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I got banded in July 08... I haven't had a fill yet because I am going abroad on vacation and my surgeons office said they won't do it before I go away... which I am happy with. I feel great and feel like I haven't even had the band in now. I am on solids and can eat anything without difficulty, bread, Pasta, steak, pork chops. The only thing I will say is this... I don't eat the steak or *heavy* meats because they seem to sit heavily but not too heavily in my stomach... I choose not to eat them because I don't want that heavy feeling for hours. My question is this.... is this normal to be able to eat absolutely anything without any kind of pain or shoulder gas or anything? Has something gone badly wrong or am I just very lucky? I am being careful to not put on the weight I lost pre op and just after the op as I was healing, otherwise it could so easily all go on again.

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You don't have any restriction yet except for the little bit the band itself may give you and if you are chewing welll etc then yes I would say you are 100% normal! There are a VERY few people who get restriction from just the band and don't need fills at the start but they are in the minority. You've healed and the band is there but open....so you can still eat! You may experiece that through several fills. AND ideally you'll always be able to eat whatever you want but will get full more quickly, with less. Enjoy your trip and hopefully your fill, once you get home, will give you that sense of fullness with less food!

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Have a GREAT trip! :thumbdown:

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It sounds normal. Plus, that heavy feeling can be used to your advantage. Those foods that sit for a while will keep you from getting hungry since they take some time to go through. Eating Proteins that don't go through fast as my base is really one of the biggest reasons I have lost so well so far.

So where will you be traveling . . . some place exciting??? How long will you be away as well? You might be able to schedule your fill now for as soon as you get back.

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Babysoftly,

This is so normal. I was banded on July 2 and was able to eat almost everything as well. I had my first fill a week ago and can still pretty much eat what I want, except that I get full really fast now! It's great! Have a wonderful vacation!

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