I am four days post op. I am very happy about the decision I made. I am a petite woman- 5 feet tall but I weighed 218 pounds . That was the largest I had ever weighed. I found the first few days alittle tough. The worse thing for me was the bad backaches I had. I suffer from back spasms so after I was placed into recovery, it was bad. A few days after my surgery was the worst. I guess that saying it gets worse before better is true for me. Four days in, I am still sore but I feel good. I got dressed and put makeup on! I went to my friend Alicia"s house and weighed myself and I am down 7 pounds!!!! I can see it in my face! This has been a blessing for me that I cannot take advantage of. I cannot find myself reverting back to those old habits. For the first time in days, my stomach actually growled. It is no where but down for me!!!

Congrats on your journey! The first couple of weeks seemed the hardest for me. You will find that each day you feel better and better.

TODAY I AM 5DAYS POST OP AND IT DOES GET BETTER WITH EACH DAY I AM STILL SORE AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PAIN TOLERATE BUT I STILL HURT A LITTLE BUT I AM OK, KEEP IN TOUCH

I was banded last Friday so I am 7 days post op and I can tell you that all the pain is gone, my incisions don't hurt anymore and I finally feel normal again, except that I am am not hungry The dr put 5cc in my 10cc band when he inplanted my band so I have not been hungry for a week, it feels great! Good luck everyone! Let's get healthy!