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My doc said 48 hours and his nurse said only 24. I'm playing it safe and staying on liquids for the full 48 but I'm wondering what are your doctors telling you? What do you do?

I'm starving! I can't wait to eat real food tomorrow but I'm also sort of nervous. I'm getting liquids down fine but this morning I almost threw up one of my meds. It made me wonder how tight I'm going to be.

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My Dr says 3 days, then mushies for a week, then soft foods for a week, and then back to regular foods. I go Friday and am dreading being starving again. I hope I get some restriction.

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I just went for my 2nd fill today and my doc says liquids for 24 hours. I work with 2 ladies that have the band as well and one lady only has to be on liquids for 24 hours the other ladys doc said 48.

I think 24 hours to be safe and then play it by ear, start slow and see what you can and can not tolerate.

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my first fill I could go straight to regular foods my dr said but i just had my 2nd Tuesday and he said mushies and liquids for the rest of that day and today so 2 days. Im on regular foods tomorrow.

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Wow my Dr. is strict! I knew he was, but I am alittle jealous right now that you all get to eat so soon after a fill I have to go through hell all over again! LOL Hopefully it won't be so bad this time around.:)

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mines says 48 then back to normal foods

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I just went for my first fill today, my Doc, told me 48 hours on liquids.< /p>

I know someone else whose Dr says 48 hours on liquids, then 48 hours on mushies.

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My doctor says 48 hours on liquids, then I can slowly introduce solids, chewing well.

I didn't understand this on my previous fill, so I tried going to right to solids immediately. I just threw up everything I ate for 2 days. I could only get two bites down. Then it settled down and could eat about a cup and a half, so I'm getting another fill. This time I will be sure to have only liquids for 48 hours!!

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You're making me feel thankful for my surgeon! We have to stay on liquids the rest of the day of the fill, then puree/mushies the next, and then back to normal as tolerated. My first fill was this morning and I'm already dreaming about my cottage cheese for Breakfast in the am!

gracerev

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Day of - liquids

Next day - purees

Day 3 - mushies

Day 4 - whatever I can tolerate

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Day of - liquids

Next day - purees

Day 3 - mushies

Day 4 - whatever I can tolerate

This makes the most sense to me. I think I'm gonna follow this menu my doc said no food before the fill and Clear Liquids for 24 hours after...no other instructions were given about when to start regular food again but this schedule sounds good to me. :)

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You're making me feel thankful for my surgeon! We have to stay on liquids the rest of the day of the fill, then puree/mushies the next, and then back to normal as tolerated. My first fill was this morning and I'm already dreaming about my cottage cheese for Breakfast in the am!

gracerev

Mine is very similar.

Liquids rest of day.

Mushies/soft that evening.

Regular as tolerated the next day.

Any problems tolerating one stage.. go back down and restart.

Continuing problems..call & go back in for unfill.

However, I get very small fills. Those who get larger fills may need to progress slower.

I'm glad it's all individualized as we are all so different. :wink2:

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Mine just says be kind to the band. Eat however we're able to. On most fills I had no problem eating normally. With this last one at 8cc I'm pretty tight (more than usual) in the morning, so I'm sticking to soft foods. Not a problem at all since I don't feel like eating anyway.

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Mine just says be kind to the band. Eat however we're able to. On most fills I had no problem eating normally. With this last one at 8cc I'm pretty tight (more than usual) in the morning, so I'm sticking to soft foods. Not a problem at all since I don't feel like eating anyway.

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