CJ2009

Hi, I am newly banded (Oct 14th) and have to go on a work trip this week. I have heard that the band can cause some discomfort while in the air and was curious if anyone else has experienced this issue? I would like to get an idea what I am in for. I don't have a fill yet and am fairly comfortable with no big restrictions. Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear you haven't had any issues flying. Hopefully I will be able to say the same!

@@gin765 Congrats on making it 5 days without hunger! Once the hunger came back I was a little worried that I would slip back into my old habits but that hasn't happened. I get full so fast now that I cant possibly imagine how I would overeat. I made a mistake yesterday because I let myself get distracted with work and didn't eat anything all afternoon. By the time I did eat I was really hungry and wolfed down some cottage cheese. That was the first time I felt like throwing up...it really felt bad. Lesson learned, eat slow!

I am now on day 5 and am doing ok. The surgery went fine and I went home the same day. Overall the surgery was a bit more intense than I expected. It was by no means unbearable but I was definitely more sore than expected. I am healing well and now the pain has reduced to soreness. My worst problem is intense shoulder pain. The only way I can relieve the pain is to lay flat on my back for a while. I didn't eat anything the day or surgery or the day after and didn't feel hungry at all. Starting day 3 my hunger started coming back and I am now at approximately 900 calories per day without any desire for more. I am also losing weight which is nice to see. Good luck everyone!

The pre-op is going better than I expected but still hard. One minute I feel like I am full enough and can do this and the next minute I think I am going to starve to death and contemplate cheating. Hopefully the ups and downs will slow down the further into this I get! The scale is definitely a motivator when I see the numbers going down.

I am scheduled for Oct 14th. I have been waiting for 8 months now to get banded and now that I am actually scheduled I am a bit nervous. I have been consumed with reading posts, watching videos, and absorbing as much information as I can prior to the surgery. I really want this to be a huge success!