Hello, New and nervous....

LisaMarie65 · May 6, 2009

Hi all I am new here and new to my surgery tommorow May 6th will be one week. so far I am doing well pain is at a minimum and my strengh is coming back. My surgeon was Dr. Philip shaur from the Cleveland Clinic. he was wonderful .. his entire team was great. I have some questions that I hope someone can help me with. First question is..can I ever wear my jeans again:blush: seriously been wearing yoga pants and pj bottoms, also I know that my intake will be restricted but will I ever get to eat a normal food again and i dont mean candy cakes ect...i mean like a salad with chicken or a wrap of some kind...stuff i loved before. any advise would be great thanks.....:thumbup:

ParrotheadCathy · May 6, 2009

Of course you will! You said yourself you're one week out past surgery. You have a lot of swelling to go down and then weight to lose. Things you haven't worn in ages will be fitting soon -- and then, they'll be too big.

food? Well, you have to get past the liquid diet, but once you get to mushy stuff, you can have more of selection and soon will be adding good old regular food back to your diet. Read these posts. What do people say they can't eat more than anything? SOFT bread. Other things that could be a problem are flour tortillas, Pasta. Not a big deal!

So put on your big girl pants and relocate your patience. Frustrating as "NOW" is, it does get better. A little bit every day.

shawnalynn79 · May 6, 2009

I am in the same boat you are...I got banded on 5/1 its been 5 days but I have been struggling with the whole liquid diet...I want real food! But it is good to know that I will be able to eat again soon..I hope!