One week after surgery

[Bucky 0]

Hey all,

I'm new here and just had my band surgery one week ago on 8/19/09. I feel like I am doing alright although it seems that I can eat quite a bit. I don't feel like at this time there would be any issue eating many things, but I have stuck to Soup, Jello, mashed potatoes and poached eggs. I also have had some fruit. I have lost 11 pounds in this first week, loosing about 2lbs a day for the last 3 days. I have already experienced eating too much or too fast, having to burb stuff up until I was comfortable. Not that I wanted to do that but your mind doesn't know the new stomachs' limits and it's hard to recognize when to stop at first. My question is when do you get your first fill and does anyone ever go without ever getting a fill, just the band itself restricting intake enough to do the job? I started at 275 with a goal of 200. Is this a reasonable goal> Thanks for the imput and it's nice to be able to ask someone "in the know" real life questions.

Thanks,

Bucky

[isaviolinist 11]

Hey Bucky! Congrats on your surgery and your weight loss!! Make sure, even if you feel like you could eat foods that you're not eating right now, to stick to your doctor's post op diet. This is so you can heal properly and it will reduce any risk of slippage, erosion, etc.

I had my first fill about 6 weeks after surgery (but this is different for every doctor...your doctor should let you know when he wants to do the first fill). I have heard that some people feel restriction without a fill, but I think its unusual. I definitely didn't, and actually I didn't have any restriction after my first fill. I just got my second one yesterday, but I'm on liquids so I don't know if I have any restriction yet.

As far as 200 being a reasonable goal, it depends on your height (and also if you are male or female I think). 200 pounds is a normal BMI for a person that is about 6'4. You can input your weight and height into a BMI calculator (just google it and you'll find one) so you can find out what weight is good for your height. But also check-in with your doctor and ask what he/she thinks is the best weight for you specifically. Good luck and welcome!

[Bucky 0]

Thanks for the reply! I for sure have restriction with just the band in place. My follow up appointment with the doctor is 9/13/09. I am not sure what my BMI would be at 200. I am 5'9" but am very broadly build and the ol' average scale just doesn't appy. I would be at my highschool senior weight at 195 and that was at about 12% fat or so. My doctor said he thought I'd on average loose about 69 pounds from the experience of his previous patients so that's close enough for me to work hard to do the rest. Thanks for the reply!

[rachnett 1]

i'm also 5' 9" and started at 276. My doctor thinks it's reasonable for me to get to 176, 100 loss!! That would be about 20lbs below what i was starting my senior year of high school (i'm 36). I'm very excited to start working towards that number. So far i'm down 28 lbs and only 6 days post op!