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I was banded two weeks ago. There was no saline put in when I got it. I've been able to eat enough Soup and Protein Drinks, etc. up until yesterday. So yesterday I noticed I couldnt drink as much of my smoothie as normal. I finally decided I was still full from my soup a couple hours earlier and left it.

Well today Ive had about 4 oz of strawberry banana smoothie. I got another smoothie and was attempting to drink that, but only got down about 3 oz. I havent had any Water in between- nothing, but I cant take in any more. It's strange that after two weeks this would happen. Has anyone else experienced this? By the way - Im officially sick of liquids.< img src="https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png" alt=":)" srcset="https://s.bariatricpal.com/uploads/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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so soon post op , you shouldnt have any restriction or very slight, I had problem with my first band and ended up could take nothing , not even Water , but part of my stomach had came back up thro the band and got trapped and had to be redone a week later , since then , I can eat virtually anything since going on solids. Perhaps its swelling or inflamation of your stomach thats causing the restriction. I would speak to you doc and ask him .. best bet for reassurance ... I would also perhaps consider maybe so soon post op , maybe its mental ... I know when I was on liquids I just got to the point .. I was sick also and couldnt be bothered at times ... but then silly me ended up dehydrated LOL ... so perhaps Im not the best person to give advice.

I hope all turns up well , Im sure it will be probaly nothing more than perhaps inflamation or something similar and it will resolve itself after a day or two ...

Give the Doc a call for sure.

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This didn't happen to me but I've read of many who experienced restriction right away. You may be one of those lucky few. I think they experience fairly fast weight loss. I didn't get helpful restriction until my 4th fill. Until then my weight loss was slow. Now it isn't fast but I'm happy with the rate of loss.

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You are still swollen, and your insides are healing so it will prob. feel like you have a restriction but you really don't your body is getting use to the new tools it has inside...

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Im doing much better today. Ive already had a Protein Shake a bottle of Water and Soup. So, Im back to normal. Not pre-band normal, but post band normal. Thanks for all your responses.

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