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The first week has not been easy. I was told my band has a small amount of fill. Water going down slowly but OK. smoothies (protein) go down very slow . . . almost need to work at it. On a follow-up call from my clinic I explained slight nausea, very light headed mostly from having difficulty taking in food. No appetite and really . . . nothing taste good. They said come in . . . but mentioned much of this was from swelling and will get better. It has gotten a little better each day . . . not much. Have digested very little in the last week . . . maybe two nutrituional drinks a day and that takes work.

Is this normal. I'm sure I've lost weight . . . but feel very exhausted and weak. Should I go in to see the DR or will I continue to slowly improve?

Is this normal for week 1 ???

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I felt the same exact way this being my first week... but i have to say that i am feeling better... i felt all the same things you did. the nutritionist told me to to focus on drinking to hydrate the first few days and once i did that i started feeling much better. do not stress the food so much the first few days. You need liquids to help you recover.... specifically gatorade.

The first week has not been easy. I was told my band has a small amount of fill. Water going down slowly but OK. smoothies (protein) go down very slow . . . almost need to work at it. On a follow-up call from my clinic I explained slight nausea, very light headed mostly from having difficulty taking in food. No appetite and really . . . nothing taste good. They said come in . . . but mentioned much of this was from swelling and will get better. It has gotten a little better each day . . . not much. Have digested very little in the last week . . . maybe two nutrituional drinks a day and that takes work.

Is this normal. I'm sure I've lost weight . . . but feel very exhausted and weak. Should I go in to see the DR or will I continue to slowly improve?

Is this normal for week 1 ???

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