Stupid Question But......

[Sarah.R 2]

This will more than likely sound extremely stupid but I was just wondering about some things. 1st question is - When you have the lapband done can you lie on your stomach when you sleep? (like I said stupid question) Im pretty sure you can but does it put any added pressure on the port at all? Second question is - When you go through the mushy stage (this question is for the aussies as well) can you eat weet bixs? Now when I saw Weet Bix I mean when you add hot Water and they go all mushy? Thanks. I know they sound like pretty weird questions but I guess everyone has a weird one when they go through life changing surgery right?

Thanks Cherry

Also another thing to add how long where any of you on the liquid diet at first? MY dietician has told me that I will most likely be on it for about 6-8 weeks but looking at what other people where on (mostly 2-3weeks) it seems like a pretty long time.

[Cherry_Blue 0]

This will more than likely sound extremely stupid but I was just wondering about some things. 1st question is - When you have the lapband done can you lie on your stomach when you sleep? (like I said stupid question) Im pretty sure you can but does it put any added pressure on the port at all? Second question is - When you go through the mushy stage (this question is for the aussies as well) can you eat weet bixs? Now when I saw Weet Bix I mean when you add hot Water and they go all mushy? Thanks. I know they sound like pretty weird questions but I guess everyone has a weird one when they go through life changing surgery right?

Hey Sarah....i am a tummy sleeper and for the first couple of weeks after surgery, i couldn't sleep on my tummy, it drove me nuts, but I am now 4 weeks post op and can do everything i did before, which inludes tummy sleeping...

As for the wheetbix, yeh I ate them, it was my saviour during this phase:thumbup:

Good luck

[Rastis100 0]

Yep I was the same as Cherry, couldn't sleep on my front for the first few weeks, but now I have no problem whatsoever. Also weetbix wasn't a problem for me either, but I couldn't manage very much, as I found it very filling.

I wasn't on liquids for as long as you have been advised to go on for. My dietician basically said progress very slowly with the different stages of food, and if I tried something that was a little more substancial than I had previously had and it felt uncomfortable, then my stomach wasn't ready for me to progress and to try again in a couple of days.

Goodluck with you journey into lapland!!