Banded 2-10-09, I'm Starving!!!

[beachszq 0]

I was just banded and the first night I could only keep Water down and had the worst gas pains. I was really tired after the surgery and went to bed around 8:00. The worst pain is from gas, but i did take some gas x strips and they did seem to help but I'm starving!!! I don't know if it is from being afraid to eat because I threw up broth or that the gas pains are so bad. I was up walking around after the surgery with no probelm, just felt like I had done 200 sit ups. I drove up to the the pharmacy 24 hours after the surgery with no problem. Just feeling a bit weak. I was afraid to eat anything and everytime I tried something new I had a bag next to me. I finally decided to have a protien drink and some cream of wheat that night and it made a world of difference for my hunger pains.Day two and the gas pains are getting much less and I'm not hungry.Thanks goodness!!!

[Summer62 0]

I was just banded 2/5 and I am hungry sometimes too. I am doing everything I was told to but not really getting full. I don't think we are really going to benefit from the band until after we get off liquids. I was surprised to hear you ate cream of wheat this soon, did your Dr. okay that? I was told I couldn't have that until week 5.

Hang in there!

Summer:unsure:

[beachszq 0]

Thanks for the support .My doctor said I was aloud to eat cream of wheat the first week. I also had cottage cheese and yogurt on day three because I was starving. It seems to be working, I think they give you a modified diet to slowly introduce the food again but if your body can handle it your ok. I've lost 9 pounds in 4 days so I think I'm on the right track. I'm only eating about 1/2 cup a sitting and seeing how that works. and if I'm hungry after 1/2 an hour I eat again. At this point I'm just eating the minimum amount to keep away the hunger pangs. I truly thought I wouldn;t be able to keep anything down, not sure if the quick healing is a good or bad thing.