had the band put in on thursday on still cannot drinkanything without a lot of pain even on meds is this normal

How much are you drinking? I had to measure my water and could only drink 4 ccs at a time every 15 minutes. I did this for about a week and never had any pain. You should probably call your doctor though. Good luck, and hang in there

I have a feeling your doctor may have put fluid in your band at the time of surgery. Find out and ask to have it removed. Usually when people post with this issue the reason turns out to be that their surgeon added fluid during surgery.

Best wishes and I hope you get some relief soon.