DizzyGirl

Good Evening my band friends! I have a question. I am on Mushys now as I have had no complications and feel GREAT! (Banded 11/22) My question is this... I know back preband - if I dieted hardcore - my stomach would 'shrink' or seem to as if I tried to eat regular again - I would feel full quicker. For example if you're sick for a few days and you don't eat and then your first meal after feeling better, you'd eat half the amount as normal. Okay so I'm eating eggs and stuff and I feel sick if I go over a certain amount. If I eat more than a cup of food, I feel so overstuffed. (Like eating a whole dinner at Olive Garden - Pasta heavy feeling) Oh and I promise - I haven't eaten pasta. But I do love oatmeal. If I try to eat a whole packet - I feel really really full. I know typically we don't have any restriction until the first fill and a few fills after that. So is this 'only eating a cup at a time' thing just a case of the 'stomach shrinkage' or is it actual restriction? Thanks in advance...

I would be filing a complaint with the state. That's horrible. I am so sorry you were treated that way. Absolutely disgusting. File a complaint with everyone you can find. Go to the CEO of the hospital if you have to. Let everyone know that you were neglected. It makes me so sick.

Great job Everyone! I'm down 18 lbs total! I'm excited! I went back to work and I feel great. No problems whatsoever. Trying to do the pureed thing but my apetite definitely wants mushies already so I've tried eggs. They were awesome! I agree Wakeup- I forget to eat slowly but haven't had any real problems. Its just so much to remember. I chopped 8 inches off my hair because I decided if I had to take so much time to measure my food - my hair needed to be easy peasy! I'm proud of you 11/22ers! And others. We're really doing it!

Tigger- so sorry you're not happy. I can understand how scared you'd be because I'd be nervous too. Does your office have dietitians or anyone else - a nurse practitioner who can make you feel better about this? Who can walk you through and give you some information? Did you try cough syrup? I mean since it's liquid and it would cure the cough - I would consider it. Could you call your general practitioner?

I wonder if that's typical!? I don't think they mentioned this to me?... I'll have to go check my reference book now.

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep that in mind. I can't eat anything right now so these are just going to hold me over while I'm on the puree/mush diet and then hoping to eat my protein!

Gotmyeyes! IT's soooo funny that you posted this! I was getting on tonight to post that tonight: I pureed lasagna. I was making dinner for my family and was feeling sad because I miss eating with them. So I took out the noodles and pureed the meat and the sauce and the cheese! It was awesome! I was full after 4 baby spoon bites but it was so good and plan on having the rest for dinner tomorrow. Great minds, huh?