I dont feel different after surgery

[evvieNY 0]

Hi all,

I was banded on Friday and today is Sunday.

Other than some pain.

I feel the same.

Still hungry

I am able to take gulps.

I have not eaten solid foods. however my stomach is growling.

Is this normal.

I am wondering if they filled the band.

Anyone experience the same thing?

[sam3841 57]

When they originally put in the band, usually they do not fill it at all. The time between when the band goes in and your first fill is time to allow the stomach to heal. I was banded on the 23rd of November. For the first week I felt full all the time, now I feel the exact same as I did before I was banded. A couple days ago I ate pizza! But I think that may have been bad because my stomach felt horrible all night. This period is all about will power. I started eating solid foods early, but I chewed a lot and have not had any problems. Hope this helps, Stacy

[evvieNY 0]

When they originally put in the band, usually they do not fill it at all. The time between when the band goes in and your first fill is time to allow the stomach to heal. I was banded on the 23rd of November. For the first week I felt full all the time, now I feel the exact same as I did before I was banded. A couple days ago I ate pizza! But I think that may have been bad because my stomach felt horrible all night. This period is all about will power. I started eating solid foods early, but I chewed a lot and have not had any problems. Hope this helps, Stacy

Thanks Stacy,

I am so temped to eat regular food.

But i definitely do not want to vomit or get sick in any which way.

I want to do as i was told ....liquids 10days after sugery....etc...

But if i do eat solids will definetaly chew very slowly.

thanks .

[Dave_NW 92]

Thanks Stacy,

I am so temped to eat regular food.

But i definitely do not want to vomit or get sick in any which way.

I want to do as i was told ....liquids 10days after sugery....etc...

But if i do eat solids will definetaly chew very slowly.

thanks .

From everything I've read, vomiting or PBing or sliming one time is enough to teach you why you don't want to do it again.

You're at the point where your stomach is adjusting to the placement of the band, and your stomach is healing from the stitches used to attach the band in place. Give it a chance to heal. Eating solid food now could cause problems, including even tearing out those stitches.

If you're seriously fighting yourself already over the situation, you're setting yourself up for serious problems later on. Follow the plan your surgeon laid out for you, and be successful. Derail that plan, and you're headed for failure.

You aren't yet "fully" banded, because you don't have restriction, the magic sweet spot that makes the band work so well. Once you get to that point, it'll be different. You're still weeks away from your first fill.

Hang in there. Follow the plan. Anticipate success.

Good luck!

Dave

[Jennifer Hathaway 12]

It is very important to follow your doctor's rules. Do not eat solids before you are told to. You must let your stomach heal. The band is stitched and it needs time for scar tissue to develop to hold it in place. You could cause a slip. Don't worry about being hungry just add more Protein Drinks to your day.

[Jennifer Hathaway 12]

It is very important to follow your doctor's rules. Do not eat solids before you are told to. You must let your stomach heal. The band is stitched and it needs time for scar tissue to develop to hold it in place. You could cause a slip. Don't worry about being hungry just add more Protein drinks to your day.

[gotmyeyeontheprize 2]

I was banded on 11/22 and had restriction up until a few days ago. Now, I find myself starving. Even so, I am trying very hard to stick to my doctor's orders of 600 calories per day. Like sam3841 said, it is all about will power right now. I won't have my first fill until around the first of the year. Getting through Christmas is going to be a test of that will power. Good luck!

[EquusEMS 0]

I was banded on 11/22 and had restriction up until a few days ago. Now, I find myself starving. Even so, I am trying very hard to stick to my doctor's orders of 600 calories per day. Like sam3841 said, it is all about will power right now. I won't have my first fill until around the first of the year. Getting through Christmas is going to be a test of that will power. Good luck!

See my nutritionist and doctor didn't give me a calorie limit, just to make smarter choices, and try to avoid sugar, alcohol, bread, fast food, etc. I don't eat regular 3 meals a day, I more 'graze' during a normal day, because I work a crazy schedule.

I wonder where they get 600 calories a day, did anyone hear reasoning behind that? It doesn't seem like enough? And that I need to eat atleast 60g of Protein a day.