I have my band surgery scheduled for apr 2! I'm super excited and a little nervous since it's a brand new surgery. Anyone have this done? I would love to hear how things are going.

There is a thread floating around on this. try typing gastric plication or Iband into the search forum link on the top right.

I just got mine done on Friday, February 17th. I am five days post op. So far, so good! My surgeon has actually been doing it for a while. Good luck to you!

Losin, so glad to hear it! Who did ur surgery? I'm a little nervous caz my surgeon has only done 40 or them. How has the pain been?

I had the iband done February 13th, the pain was pretty bad and I noticed the recovery at home seems longer than most people but so far everything else is the same!!

Rae, how long did u take off work? I'm only able to take a week. Has the plication been working well? Do you get full faster and feel satisfied on less food? Are you on solids yet?

had mine done Jan 23... slightly longer recovery time due to longer surgery and some soreness, but otherwise no issues... definitely did not need more than a week off work...

only a week, still hard for me to bend certin ways and roll over! but other wise im fine!

I had it done and had very little pain. Actually, I was out shopping the very next day for a few hours with my hubby driving of course. The worst pain was gas pain that radiated to my shoulder. I was back at work within a few days.

Has anyone had the I-band done in Texas? I'm pretty nervous. Had my initial consult.

Sissy--I'm having it done April 2 in hurst tx. What dr did u consult with??

I am interested to hear everyones results. My doc was doing something similar to this ( stitching horizontally and not vertically) so that bands couldnt slip but after a year of doing some patients who requested this and most of them having complications ( band removal, erosion, infection) etc he has stopped doing plication, he hates it really.

the iband is similar to something he does sometimes ( he does the sleeve with the band) so I would love to give him insight on plication vertically and the band working together.