....i hope this works soon....

yes i go to groups every other monday and every 3rd wed....and i love the nurse that does my fills...she is wonderful and answer any questions i might have...i just figured it woulda lasted more then 2 minutes...ya know??

i am a needle phob and had my 1st fill and it was a tiny needle but was still very uncomfortable for me...the nurse wrote me a prescription fro EMLA CREAM to put on the are 30 minutes before :thumbup:

that is so great i too am about the same story as u....i just had my 1st fill on thursday cuz i wasnt feeling restriction and was mowwing down.....so they moved it up 2 weeks....and now i get my fills every 2-3 weeks unless i dont need them...best of luck and keep us posted

so today i had my 1st fill....wasnt sure what to expect but i had myself all worked up about the needle:crying: so i was a wreck when it came time....she used a timy needle and i have to say it did hurt...my port apparently is deep and she had to keep pushing down to find it...so didnt like that...still tender from surgery...but i have a 10cc band and it had 2 cc's in it and she put 2 cc's today...so i am upto 4cc's...i go back on july 19th for my next fill and she gave me a prescription for EMLA to put on bebore hand so i dont feel anything...thank goodness!!:thumbup:other then that i have to do all liquids for 2-3 days and then on to mushy and so on...lets see if this helps, cuz i honestly had no restriction whatsoever:confused: .....i am still happy i chose this route and am looking forward to the future:rolleyes:

thank you all for your thoughts....and congrats to those who had their 1st fills too....she says i can come in every 2-3 weeks for fills as long as i can tolerate so i guess i better get used to them...and i will have the numbing cream from now on so hopefully that will help too....good luck to all of you on your journies as well!!!!

i too am a diabetic who lived off soda...and snacks ...i cooked 1 meal a day and i also have 2 small kids...this process took me exactly 1 year from start til surgery day...i had the hardest time giving up soda i tried to wean off it ect ..but nothing worked..finally i had to let my ocd kick in and i said on new yrs eve that was it...at 1145 pm i took my last bottle up with me and swigged it down ..and never looked back...it was hard i wont lie...i felt like a crack junky going off ....but i did it...i started drinking sobe life waters 0 calorie only the red 1s...{ocd} but i did it and they waited 6 months for surgery...since having this surgery i have , 1 week post op i was able to go off 1 of 3 diabeties meds...still working to go off all meds...i wont lie,this is work...the band is only a tool ...i am only 4 weeks post op and i find i have cheated a couple times already , not with soda but with sweets...but i get right back on...just take it 1 day at a time and do everything your drs tell you...u can do this!!!

hey maggs..i know u r busy with ur packing but i got used to reading your posts everyday and wanted to check in and see how u were doin...hope all is well and goin smoothly for you with the post op recovery and the packing for the move....best of luck to you !!!!

i too am at 28 days and go for my 1st fill on e=wed...i had it moved up from the 14th of july cuz i find i have no restriction and am eating eating and more eating...i too have not lost any weight in 2 weeks yet i have not gained either...i am watching what i eat for the most part but i have had some poor choices...ie:sugar wafers...several times...but i dont over eat per say....any how they say the 1st month isnt really for losing but more for healing...just keep your chin up...i too do not like heat nor do i like swett...so i do not really exercise.keep me posted and best of luck!!!

i too have had the 2 c sections like u the same way...and i just had my band 3 weeks ago and this was a breeze compared to birth...i had most of my pain on the left side where the port is and find that to be tender here and there but after about 4 days i was good to go driving ect...i dont do any heavy lifting tho ...no gas or nausea ect...good luck to you!!!

they have me taking benefiber....its tasteless also....u can add to pretty much anything...maybe try that so u dont have to wait ..good luck and hope u feel better real soon!!

that is wonderful news...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! just take it easy and dont try to push youself to much....

hahaha thats funny about oatmeal ....and i so agree ..i have been eating it for a couple weeks now...which 1 r u having??i found that the weight choice from quaker has 7 grams of protien before the skim milk is added.....hope all else is well with you!!

so far today is starting off better....i started the day with a shake and i do have to go to the market...i know i am having haddock for dinner broiled wth some mrs dash....lunch, idk yet...but i am not gonna eat any sugar wafers....i still cant wait til i have some kind of restriction...thanks to my friends on chat last night...it helped!!!

i was glued and i mine started coming off at about a week to 10 days and then i kinda peeled the rest off except the port...that was the biggest...that finished at about 15 days.......u r so lucky to go to mushy at 1 week i had to wait 2 weeks but it is so good to have real food again....u r doin so graet, keep up the good work!!!

i am almost 3 weeks post op and i am damn hungry...i have been doin really goodon this pre and post op diet but i have no restriction and i am hungry....i did have some not so good choices today, but 2moro will be better i am sure....please tell me this will pass....i dont usually post..but i know alot have been where i am, or some have to have been.....i dont get my 1st fill til the 30th...i had it moved ahead from the 14 of next month ..hopefully to get some kind of restriction sooner ....i dont wanna start going down my old path and gain back the 17lbs i have lost....SUGGESTIONS PLEASE???????

i am almost 3 weeks post and i am so hungry too...i thought mushy was anything soft..i have been eating haddock and chicken and baked beans and ect...my nurse gave me the ok for that stuff......any deli meats except roast beef....i cant wait til i get restriction.....do u feel u have any???? best of luck too you!!

i do the carnation instant breakfast sf. in chocolate...i didnt like the straw and van....good luck!!!

i am only 2 weeks out and i too did not have any appetite...tho now i do..i went to a group and they clled this period he honeymoon phase and told me to enjoy it ...i have no restriction ...i did follow the diet as required and have just started adding fish and chicken ect....i take a lot of meds try taking them with warm water, they might go easier....just make sure u get your 64 oz of fluids , i have still yet to get that but am constantly thirsty, i am almost there tho...congrats on the start of your journey ....try also to walk some each day..i know it will be sore but it will help to move even if u r jus walking...keep up the good work

hey here i too am not far from u...i am 12 days out and my scale has not budged and i weigh every morning and every night...i even asked the nurse if i can move my 1st fill date ahead by 2 weeks cuz i cant gio to 6 weeks post op....i have just started noticing i am getting hungry and she said its cuz the swelling is goin down and the band has stayed the same....it will all come together for us...i am sure all banders have said these same things to hemselves, but they are losing andor have lost.....just keep a positive mind and exercise when u can and try to stay within the guidelines.....we will all succeed!!! in our own time.....remember , we didnt put it on in a day, we cant take it off i a day

yay!! i am glad that it went so well for you also...cant wait to hear your updates...make sure you get some rest too...dont push too hard too fast....

lots of luck to you tomorrow....!!

i am 10 days post and today i seem to be really wanting to eat eat eat....i have been having the same stuff everyday now ..shakes shakes and more shakes and finally added in sf jello and gelatin and milked down oatmeal...and i drink water in between...i am not much of a soup person and i still have 4 more days b4 i can move to mushy foods..and then what ?am i gonna live off mashed potatoes...noone gives you a menu ...i kinda feel alil lost right now...any advice would be really appreciated and tips on foods too..plz plzzz and plzzzzz again...and most def thank you!!!

hi thanks...when u say pureed, like stick in the blender and lix it like a shake??/ and yeh i have been reading your posts daily pretty much...u seem to have this thing down for someone who hasnt had it yet,,,,lol but good for you girl....i am sure ur surgery will go smoothly and i look forward to reading ur future posts....i dont usuallly write , i am a reader but i am so stuck ....i will call the nutricionist on monday and i am starting post groups this week....hopefully they will have some info to offer....thanks again and much luck to u!!!