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With the swelling in my stomach having gone down faster than expected, I am consuming soft-solid foods already. I eat my pureed, and protein drinks, but they are not filling me up as much as they were in the beginning. It really sucks because I should be full on just a few ounces of pureed and I am eating at least 6-8 ounces to feel full. I go in on wednesday for my first fill. I hope it will reduce the amount of food I am having to consume so I can get back down to 2-3 ounces of food. That was the whole reason for this surgery, to eat less and feel full longer. If those aren't accomplished, then there was no point to the surgery.

 I am now at my one week post op mark. I lost 8 pounds and feel pretty good. My incision where the port is has been stinging off and on, which is somewhat nagging, but most of all, painful. I have been minimizing the amount of times I take the lortab elixir and I have been paying for it. I don't know about anyone else having had this surgery, but it's more painful to lay down or sit then to stand or walk so I have been moving! I walk 1/4 - 1/2 mile a day (except right now because theres over 2 feet of snow), and I have a couple of excersize bands that I have been using every so often. My only issue is that I am taking in more than the 30cc/30minutes. I haven't had any pains to tell me that I am consuming too much. I get about 32-36oz. of fluids a day. I sip the fluids like they say, just a little faster. I am working in some pureed (baby food, yum) goods once a day to start transitioning into stage 2 of my diet. I tell ya, pureed stuff really fills you up fast! 1-2 teaspoons is all it takes! I also don't know if I am the only one but I burp alot now! no matter what I do to minimize the amount of air I swallow, I still burp uncontrolably  24/7! How embarassing! I was at church this morning, burping up a storm! I wonder what I could take to minimize it. I go back to work in two weeks, I can't be burping on my patients. well ta-ta for now.