October Bandsters!!!

[LB4Me 35]

Had my xray and follow up with the surgeon today. I was feeling so good today (8 days post op) that I practically skipped to the hospital. Surgeon was happy with my healing and I got to skip ahead to mushies. I could not wait to get home to a scrambled egg! Tonight, refried black Beans. Heavenly!

[Poodlelover56 2]

You can get Protein and calories with cottage cheese, chobani yogurt, carnation sugar free Breakfast with skim milk. I am in the mushie stage. I can't purée my food. I just chew, chew, chew and it seems to go down fine.

[DebHart71 3]

I have started on a few soft foods too. I had chicken and broccoli in white sauce. scrambled eggs w a little turkey sausage. Fish with peas. I only do it for dinner and have liquids or mushies for breakfast and lunch. I keep it at 1/2-1 cup for all of it. I bought some of those lunch tuna kits that have spices, and some exotic Soups with lentils and black Beans and such to try next. One thing that I have done to help with my full force hunger pains is a few bites of banana. I end up eating only 1 whole one through the day. It has helped me not fridge surf if you know what I mean!

The banana is a great idea; I am definitely going to use this one!

[Karen*4041 1]

Congrats! I was banded on 10/19. I too am very itchy. They used steri-strips on me, and I think it's the glue from the strips that are making me itch. You're so lucky to be on mushies!! I have to wait 17 days! 10 days to go.. I can't sleep on my stomach yet either. Great job on your weight loss so far:) What ate you eating for mushies?

Do, nt feel alone I was banded 10-18 and have 19 days to g0 before mushies, still on Clear Liquids, no Protein, but doing OK taking my Vitamins and drinking Water. I Dont understand the no protein for 2 weeks unless it would irritate the stomach? Last thing I need is to erritate my stomach. Have you found it as hard to think as I, I dont drive now, to scarry with no brain power.

[Karen*4041 1]

Had my xray and follow up with the surgeon today. I was feeling so good today (8 days post op) that I practically skipped to the hospital. Surgeon was happy with my healing and I got to skip ahead to mushies. I could not wait to get home to a scrambled egg! Tonight, refried black Beans. Heavenly!

Has your Doctor said all beans are oK or just some?

[Karen*4041 1]

Hi fellow bandsters,

I was banded on Oct 20. I am in my second day of pureed foods. I wondering wether I am getting enough calories in (see my menu from yesterday). I only hit 375 calories. I also was only able to get 1 17 oz bottle of Water down. It is not that I am hungry, but I don't think it is healthy with that little amount of calories. I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. I have lost 26 pounds in 3 weeks (17 of it was during pre surgery liquid diet) . How many calories are you all getting in at this stage?

Breakfast

3 oz pureed egg salad with ff miracle whip 150 cal 12 Protein

lunch

2.5 oz pureed tuna with FF miracle whip 50 cal 13 Protein

1 oz of pureed egg salad with FF whip 50 cal 6 protein

dinner

2.5 oz pureed tuna with FF whip 50 cal 13 protein

snack

1/4 cup of cottage cheese 45 cal 6.5 prot

total 375 cal 50.5 gr protein.

thanks for your help

I Was banded 10/18 I lost 11 on pre op Diet. Now ON Clear liquids, maybe a few calories with some low sugar juice and Low sugar Gatorade, Propel ero, Tea chicken broth. Not may calories but OK. Just dont ask me a comples Question. P.PS. Dont have a jpb at this time It is just like doing a fast,

[Kali216 0]

Boy - what a difference a week makes! On to regular food, and I am able to eat everything I have tried so far, unfortunately. After being in such bad pain and having to get an emergency "unfill" on 10/8, I can't wait until my appointment on 11/1 to get a fill! Mornings are OK, as I can tell that my stomach is more swollen, therefore feel more restricted and can't eat as much. But evening is BAD - hungry and no restricted feeling whatsoever. I NEED that fill - I am down 20 lbs. and don't want to go back up this week.

No pain or issues anymore. Only thing I feel is pressure at the port site whenever I have to lean over, reach out for the car door to shut it, etc. Doctor said it isn't the port I am feeling, but the swelling/scar tissue. The sample port he showed me is tiny - about the size of a dime, I am guessing, so I can't imagine it is that I am feeling.

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

[LB4Me 35]

Has your Doctor said all Beans are oK or just some?

Non-fat, refried Beans only at this stage. It is also suggested that you stir in some smooth salsa to make it more liquid. Top with low-fat cheddar cheese and microwave.

[Trac75 0]

Hi all. I was banded yesterday 10/28, and getting around very well but hurting more than Id anticipated. Clear liquids til 11/11 then on to mushies.

I dry heaved a lot when I woke up in recovery so Im sure that has contributed to my pain. Get to shower tomorrow, yay!

[54Shirley 105]

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

I give myself a window of 800-1200-- calories a day. I am most comfortable between 800-1000 though..

Now I need a unfill too... I was in the Hospital for a few days, and some Nurse crushed a bunch of pills and said open wide ! I told her I could feed myself !!!!!! She said No it's policy, and I started to try to tell her that the other Nurses let me feed myself, and in between that she shoved the spoon in my mouth with all those meds, and I was stuck... Well I am so swollen still that I called yesterday, and have to go down state next week for a unfill.

Stupid B!TCH !

[cowboysmommy 0]

I got my first fill yesterday. The fill itself was not very painful but uncomfortable. My Dr. said the first one is the worst & from now on it will be a breeze. Before my fill I could eat anything at about half the volume I did pre-surgery. Yesterday after the fill I had a hard time getting Soup down. I am super tight. It it doesn't relax by Wed I am going to have some taken out. I had 1cc from surgery & the Dr. put in 2cc yesterday so I have a total of 3cc in a 10cc band. I really want to get this weight off so if I can bear through this I will.

Good luck & prayers for everyone!

[Poodlelover56 2]

I had to have an unfill as well. I was banded on Oct 12, and just had liquid for the first two days and on day 3 i went to full liquid by day four i was throwing up. i discovered i could no longer drink the same Protein shake that i did pre surgery. When I went to my doctor for my one week post op visit, they asked me if i was getting in all of my fluids and i said I'm trying, and the nurse said are you just not thirsty or can you not drink them, and I explained that i was not able to do them as much as I would like because I had a horrible pressure in my chest when I did drink. She said ok, that means you get an unfill. So I currentlly have nothing in my band and my first fill won't be until Nov 7. i can't wait til i'm able to feel full.

I also have a question for all of you. How many calories are you consuming daily? I wasn't told what to stick around, but I was trying to say around 800, but sometimes that doesn't seem like enough for me to be satisfied. So I need some help pls!

Congrats to all who have been banded so far this month, and to the ones coming up. You are all doing great.

Jess

[Poodlelover56 2]

Hi Jess !

I was banded on the 12 th too. I am very surprised you already had saline in your band! No wonder you were sick. I won't get a fillbfor three more weeks. Your belly needs time to heal.

[pknitty 0]

Hi all my fellow October Bandsters!

I was banded Oct 25th and feel pretty good. Having a difficult time drinking all of my Protein shakes but doing well with clear liquids. I love that I can be worried about something, log in to the forum and find that I am not alone. I feel a sense of friendship and support from everyone. I am down 11 lbs. from the pre-op diet (1week of challenge) until today. I, like most of you, are not hungry but miss certain foods. I am anxious to start exercising and watching that scale go down!!!!!! I have a wonderfully supportive husband and adult children and even a super supportive workplace. My office partner just had gastric bypass surgery in September. I plan on keeping in touch frequently, hope you do too!!!!

Patty

[Journeyseeker 0]

Well I was banded 10/27 Was taken back to surgery a little after 8 am and wa in phase one recovery by a little after 9 and in phase two recovery a little after 10 am....in the begining had major gas pain in my left shoulder but that ended fairly quickly but had a killer back ache my back is still hurting just a little.. My incisions are looking great im feeling pretty great been sleeping off and on today just taking it easy. my back is still hurting a lot when I breath in but was actually able to get out and about a little todaybut I tired pretty easy. At home now still not hungry which is a good thing.