To all of you on the verge of having your bands placed soon, I write to you from the hospital I had mine put in earlier this morning. I assure you that my experience thus far has been pleasant. I'm in zero pain. A bit of gas remains from the carbon dioxide that is put in your abdominal cavity, but I'm doing well. Ice chips are my best friend! LOL! Tomorrow, clear broth! Anyhow...have no fear fellow future Bandsters....take it from me, it's a walk in the park!

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To all of you on the verge of having your bands placed soon, I write to you from the hospital I had mine put in earlier this morning. I assure you that my experience thus far has been pleasant. I'm in zero pain. A bit of gas remains from the carbon dioxide that is put in your abdominal cavity, but I'm doing well. Ice chips are my best friend! LOL! Tomorrow, clear broth! Anyhow...have no fear fellow future Bandsters....take it from me, it's a walk in the park!

Thanks for sharing Jim in MA, I am surprised you feel up to being on the web to make your post! I am having surgery next Tuesday and of course I am nervous. Your experience helps reassure me I am doing something wonderful for myself!

Wishing you all the very best on your WL journey

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Congrats Jim, I'm I'm excited for you to be starting this journey. I too posted from the hospital and was very very hopeful for my future. That was less than a year ago and it's been the best decision of my life...it will yours too!

God Bless!

Rebecca

Congrats! I'm three weeks behind you and ready to go!

Best of luck. Sounds like you're off to a great start!

Congratulations on your surgery. I had mine Monday and I was on the computer emailing family not to long after getting to my room as well. Good luck on your adventure and thanks for sharing. One of the things that pushed me into finally making the decision was being able to read about real people having the procedure and their results.

Im glad your surgery went so well. I am hoping to get mine does soon as well. I have my consultation on 3-23. I am going to do self pay, so I am hoping that they can schedule me soon. Best of luck, look forward to reading about your success.

best of luck to you all on your journey. i had surgery feb 24th and i'm still going strong and continue too. i wish everyone the best and speedy recoverys!!!

Thanks Jim for the info!! That is reassuring. I am having my surgery first thing tomorrow am. I have to be at the hospital at 6:45am!! ughhhh....early!! I have a lot of emotions goin gon right now, like I am sure many people do. I am excited, nervous, scared, unsure, & certain all at one time. I am in disbelief that the day has finally arrived. One thing that I wonder is will I always feel like I have "something" in my stomach, or do I not even notice the lapband? Probably sounds like a crazy question! I am glad you are doing so well! Keep up the great work and speedy recovery.

Glad my words have helped out many. I'm home as of this morning. No pain, best way I can describe how feel post op, a bit of indigestion feeling. I am hungry though. I'm hoping once I can tolerate real food, the real hunger pains will subside. There's lots of swelling that I could see on my barium swallow this morning, which thankfully will subside. Overall, I feel great. It's actually quite a surprising feeling. Good luck with your progress as well.