RonMarie

Looking forward to future videos:)

I have an app Map My Walk and it has helped me tremendously to track my route, time and calories burned. Also Fitness Pal is great. Weekends for me are the toughest at not having no motivation and I tend to graze on those days also! Just start out walking even just ten minutes! If I can do it anyone can! Good luck!

Would love to have MFP friends. Was banded on 3/21/13. preasley@gmail.com or 99rhonda

I was banded on 3-21 and also had Fluid build up around my port.

What happens and how do you know if you have a stretched pouch...... Just curious?

Ugh! I get my first fill on the 17th. When I first joined the this awesome lapBand group I always wondered what Bandster Hell was but I am know living it!! I was banded on March 21 and if it weren't for my incisions I would think that I had never had a band! Restrictions!...What restrictions? But I can say that I do have more energy from not eating junk and heavy food and can see a difference in my body as well.... And I am staying off the scale to avoid disappointment. I love these forums they have helped me tremendously an everyone is so helpful:)

I had a four hour drive after my surgery on March 21st in which my husband drove me. I would suggest pillows and a blanket. I had a very comfortable ride back home due to still being sedated from surgery, I was awake about 5 minutes when I got in the car and fell asleep right away and slept all the way home. Asked Dr. If I needed to stop and walk and he said it was fine if I didn't. Make sure you have your pain meds and nausea meds which I only took my pain meds 3 hours after I left hospital. Also I wish I would have had Chapstick for my lips and saline spray for my nose which was horribly dry. Best of luck to you:)

Yes I also weighted myself two days after surgery and had gained 8 pounds. Was banded on march 21st and have lost 15 pounds since. So yes it is normal.

So glad it's not just me feeling like I don't even have a band on I am 10 days post-opt and all swelling is gone and my hunger is just crazy stupid!!! But I'm hanging in there taking it one day at a time.

I am also 9 days post-opt, and can't feel my band and no soreness and can actually lay on my stomach finally. I can actually drink more Water than before to where it makes me wonder if I even have a band on lol. And my hunger has come with avengance but trying to stick with my post-opt diet. Nice to know I'm not the only one feeling this way:)

I'm also going in tomorrow (21st) at 5:45am!! I'm nervous bc its real surgery' date=' but excited to be moving into the new phase of life. I pray a healthier me will emerge in the coming months!!!

Best to you and I will be praying for a quick recovery for us both!!![/quote']

Hi just wondering how your doing post-op, hope all is well and your recovery is coming along for our first day:)

Aeromech..... Glad to know that bit of info:) kinda not looking forward to the Constipation part of this whole thing but at least we know it has to get better:)

They did an endoscopy on Monday to check for a hernia, that's how they found it.

So glad your are doing great! I got banded this morning and I also had a hernia repair. So far so good! It's nice to have others going through this same experience nice know we are not alone:)

Got banded this morning. I'm a little sore not much pain. The discomfort seems to be from the gas which is not too bad. Been sipping liquids and the overall experience so far has been very satisfying but I know it has only been about ten hours. Did any one else get banded today?

I am so excited and nervous! I will also be having hernia repair so wonder if that will also take longer recovery but in the edit will all be worth it! I will also be praying for our quick recovery! And to our new beginning

Will be getting my band on Thursday! Super excited, super nervous, super anxious about what to expect post-opt! :-/