Today feeling GREAT!!! So suprised at the minimal pain and that i am able to move around and semi function.

So far, the best decision I have made in my life.

I know there were a few others on this site being banded this week and hope each of you are doing great.

Wishing you (and me hehe) a speady recovery.

Congratulations! I'm glad that you are feeling great-- still- do take it easy (it's easy to overdo when you are feeling good.)

Congrats, again!

Banded yesterday as well and I wish I could say I was great. I had a really bad night last night to the medication, was up all night sick and in so much pain. Still not feeling all the well right now. Hope it gets better. Congrats to you!!

One of the most important things you can do is start moving! Walk, raise your arms over your head, move your torso as much as you can comfortably. The more you do, the better you will feel, sooner! Of course, get rest too! If you sit idle, you will tighten up. I had my surgery on Tuesday, and I was out doing some small errands for "me". In total I was I was out for three hours. I am a little tired but still feel really good. I even had a 15 min chair massage today! The most important thing is you have to realize "your limits"! dont over do it. you dont want to go backwards in your recovery! Start slow and build from there. I wish you a speedy recovery, but do it healthy! Good luck!

I was banded yesterday morning. I spent the night at the hospital. I had a somewhat restful night. The Nursing staff was great. A lot of gas pain was and still is my only complaint. I just had a clear liquid this morning and been sipping on Water all day. I have reall full feeling right now, due to swelling I'm sure. I want to have some cream Soup , but I'm kind of nervous since , I still feel really full.

Hope your days get better.

I'm am very happy for you. My big day is June 7. Please stay in touch and let me know how the next few days are. Good luck. Praying for you!!!

Congrats!

I was banded Wed 5/26. Pin is there, but getting better. Walking is key so I read....I am off to walk a little now,the pain is less day by day, good luck all....

Hi Queen! I got banded Wednesday too, and was a little up and down. Better today though. I'm with you all the way on the excitement of the journey and what is to come!

Thanks for your uplifting post :-)

I also was banded 5/28 @ 9:00 am home by 5:30 pm. Surgery went well, I just feel like a mac truck hit me this morning. I'm pretty sore and swollen, haven't felt hungry. Still sipping on water... I wish everyone luck and keep posting, I would like to hear how everyone is doing.

I feel you on the mac truck, but I just got back from walking 15 minutes and I feel pretty good. I'm two days ahead of you, so there is light at the end of the pain tunnel!

Take it easy on yourself today -- let us know how you are doing tomorrow :-)

I was banded 8 days ago. Really feeling better now. The first few days are the worst but by day 5 you will really start to feel like your old self. Don't be afraid to ask for help and get lots of walks in. Take care and good luck.

I was banded on Thursday the 27th. Pain is minimal now. Haven't walked today yet. Right now I'm having 1/4c cream of wheat , mixed with a 1/4c chocolate optifast shake. going down fine. Hope all is going well with you all too.

Banded yesterday as well and I wish I could say I was great. I had a really bad night last night to the medication, was up all night sick and in so much pain. Still not feeling all the well right now. Hope it gets better. Congrats to you!!

Hi There! Glad to see you got your band. Sorry you had a rough night. :cursing:

If your medicine makes you sick, call your doc and ask for a different one. There are many choices out there.

The first couple of days are the worst. Each person's recovery is different. I didn't feel much like doing anything beyond walking, walking, walking up and down my hall the first week. I also loved my heating pad on my tummy. I was part of the felt like I'd been "Hit by a Mack Truck" group.

I didn't make my first official outing until a week after my surgery. So, take care of yourself, take it easy, and walk, walk, walk!

Hope you feel better soon!!

hello everyone,

well i was a little gung-ho the first day b/c on day two i was feeling rough - almost like when you lift weights or workout and you dont feel the pain for the first 24-48 hrs and then all of a sudden you cant move lol.

Although today i feel a bit better like getting in and out of a chair is easier than before. its a process i guess of good and bad moments but overall very happy.

hope everyone is feeling better and better each day!!

Congrats on being banded! The first 4-5 days were really rough for me. By day 7 I was feeling myself again, although a little tired, but I was ready to start moving again!

I feel all of you. Yesterday was a repeat of the day before, but this morning I woke up and nothing hurt. I went for a 20 minute walk and am drinking the first of three Meal Replacement shakes of the day. I guess maybe the rest did it? Last night I slept about 7 hours which is the most I could sleep after surgery. I love to sleep on my left side and that just isn't possible right now :-).

I got banded Wednesday afternoon, so I'm four days out (about). I'm not gonna push it today, but I definitely feel I'm turning the corner!