Second week....

[Petunia825 0]

and of course still on liquids. I was told that I should take small sips of my liquids but I haven't had any problems drinking normally. My questions will this change once I start on mushies or regular solids? Will I feel full once I'm eating even w/o a fill? Thanks:mellow:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Maybe. I didn't. But some do.

[orcidgrl 0]

3-4 days after surgery, I was able to gulp liquids just as I had always done before the surgery, and that didn't change, until my 2nd fill...then everything changed...I take a sip and it takes 3-4 seconds before it goes through the band...I can feel it and I can hear it...if I take big gulps, it doesnt hurt, but it take longer to go through, in fact, if I drink a glass of liquid, I feel satiated and not hungry for a good 10 minutes sometimes, especially in the morning. Now if I take a sip of liquid with some food...that actually hurts, and has been known to cause a PB.

[isaviolinist 11]

3 days after surgery I felt some restriction when drinking clear liquid. Days 0-2, I was just sipping my liquids (having about 60cc of liquid an hour). On day 3 I drank probably 2 cups of broth at once. It was WAY too much and I felt full for quite sometime and a little uncomfortable as well (I think I was just not used to having that amount at once). However, after that, and when I moved on to mushy and soft foods I didn't feel any restriction and could eat the same amount as I always had been able to. I just had my first fill about a week ago and I have some restriction but I'd like a little more. I'm hoping that will happen at my next fill on Aug. 25th. Good luck and congrats on your surgery!

[Petunia825 0]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I guess I will wait and see. Today I was starving and figured what the heck its only 3 days till I see the nutritionist and start on mushies. So I decided to have some cottage cheese. Oh my goodness it sat in the middle of my chest for about 3 hrs. I walked, drank some Water and went "potty" (u needed to know that!) and finally felt better. I guess I will stick to liquids till told different. I learned my lesson! Mind you it wasn't a full stomach feeling....more of an indigestion feel.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

The postop diet is for healing and a major cause of band slippage is advancing the post op diet too quickly. I wish they'd call it something besides a diet so people who have dieted (and cheated, like me!) in the past would realize this is an entirely different ball game. Since it gave you so much pain, Petunia825 you should tell your doc what you ate. He may need to do some tests to make sure you didn't hurt yourself.

i don't mean to scare you! Some docs treat this type of thing more lightly, some more seriously (ie the tests etc)

but let your surgeon either laugh it off or check you out. The pain isn't a good sign.

[Petunia825 0]

Thanks Restless, I will see the nutritionist this coming Fri and will certainly tell her. Goodness I hope I didn't mess up especially being so close to the mushies stage.I'm such a pig!

[RestlessMonkey 7]

You aren't a pig! (although petunia is Porky's girlfriend I love Porky LOL)

You're just human. You need to tell to make sure you're OK, not to confess or any such thing, ok? :ohmy:

If your Nutritionist blows it off (mine would've had a heart attack LOL) make sure you run it by your surgeon or NP ok? I'm sure you'll be fine but since it hurt you, and for so long (and cottage cheese IS a mushie) it's safest to get checked.

[Padanelle 2]

I had my second fill last week, and if I don't conswciously think about it, I still gulp most of my liquids, specially Water. I know I'm going to regret it one of these days.