Through all my pre-op appointments and support group meetings I was told two weeks liquid diet followed by 2 weeks mushy/pureed foods and to come in for my 1st fill 4 to 6 weeks from surgery.
I went in for my 2 week check in with the bariatric nurse. I was all excited because I was supposed to wait to see her before starting mushies. Today she informs me that I'm supposed to be on mush for 4 weeks and I'm to not have my first fill until 6 weeks from TODAY.
How about all of you? Did you have 2 weeks of mushies or 4 weeks?
Anyone else told 8 weeks before the first fill?
Am I wrong to be irritated that I'm getting a different story AFTER I got the band?
Just to add insult to injury, today was my weigh in day. My scale at home said 245.0 for a total loss of 16lbs. The doctor's scale said 249.7 . That's a pretty damn big difference.
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every doctor is diffferent....mine required a week of each step, but there was someone else bnded around the same time i was that had to do a month of liquids. i did get my first fill around the 8 week mark...
ReplyDeleteUGH - Hate that!
ReplyDeleteMine was liquids for 1 week, mushies for 2. My first fill was 6 weeks after surgery.
Hang in there!
My doctors office is always a few pounds more then mine at home. Remember that you're weighing with clothes on, which is usually about 3-4 pounds and you've most likely eaten something. I just stick with what my scale says at home because I can control the environment. I was on liquids for two week, mushies for two, and then had my fill at one month post op. Every surgeon is different. That does suck though!
ReplyDeleteI was on clear liquids for 3 days post op, then full liquids for 2 weeks, then purees for another 4 weeks about. I go for my first fill tmw which is more than 6 weeks out.
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