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I'm 4 days out of surguery and I been drinking Water like a dog and the doc and nutritionist is saying that he wants me on liquid diet for the first week then the following purred foods and then the following week I can begin solids!! But I'm Effin starving I can't take it when I cook for my family I put things in my

Mouth and chew it up and sadly spit it out in the trash!!!!' This is freaking redicilious and I know there's no Fluid yet in my ban until 6. Weeks post op, but damn the surgeon still says my stomach is now the size of an egg with out being filled yet!!! Then why am I so freakin hungry!' As much pain as I'm in still I still feel starving!'anyone????

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Very normal. We all go through it and we all survive it. Actually, my post op diet was much worse and stricter than yours. I was in liquids for 4 weeks after.

Just remember, this is a very short term part of the journey. Your stomach has been sutured, manipulated, squeezed, and overall traumatized. It needs this time to heal so you don't cause major damage.

Hang in there.

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Absolutely right Mis73. Mine was similar to yours.

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I was too afraid of what could go wrong if I did not follow the rules. Never once did I think of eating or drinking something that was not on my list. I knew post-op was not forever. Maybe try a little harder. Do something that takes your mind off of food. 2 weeks after getting the band, I was still on liquids, it was my brother's birthday. He is mentally challenged and doesn't know about the band, I took him out for a steak dinner and had a glass of iced tea. I watched as he ate, my husband ate and you just do what you have to do. Suck it up.

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Hang in there, it will soon pass. If there's someone who could cook when you are having your moments might help. If not, try drinking some liquids before you start cooking or cook things that they like but you don't. :-)

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I pretty much begged my family to go out and eat without me. Or I would have my husband bring food home for him and the kids and I would go out for a walk while they had dinner. It's all a mind game. Sounds like you will be on solids much quicker than I was anyways so lucky you!!

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It's very hard to cook meals for your family and to just have surgery! I had my surgery 9/13 and I'm cooking for my husband and two girls every single night and it's been hard. I just get my broth ready in a mug and a glass of unsweetened tea and sip my broth while they are eating. It makes me feel like I'm eating with them. The warm broth helps to make me satisfied. Also I love warm tea too - they help me at least:) hope it gets better for you ;)

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Thanks for all ur replies everyone I appreiachate it I'm trying I guess it's getting better I'm down 6 lbs since surguery and that's what I needed to see the doc said weight loss will slow up a little until u get my first fill in 5 weeks! The protine shakes are nasty as hell for me too and so I just been drinking Water and taking my Vitamins I feel like damn if I kept this up I wouldn't have even needed surguery! But I probably would have just gained it back lol and I know u can't just live on water either but since the pre op diet and about one week outta surguery I've lost like 24lbs!

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If you have been told to have the Protein shakes its very important for you to take them,

This is my 2nd time been banded due to a leakage, Yes its hard at first, but the results are so rewarding, for so many reasons,

Your body needs Protein to get you through the healing process of the operation to keep you strong, drinking Water in not enough, you don't want to come down with a cold or something & get real sick.

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It's a rough stage to get through, but you will. We all survived it. It's like childbirth...the memory of the pain eventually fades. Well, ok, not really.

What helped me get through it was NO cooking and no watching others eat or even smelling food. My son (older teen) was on his own for feeding himself, because I couldn't take seeing it or smelling it. If your family has to live on PB&J or cold Cereal for a few weeks, then let them! Right now, it's all about you and getting through post surgery safely and smartly.

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