I was banded on 3/11/10 by Dr. William Richardson at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans La. He came highly qualified.

So far so good, spend one night in hospital where I did not sleep because they were in every hour on the hour for BP and temp. Came home yesterday and resting well. Tolerate little skim milk in Protein this morning, few ounces of chicken broth, tiny noodles chewed up and proper. So far no need for pain meds, nausea meds, only using Tylenol pain for kids. Works fine.

I am 63 years old weighed 246 lbs, lost 21 lbs in past 8 weeks. Looking forward to a long process of losing weight to get to my goal of 160 lbs. This old girl will feel new in a few weeks.

Beverly Burleigh:smile2:

Congratulations Beverly. I'm scheduled on March 24th. It's good to hear that you are not having a lot of discomfort. I will not be spending the night at the hospital and am planning to go back to work 5 days post op. Do you think that is doable?

Hi there. I was banded last Monday and didn't spend a night in the hospital. A week is really a good amount of time to take off. I was only planning to take about three days off, but I decided to take the full week. I return to work tomorrow and am feeling terrific. I went for a walk this weekend, sat and fished with the kids, and sat comfortably through a movie at the theater too. What do you do for a living? Does it require a lot of speaking and moving?

Michele

Austin, Texas

pre-banding 291 lbs.

Banded on 3/8/10

Current: 271 lbs.

Hi and Welcome I too am just newly banded 24th Feb ...and am doing great ...

There is a sixty`s forum I post there a bit as I am another in that era... :thumbup:

Congratulations on your decision I hope you have great success...

Marion.

i was banded on 3/11 too and i was planning on going back to work tomorrow but the gas pains in my shoulder really got to me today and it hurt to drive. so i am going to take the full week off my surgeon recommended. bc i drive 1 hour and half to work and school 5 days a week. im on a liquid diet but i wasnt able to get enough nutrients and was exhausted the whole time, so i had some cream of wheat and i feel sooo much better. so im making liquids to drink. i also started to take some vitamins and calcium chews today. im hoping that it gets better bc i need to go back to work on friday after my follow up with my dr.

Beverly, Congratulation are our decision to band. I was banded January, 2008. It was the best decision I have ever made. I have no more pain in my joints. I move around now with no effort.

Hey

My name is Amy. I'm 21, from Australia. I was banded last week 9 March 2010. I had the same thing the first night with the nurses coming in every hour. I have lost 5kg in the last week (sorry i don't know how much that is in pounds).

Congratulations on your loss so far and good luck for your weight loss journey.

Amy