Hi, I am going to be banded on 1/23. I have been waiting forever for this day so I am sooo excited but completely nervous. I have never been in surgery before so the whole experience is new to me. I have been on liquid diet for a week and a half now and I am getting used to it, yet losing patients with it as well. I am so ready to just do it. I am also petrified to make to move and have this foreign device inside of me being "banded" seems a bit scary.

Hi

Don't worry I had my band fitted 14/12/2011 and when I woke up after surgery I felt uncomfortable as they had filled my tummy with air, so make sure you have peppermint etc to shift the wind ASAP I didn't feel like eating after the op and was like that for a few days, I then just had smoothies or slim fast shakes for 2 weeks and then had mashed food.

I haven't had a fill yet and can eat anything as there is no restriction this is really frustrating cos I don't feel any different after paying for the band.

I can't feel the band and never have been able to feel it, but have been assured that when I have a fill there will be a restriction and I will lose weight.

Just be prepared for discomfort for the first few days but only from having holes in you and being filled with air

Good luck and don't worry

I too will be getting my Band on Jan. 30th of 2012. I am excited to get started on my new journey. I am 52 1/2 and have been as my granddaughter calls it "FLUFFY" all my adult life. I have found and reached out to people who I have seen in the past 8 months while going to my appointments as a support team in my local area. This is going to make a big difference in the feed back I get. Because I will be able to SEE their resulsts as well as hear about them.

My scale wieght as of today is 260.5 lbs. So will see where this road takes me.....

Lol I'm fluffy too im called fluff in my circle of friends. We're not fat we fluffy.

Good luck with the op