LoriPA

I was banded on March 22 and am doing great! No sore throat from the tube being put down there, and outside from a little soreness around the incision sites, no problems at all nearly four days post-op:clap2: I'm still doing liquids, but should be going back for my first post-op appointment this week to head to the full liquid stage since I am tolerating the clear ones so well. My bandages just fell off tonight and the incisions look good outside the bruising around them.

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I was a lucky one; an endoscopy was done on me while I was "under" before I was banded. The part after that was REALLY gross was the upper GI when I had to drink that barium stuff--EWWWWWWWW!:angry

Hi all! I decided to join this board after finding it in a Google search while looking for forums specifically for lap banders. After nearly three years of going back and forth to have WLS done, the day finally arrived last Thursday, March 22, when I had my lap banding surgery done by Dr. Courcoulas in Pittsburgh. I was discharged from the hospital Friday night, and I did a lot better with this than I did when my appendix was taken out 18 months ago. I'm a little sore around the incisions where the banding was put in (nothing a heating pad or a Tylenol won't handle), but other than that, I feel great. Of course, I can't bend from the waist or carry anything heavy for awhile, but that's only temporary. "Meals" for the next few days or so will consist of clear liquids; I need 64 oz of liquid daily..but here is the good news--I got taken off FOUR of my meds! Yippeeeeeeeeeeee! The rest I have to crush up or take out of the capsules; totally GROSS tasting! Next week, I should be going from clear to full liquids, then on to pureed goodies after that. So far, I've dropped 12 pounds already. Heh. About me in general, I am single with three cuddly cats, reside outside of the Pittsburgh, PA area. I enjoy reading, theater, writing, football, wrestling, travel and music. I am a freelance writer and also work in publicity part time as well. I also am looking forward to chatting with others who have had the surgery or about to undergo the procedure. I also have a site that outlines my journey here.