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I'm 18 days post-op, and would do it again no problem. A few things that I think should have been brought to the table for me include: Where the surgery will be located. For me, I thought it would be the next town over, but it was 3 hours away. How much fills will cost (I wasn't sure if my insurance covered them or not- they do). What types of labs and tests have to be completed prior to surgery. (I was not made aware of any and had to complete a sleep study 3 hours away, an endoscopy 3 hours away, surgery clearance from my physician, lab work, etc). The question about how the port is attached is great because I didn't know the difference, but my doctor brought it up to us. My main question going in was if I could get pregnant (since that's a goal over the next few years- to have kids) I did read through this website a lot before I decided to go on with my lapband. Things you may read about that don't make sense (at least for me) was the gas pain. That is NO joke. You get this weird pain in your left shoulder, and it truly hurts; but in turn it passes rather quickly, and for me it has been few and far between after the first few days. I have noticed if I eat too much I get the pain as well. If you have any questions, I would love to answer based on my experience. I also know that people are different, and for me I have a blogging buddy who has the same surgery date as me and we have had two totally different experiences. Best wishes!

I was also told only 30 minutes before, and 30 minutes after. It is SUPER hard for me to, but do a decent job at it. I've been trying not to eat too many dry foods. I've noticed that really helps. I tend to forget before meals, but don't drink with my meals at all. Sometimes I'll set a timer, or go do something to completely occupy my time for a half hour. I haven't had a problem with chewing gum, and have used that as an option, but I've read that others get really bad left shoulder pain. That is the worst pain I've felt and try to avoid it, but chewing gum hasn't given me any gas pains yet.

I was so glad to read this. I got banded 18 days ago, and I know my first fill won't be for a while, since my follow up appt is tomorrow (I plan to ask though). I was super curious how it felt or how internally it felt. This was a great post- and also had great comments. Since everyone's not the same, it's eye opening to see how well it was for you, and how others still feel little or no restriction.

I have an IUD, and am 10 days post op. Since surgery I have been spotting twice; which is completely out of the norm for me with the IUD. Everything I researched said it could happen, spotting, so I wouldn't worry unless it gets worse than spotting.

I'm sharing a surgery date with a few of you; I'll be banded on September 8, 2011. There seem to be many early September bandsters; I'm excited to have people to share this journey with. Best wishes to all of you!

I have my surgery date of September 8, 2011. Last weekend I went down for a sleep study, and my EGD. I still have to meet with a primary physician to get cleared for surgery, and on Thursday I'll be starting a two week, all liquid diet. I'm really not looking forward to that.

September 8th is also my set surgery date. I have so many feelings, I'm excited, scared, and a bit anxious as I've never gone through surgery before. I have to complete my sleep study this Friday, and my endoscopy will be done Saturday morning.