I have a 10cc band with 9cc's in it now and I am very restricted. Im still hungry all the time and take phendymetrazine to curbe that hunger. It is a prescription by another Dr. I had hoped I would not need it after surgery, but that doesnt seem to be the case.
I also had a hernia removed during surgery. The pain your feeling is because during any surgery, they fill your body with a gas to help the intestines float so they can get around them eaiser. It will pass but it really can hurt.