Well I'm not a girl so I can't answer all the questions, but I'll answer the ones I can :smile:
Can you feel the device once it's in? I've never actually felt the band itself, but I can feel the port on my side. It doesn't stick out or anything, but I feel it.
Any complications at all? (I know it's different for everyone, but still...) No. I haven't had a single complication.
Did you experience a lot of vomiting? Not once. I mean I drank too much one time and vomited, but not as a cause of the band. I did eat plain bread once and it got stuck and I kind of spit it back up, but that hasn't happened in a long time.
Will you ever be able to eat food? I pretty much eat whatever I want, just a lot less of it. And to be honest I've changed what I like to eat. I eat a lot healthier and I never go out to eat.
Right after surgery, what did they give you for nourishment? I was on an all liquid/broth diet. I had some Jello as well.
Followed by a week-to-week deal? Generally. It slowly goes from all liquid, to kind of liquid, to more solid til you're all the way up to regular food.
How much weight did you lose within the first month? I know it's slow and healthy weight loss, but do you feel like it goes quickly? Well in the first month after surgery I lost about 10 pounds. Once I was able to exercise and eat regular food I started dropping weight even quicker.
Any change in emotions? (Not hormonal, just all around feeling great - confidence?) Oh yeah. I am SO much more confident than I used to be. I can openly talk about my weight now, tell people how much I weight without feeling embarrassed and talk to girls no problem. Not to mention I don't get those looks from strangers anymore. You know what I'm talking about