Satisfaction after surgery

Is everyone here happy with their surgery? Does anyone regret getting the Lap Band? And is there food that you totally have to give up or is it just the portions? I don't mean like cake and stuff I know that has to go I mean like bread or pasta. Thank you. Mike

Hi Mike and welcome! Happy isn't even the word!!! OMG I would do this again in a heart beat!! I am 5 weeks out and I have been able to eat pizza (only one slice and I give the crust to the dog--she loves my band too now..lol) I can eat pasta...jus****ch the portions. I had to be careful with cream of wheat...it go sorta stuck once..but my doc doesn't recommend cream of wheat, he says the wheat expands-which I never thought of---I just drank hot tea and bam---went down! I did also have a problem with chunk light tuna....gonna go back to albacore..seems chunk light is heavy and dense and can get stuck too. But other than that, I eat pretty much what everyone else does and its great!!!!!!!! And I had my first fill yesterday....awesome! no pain, and i have lost 2 lbs since...its all good!!! I hope this helped! Take care, Barb

Thank you Barbara, Have you had any problems lifting? My job is very physical and I am wondering about my recovery if I do it. Thanks again for responding to my post. Mike

Hi Mike, The only things I wasn't allowed to do is: drive for a week and vacuum for 2 weeks. But then again, I am in college full time and do not work right now. If you do heavy lifting, you can count on being out of work for a few weeks. Unless you have a job where someone else can do the lifting for you...that might work. Best wishes! Barb

Thanks again Barbara. I guess I will have to look into this alittle more. Mike