Hi everyone,

Newby here, my band's going in today, looking foreword to it :biggrin: Really pleased to find this forum, it's exactly what I need as I cannot do it by myself. I only found it tonight, there's so much to read and so little time to do so:willy_nilly:

I plan on writing a log on a daily basis with all the highs and lows. I hope to be doing this for the foreseeable future, as I'm in this for the long haul!:thumbup:

I'll be staying in hospital tonight, so I'll let you know how things are going on Sunday...

until then

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great news!!! wish you the best and welcome to your new journey to weight loss. you will love your band!!! please keep us posted.:biggrin:

Well, I'm now officially a bandster:party:Thanks for the message Laura, great to hear from you! Went into surgery at 16:00 and was back in my room at 17:00, thought it felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest! The 5mg of morphine helped :arf:. I have read about other peoples experiences about pain due to trapped wind, but I had no problems with that at all.

I've been sipping fluids for most of last night and the morning, though maybe I drank too much or too quickly as I'm feeling bloated and have hiccups....though it's a great feeling to be bloated on fluids rather than pizzas, chocs, KFC etc :puke:

The physical/psychological prescence of the band is helping me change my mind set regarding food, though it is early days yet and I'm in no rush, one day at a time.:crying:

Speak to you soon :seeya:

Well, I'm now officially a bandster:party:Thanks for the message Laura, great to hear from you! Went into surgery at 16:00 and was back in my room at 17:00, thought it felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest! The 5mg of morphine helped :arf:. I have read about other peoples experiences about pain due to trapped wind, but I had no problems with that at all.

I've been sipping fluids for most of last night and the morning, though maybe I drank too much or too quickly as I'm feeling bloated and have hiccups....though it's a great feeling to be bloated on fluids rather than pizzas, chocs, KFC etc :puke:

The physical/psychological prescence of the band is helping me change my mind set regarding food, though it is early days yet and I'm in no rush, one day at a time.:crying:

Speak to you soon :seeya:

Congrats on getting banded! Just found this forum for the over 50 crowd. There are also some great people on the October 2010 bandsters forum too. Sounds like you're doing well. I was banded on Oct 5 and am feeling better everyday!

good luck let us know how your doing right away good luck with the gas???

Have they had you up and walking the halls any ??

Edited October 12, 201015 yr by ARKAWANA

Have you been up and walking around?

Well it's another day with my band and things are still going well :crying:

Thanks for your message Rose, may check out the Oct 10 banders. That's the amazing thing about this forum, so much help and information available.:mad2:

Thanks for your comment Cherie, great to hear from you. My bloated feeling is easing now, I've been taking some Gripe?? (..some type of baby stuff) as recommended by my clinic. I'm back at home, been walking only short distances, getting used to the strange feeling in my belly but very pleased that I had it done. :smile2:

Each day that passes the better I feel. I see adverts for fast food and would have been tempted to binge but now I have no desire to touch it...in fact I'm really looking forward to eating a cucumber salad :tt2:!!

Hope you chaps are doing ok, speak to you soon

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