At a hotel now, got my surgery at about 10 this morning and I am SO sore right now. I can't find one comfortable position to sleep in and its driving me crazyy!! lol I lost 16 lbs on my pre-op diet, which I didn't expect at ALL. Can't wait until the soreness goes away so I can sleep and sit comfortably PAIN MEDS HERE I COME

Hope you sleep good tonight!

I probably won't lol but thank you so much. Just a LOT of soreness. not fun

I was banded 10 days ago - it's been pretty good for me so far. The soreness just takes a couple of days, use your pain meds. I realized yesterday that I feel almost normal again - yeah! Good luck on your journey - we are all right there with you! Welcome to the newly banded side with me,

Did you have it in Mexico?

Do you have a recliner? That helped me for the first 2-3 nights to sleep. I was NOT able to lay straight because it felt like it was pulling on my port.

Stay on top of the pain med! By day 4 you will a million times better! I was banded last Friday and feel so much better today. Just port soreness - gas is totally gone. Good luck!!

I just got banded Wednesday...and the first night I spent in the hospital was very sore. They forced me to get up and walk to help with the gas pains...the gas pains went away quickly though...I never even had the shoulder pain! Now I'm home and just hungry. I have to move very slow though to get up and down. Just take it day by day...it just keeps getting better...until then though...I am on the pain meds day and night..

Yes, I did have it in Mexico at a place called the Obesity Control Center. Dr. Ortiz did my surgery and he actually trained the guy that did my sister's at UCSD in CA. I can not even begin to explain how incredible my experience was. The doctors and nurses were so nice and everything went so smoothly. I'm out walking around today. Just wishing I could eat some real food lol. Thanks for all of the support guys, it's nice talking to people who have gone through it also and can help me out

I had mine in Mexico too. Dr Kuri at Vida Wellness Center and Hospital Angeles. I too had a great experience. My surgery was a little over two weeks ago and I'm feeling good. Incisions are healing so they are itchy but that's about it. I can get my fills in mexico if I want since I'm only about 40 minutes from the border.

I'm about 40 minutes away too. I live in Escondido I was a little worried about coming to Mexico but it all went soo smoothly and I would recommend Dr. Ortiz to ANYONE. Plus, we saved SO much money by getting it done here. I'm just waiting until I feel normal again, a lot of soreness and a little bit of gas but nothing too bad

Congratulations!

Congrats on your successful surgery and positive experience. Definitely take the pain meds as prescribed and do NOT wait for the pain to become bad before taking. My dr and nurses were very insistent that any pain over a 3 needed to be medicated. Basically your body can either heal or fight pain, but it can't do both at the same time, so don't be brave! Hopefully the meds will help you sleep tonight, but propping yourself up so you aren't completely flat might help, too.

All the best!

Dr. Ortiz is doing my surgrey this upcoming Friday. I am excited, a little worried about the flights home. I live in Idaho, so I have a few airports to go through the day after surgery. Good luck. What tests do they run before surgery there?

Yay. Hope you're doing well. Hope you love being banded as much as I do. Love it!!!