6 days post op and hardly able to eat...help!

[teacherica 0]

Should I be worried? I've lost almost 10 lbs and it has been less than 6 days since surgery.

I can barely drink 1 to 1 1/2 Protein Shakes a day.

I sip 1 cup of apple juice, I take 2 chewable vitamins also. That's less than 350 calories a day.

Will this last or will I be able to eat more soon?

Thanks for your advice.

Teacherica

[TQUAD64 9]

Personally, I could not tolerate Protein shakes at post op. I was told to stay on Clear liquids for one week than full liquids for another week.

Right now your body needs to heal, so the calorie consumption will be limited, because of internal band swelling. That is okay. It is important to get at least 1 0z of water/fluid every 15-minutes (according to my doc) during the first 1-week. So keep working on your Water intake.

[gentylwind 1]

I wasn't taking in much more than that at that point, but have been gradually loosening up since then.

Call your doctor for reassurance, but I think as long as you are staying hydrated and taking your supplements you are probably okay.

[teacherica 0]

Thanks for your reassurance!

It has been a few days and you are right... I think the swelling is going down because I can tolerate more food now.

[lapthismargaret 0]

well ladies i am 2 days post op and i am starving!!!!!!

not to mention in terrible pain !!!! yesterday i drank 1/2 a glass of carnation instant Breakfast and sips of diet ice tea....today i had y husband get me a milkshake i drank about 1/4 of it I felt my sugar getting low...i a no where near getting my 60 grams of Protein in and it scares e any advice or help !! greatly appreciated !!!!!

[teacherica 0]

Margaret,

Don't worry about not getting enough Protein. Just listen to your body. I started craving eggs, Beans and chicken. That told me that I need Protein. So today, I ate mashed refried Beans and felt so much better. I can only tolerate a little at a time and even though they say to drink 3 to 5 Protein shakes a day, I really am only drinking 1 to 2 a day. I am 8 days post op now. Just let your stomach heal and try to eat nutritious foods as tolerated. I am officially on pureed food and it is wonderful!

About being hungry... I had a real hard time with psychological hunger - not real hunger. Try to be creative with the food/liquid you can eat. It will get better and easier to eat.

Edited December 11, 2008 by teacherica

[lapthismargaret 0]

thanks teacherica for replying ......i was getting nervous....i cant wait to be on mushie foods.....but i think most of all i cant wait for this gas pain to be gone !!!my left should feels like a hammer hit !!!!!! i have to laugh at one point was worried about how much weight i would lose now that is the last thing on my mind lol!

[AlbertG1968 0]

Should I be worried? I've lost almost 10 lbs and it has been less than 6 days since surgery.

I can barely drink 1 to 1 1/2 Protein shakes a day.

I sip 1 cup of apple juice, I take 2 chewable Vitamins also. That's less than 350 calories a day.

Will this last or will I be able to eat more soon?

Thanks for your advice.

Teacherica

I myself was banded on 12/22/08 and i fill great. All the soreness is gone and i have been eating mushey foods. I;m still having under 800 Calories a day however i feel i can go on to reg foods. Did anyone else fill this way in such a short time after being banded?

[AlbertG1968 0]

I myself was banded on 12/22/08 and i fill great. All the soreness is gone and i have been eating mushey foods. I;m still having under 800 Calories a day however i feel i can go on to reg foods. Did anyone else fill this way in such a short time after being banded?

Albert

[mnn2501 0]

Don;t worry, it'll get better, that was about how many calories I was taking in the first 2 weeks, it'll get better. a couple weeks with low Protein won't kill you and you will be able to eat more soon, every week I added about 150 calories to what I could eat.

[mnn2501 0]

I myself was banded on 12/22/08 and i fill great. All the soreness is gone and i have been eating mushey foods. I;m still having under 800 Calories a day however i feel i can go on to reg foods. Did anyone else fill this way in such a short time after being banded?

Albert

I cetainly don;t want to tell you to not follow doctors order, but I had a solid food on day 4, (Meximelt from Taco Bell) -- only time I cheated and it took a couple hours to get it down, but I really needed it and it helped me with post banding depression.

[camsoper 0]

I cetainly don;t want to tell you to not follow doctors order, but I had a solid food on day 4, (Meximelt from Taco Bell) -- only time I cheated and it took a couple hours to get it down, but I really needed it and it helped me with post banding depression.

I was banded on 12/22. I cheated today with some pureed chili. It went down easy and was exactly what I needed.

[AlbertG1968 0]

I was banded on 12/22. I cheated today with some pureed chili. It went down easy and was exactly what I needed.

today my meal was 1 egg with cheese for Breakfast lunch was 2 hardboiled eggs and for dinner i had a 1/4 peice of a cheese pizza. i also drink e 9oz bottles of sugur free kool aid and i feel great

[camsoper 0]

today my meal was 1 egg with cheese for breakfast lunch was 2 hardboiled eggs and for dinner i had a 1/4 peice of a cheese pizza. i also drink e 9oz bottles of sugur free kool aid and i feel great

You might want to slow down just a bit. Remember, the idea isn't to torture us, it's to heal us. We can eat whatever we want once we're healed, and it'd be a damn dirty shame if we caused slippage.

[llynn1013 0]

I was also banded on 12/22/08 and am not really hungry. My brain says I am hungry but my stomach does not. Yesterday all I could eat was 3-4 oz of nonfat mocha, about 5 oz of liquid re-fried Beans and a frozen gogurt (the kids to go yogurt). I am forcing myself to eat. I am worried I won't lose weight because my body will think I am starving. Although, I am down already 6.6 lbs since Monday.