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Welcome, I'm a newbie too. I love the support I get from this place and so much information from some of the friendliest people you will ever meet. Good luck with your journey and look forward to your new you!

Congrats!!! I hope it goes well and I agree..."Banded for Life" is a great motto!

You're welcome and just know that you will get through it. We all will.

I was amazed at how much of an emotional attachment I had to food! It's as if it was my longest living best friend and I would never see him again. No one there to bring me up when down. No one to take away the pain of everyday problems. No one to tell me how things will be alright. No one to party with me on the weekends or to make road trips fun! But that friend while all of those things, was also making me do things that were detrimental to my health and causing me to ignore all the other things in life that matter so much more. Do I miss my friend....yes. However, I will NOT miss the rest of my life.

I hardly ever drink, but I did when I was 2 weeks post-op. I had one glass of Jim Beam on ice. Sipped on it for 2 hours and still got a buzz.

I'm great! I'm always amazed at how little my portion sizes are yet I still feel full. I'm not finding it difficult at all, but my journey has just begun.

So I am about 2 and 1/2 weeks post-op. Wife is 4 weeks post-op. We had sex for the first time yesterday and she was so tight that it was actually uncomfortable. Do you guys think this was due to the surgeries, the month without sex, or a combination of both? I sure hope it gets better because I could not penetrate.

IMO it may not be so much of a compliment than it is someone saying "Hey, I've noticed...good job." I'd appreciate that.

Oh no! I had that a couple of times last week. I wound up just dry heaving gas. Called docs office and he said it was normal.

Welcome and congrats! It will get better, as many will tell you it will just take a few days. I started feeling close normal after about 3-4 days.

Same here. Had lap band and had a couple of small hernias repaired at the same time. didn't know until after the fact.

I had a total of 6 days off including the day of the surgery. I was off and had surgery on Tuesday and was back at work the Monday with very little discomfort. I will add though that I have a very high pain tolerance. I never took much of the pain meds after coming home.

I would absolutely die if I could not have watermelon ever again! Sorry to hear about your problems with it. :-(

Congrats and let the life changing begin!

Thank you all! Great advice! I'm just working on the protein shakes for now and will prbably work into some of the soft stuff in a few days.

Hi guys! My name is Robert and I had the iband procedure last week and wow those first 5 days were brutal! I'm feeling much better today and looking forward to a healthier me and lifestyle. I've spent most of my life overweight so I know these changes are a not going to come easy, but it looks like there is so much support out there and here that at least I know I am not alone! In the first week I am already down 12 pounds! I'm so excited. Can't wait to hear and read about everyone's success stories! Look forward to meeting and talking with you all. Robert (X)