nancy_marie_00

I am two weeksout from surgery adn I am hungry!!! I am trying to stick it out until monday when the dr said i can go to mushies, but damn i am hungry! The only thing keeping me from eating everything in the fridge is the fact that I don't wanna screw up my band! Today I stuck to liquids, just water and protein shakes, then at dinner I had cream of potato soup, but strained, so basically just the 1% milk broth...yummy! I will take what I can get....good luck to you...let me know how you are doing!

Today wasn't as bad...back to basics!!! Protein drinks for me...not much else!

I am 13 days post op, the first week was fine, now I am starving....I am still supposed to be on liquids, but I have been eating everything in sight! I feel horribly guilty, nevermind i am still starving!!!! Anyone been through this? What should I do?:thumbup:

I am 9 days out and today was the first day I had to give in and eat something! I made a califlower puree...yummy! Only 1/2 cup, I ate most of it but was too full to finish! I am supposed to be all liquids for ten more days....(I don't see that happening) I have 3 incisions...one longer one and one short one both in the same area on my mid stomach and one up really high, right below my sternum. I too have no idea where my port is...I think that is a good thing though...I was so worried about it showing, thank god it doesn't! Best of luck to you!

Hi everyone, I was banded on the 6th of october, and everything went great....I am soo tired though...not on pain meds, but i have no energy whatsoever. Has anyone else experienced this? Even when i get out of the house, I feel like no doing anything...is this normal? Otherwise all is well, I can't wait to go to the dr on Mondday and see how much weight I have lost!

They told me to start walking as soon as the surgery was done...I think you will be fine being two days out...I was banded on the 6th...I feel totally fine now..as soon as the staples were removed the soreness subsided. I am on full liquids for 20 days...my dr is really strict! You were actually allowed to have a greek yogurt? Amazing how dr's differ! Hang in there!

I am on day 7 post op, and I am hungry...even a yogurt at this point would be a god send!...dr says no mushy foods until the 25th...that is 19 days of liquid! I so want food! Anyone else going or has gone through this? My surgery was on the morning of the 6th....

Today I find myself not hungry at all...fatigue is killing me...my muscles ache and all I want to do is sleep...the dr said it will subside, and I cannot wait until it does! I have to admit, I had 3 spoons of mashed potatoes last night before I forced myself to throw them in the garbage...I was really hungry! I held them in my mouth until they were liquid! My husband yelled at me, but didn't care..today was a whole new day, and I will not make mashed potatoes again until I am able to eat them! I am hoping that tomorrow I will have more energy, that is my biggest thing right now! Only time will tell...I think I can see a change in my face from the weight lose! YAY ME!

Thanks everyone...My dr is known as a hard ass around here, but he really is a great surgeon...I am just worried about damaging my stomach...knowing that other people are like 2 weeks out and eating yogurt and cream of wheat helps...I am going to try to hang in there with full liquids, that is just protein shakes, water, and crystal lite for as long as possible, but the 25th seems so far away!!!

You look great!

Thanks, I am too scared to actually eat anything at this point...I have 14 more days of liquids.....I will stick to this no matter what....even if I have to lick something every day...I will not eat it!

Just got home from my first post op follow up and I am down 10.5 lbs!!!! I am not at 207....I haven't seen this number in years!!! I started my journey at 232.....that makes 25lbs since July!!!! He did tell me not to expect a 10 lb wieght loss every week...but I still have two weeks of liquid to do...now I moved up to my protein shakes 3x daily and 64 oz of clear liquids...plus my chewable vitamin! I picked up those viactiv chocolate flavor vitamins, I ate one and now I am too full for my protein shake....maybe I should take the vitamin at bed time? Anyways...Had a super fatastic day! (although I don't see much of a change, maybe i am blind to that extra 25lbs...who knows...my boobs are smaller though..I guess that is a good thing!):cursing:

I was banded on the 6th by dr kwon....he is great! You have to lose 5%-10% depending on insurance...I had to lose 5% and I have BCBS....Good luck!

Ok, so i was banded on the 6th, and I have no energy whatsoever. I am not taking pain meds, and all i want to do is sleep....has anyone ever experienced this? Am I normal? still not hungry though!

Ok, it just dawned on me that I am addicted to food network. I love cooking now that I know that I am not going to inhale the whole plate!!! Am I alone on this? All I can think about is all the wonderful food that I can cook...even though I may want to eat it right now, I know that I have to stick to program....It is amazing to me the psychological differences that I amhaving since being banded only a few days ago....HERE IS TO MY JOURNEY!!!! GOD LET IT BE A GOOD ONE!!!:frown:

Thanks everyone...I am glad that I am not alone!

Congrats! Hopefully I will be there with you soon! Keep up the good work!

No vitamins yet, no food either, just clear liquids until monday. Thanks for letting me know that I am not alone!

Thanks, I am glad to hear that I am not alone!

This morning i woke up and made my son a grilled cheese sandwich...I am still not hungry! My stomach is sore, and it rumbled a bit last night like I was hungry, but went away pretty quickly. Maybe this is because the swelling is starting to go down? I am not sure. Still sipping clear liquids, no broth or protein yet, not until monday....if the dr says okay! Hopefully today will not be too bad...only time will tell!:frown:

sue, what insurance do you have?

OMG! I am not hungry, but as i am cooking i want to pick for no reason at all! I had to stop myself and go to my room....God only knows how many times I have eaten food for no reason at all except to have something in my mouth! WOW what an eye opener today has been...:frown:

Yesterday morning I got banded....i was totally nervous, but i feel that it was totally worth it. I am not hungry!!! For the first time in my life I can actually say that I am not hungry! I found myself thinking alot about food yesterday, knowing it was there, but i realized that i would have eaten on any other occasion...even though i wasn't hungry! What a big difference the band has made already. I am still sore and probably will be for the next few days, the more I walk, the less gas builds up. Sleeping was fine until I tried o jump up this morning...duh! That sucked! But everything seems to be fine. My face is all red and hot, but i think that is just a side effect from the meds, no fever and I will call the office as soon as they open. I wonder what today shall bring...gonna be a long one sipping on water! Wish me luck!

Just got home from being banded....sore, but not much true pain...mostly doped up from the drugs still...I feel great...so ready to start my new life! It has been a long journey to get here, but I am officially post op!:thumbup: