Today is the big day! I have to be at the hospital in a little less than an hour. Will check back in as soon as I can to let eveyone know how it went.

Yeah!!! Congrats. Hope everything goes well

G :) D LUCK TO YOU!!!!!!!

BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck-this is the beginning of a new you!

Everything went fine. I have to stay in the hospital tonight since I have sleep apnea but that's ok, the bed lifting up makes it so much easier to get up. A little sore in my stomach area and have gas pain in my left shoulder and neck. The gas pain is worse than the stomach pain. Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

keep us updated. I go in 1 week from today. good luck with everything.

I got home about an hour ago. Feeling pretty good, I borrowed my moms elastic stomach support from her tummy tuck. It really helps a lot. Relieves the pain and helps force out gas. Found some chewable extra strength gas x and that helps and have been drinking kelloggs special k2o for protein. All in all, not bad. Have taken one pain pill since surgery and probably wouldn't have needed that it I hadn't had a hiatal hernia repair but I did and its a little tender. Still I must say it has all gone well and none of it has been unbearable. Good luck to all of you future banders!

I like it when I hear stories like this. It puts a realistic expectation out there for people that while it may be uncomfortable you are not going to die from the pain.

Best of luck to you, I had my surgery yesterday (7/28), you will do great! See my blog for my recollections about my surgery, and feel free to ask me anything