My Dr. wants two days of full liquids followed by two days of soft food. Previous fills I have done full liquids the day of fill and then full liquids up to dinner the second day and then I try something soft for dinner.

This last fill, my stomach feels tighter, just sort of a "feeling" in the midriff area, so I'm following the full liquids for the full two days and I will proceed carefully tomorrow. Maybe I have a little swelling around the band from the fill, not sure, but it feels different and I plan on listening to my body.

I also haven't been that hungry. I think at each progressive fill as we get closer to restriction, common sense says to pay attention to our bodies.

If your body says it's hungry, you probably don't have good restriction yet and if you did, your body would most likely have sent you the message by sending the sandwich back to you promptly.

The one or two days on liquids generally has the added benefit of a pound or two lost for me!

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Banded 11/27/07
Band removed 8/5/08