RE: Surgery done on March 6th, 2006

March 26, 2006

Hi, susy - welcome! Your surgeon should be guiding you with all this -

since it's all normal! There is a lot to learn with the band,

especially so you don't worry when things don't seem much different

than before the band quite yet.

Soft foods, and liquids, always go right through the band, and will not

keep you full. Neither make the band work for you. You're in the first

6-weeks healing time, (and need to follow your doctor's diet orders

carefully) and this is not the time when many see any weight loss - the

band really isn't even working yet. When you get back to regular foods

in a few weeks you MAY start to feel full sooner - but often not yet,

even then.

The band will dim hunger and help you eat less only after a good fill -

and this can take several months yet. you can get the first fill, if

needed, at about 6-8 weeks. you can't even tell yet if you need a fill

then, until you have been back on regular foods for at least 1-2 weeks.

Your job now is to learn as much as you can about the bnad, and start

to make the many changes in eating, choices, exercise, and more that

will help your band help you, after a good fill. If you choose foods

carefully, try to keep your intake about 1200-1500 cal a day if you can

(but not lower), start getting some good daily exercise, and be sure to

get the fluids in, you can see some decent weight loss even now - but

it will be much easier after a good fill later. Keep the faith!

Band loss is a journey, and a process that takes time and doing things

in the right order. (surgery, healing, slow progression back to regular

food, fills, etc) Sandy R

>

> I just had my surgery done at Tallgrass in Topeka about 19 days ago

> and I'm just not sure if I'm doing this right. I'm on soft foods but

> it's not really keeping me full. I feel like sometimes I'm eating

too

> much. I haven't been able to get to a support meeting yet but I plan

> on going to the next one. I don't think I'v lost any weight since

the

> surgery and I'm getting scared. What if this doesn't work for me?

>

> Anyway, any thoughts you might have would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Susy

>

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