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I find all this amazing. I was banded a week ago and don't feel all that great. I work at Lowe's so I can't go back for a month. (there aren't any light duty jobs there!). I had a hiatal hernia fixed at the time of the lapband. Also I had my gallbladder removed 5 weeks before. Too much? Maybe so after reading all the other posts. Thanks for all the posts though, I am trying to keep my spirits up.

Joyce13 I think we can make you an honorary Texan just since your sig. says "save a horse ride a cowboy"! You obviously have the right mindset! I hope you don't have pain either. My older sister had her GB removed back in the 70's and she has a 10" scar and a drain scar. So thankful for laparoscopy!

that is so great! My friends who have had it said the best thing to do about the gas is to sleep propped up on lots of pillows. I found that was true with the gallbladder removal. That first night I thought I was going to die from the gas pain. But I ended up sleeping nearly straight up and was fine after that. Sure glad we have lots of big squushy (it's a Texas thing, y'all wouldn't understand!!) pillows! After vomiting for 3 days before they removed the gallbladder, I think I can handle anything!

I live in Bridgeport and my surgeon is Dr. Snow in Hurst. Where I work I will be the 5th person to have it so we have our own built-in support group. They have all been successful. Who was your surgeon?

Hello, I have been a 'lurker' for awhile, just reading what everyone had to say about this. I was approved for the surgery on June 14th, but I had to have my gallbladder out on June 8th. They did it by laparoscopy so my surgeon said I can have the lap-band within 3 weeks. They just scheduled me for July 13th!! I am so excited. Thanks to everyone who posts, it really helps those of us who want to hear the bad stuff as well as the good.:thumbup: