I dont know anyone who has had the surgery. I am scheduled on Thursday. I am dying to know what to expect..I have made this decision and trying not to think about it. I said I have had enough with being over weight and am paying CASH..ouch..that's the main reason I have not told anyone..

hey Cyndie...

Congrats on ur date n welcome on board

I too paid cash btw

I've been banded for 3 weeks... everyone has somehow a different experience, but for me it was fairly good thank God...

Right after surgery u shd be on a lot of pain meds so it wont be too bad... for me the 1st 2 days were the hardest, I had pain in my port side and I had terrible nausea ... I spent the night in the hospital and asked the doctor for sth for it so I can get back home... by the end of the 2nd day it was totally gone... however a lot of ppl dont experience that at all...

Some ppl have terrible gas pain but mine was very tolerable... U'll need to try to walk as much as ur body can as this helps a lot wth the gas...

U'll feel better by the day and by the end of the 1st week U'll be feeling much much better

I had fluids diet for 1 week (it differs from 1 dr to another) u ll be dying to chew... and would appreciate mashed food more than ever

1 great advice I read here b4 surgery is having a pillow to hold to my stomach on the way bk from the hospital...

Hope tht helps and plz let me know if u have any questions

Thank u for your reply..heck yeh it helps, I dont no anything so far..So your response gives me hope. What state are you in? I'm in California. I plan to return to work on monday, my appointment is on thursday

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there is a thread on here about surgery day stories, where people have posted their experiences, you'll get to see how different it is for everyone.

my surgery was on a friday and i went back to work the following thurs(and i'm a therapist, so a pretty laborous job). i was in a lot of pain the first 2 days, but everyday was better. i was banded on may 20th and i'm a slow loser. i have gone down froma 20 to a 16, but the scale seems to be stuck around 18-20 pounds...ugh. i dont know if you are single, but i am and i needed someone to stay with me the first two nights, mostly to get in/out of bed, cuz that was extremly painful. i didnt have an appetite for like 3 weeks. i had the left shoulder gas pain you hear about and i still get it from time to time..ugh! it helps to have a good support system in place. hope that helps some. feel free to add me as a friend and PM me any specific questions you may have. best wishes!

tomorrow is the big day..wish me luck

GOOD LUCK!! U will be fine. After surgery I was fine a little sore and tired. Also i found keeping a pillow on my tummy and ice felt so good. i also could not sleep in my bed 4 3 weeks couch just felt so much better. The third day and so on felt pretty bad but by the end of the week you should feel lots better. The first day I thought there is NO WAY ppl go back 2 work only after a week, but I did and felt good.

tomorrow is the big day..wish me luck