Hi - I'm Alison. I got banded on Friday (5/25) and just wanted to check in and join the group. My experience so far:

Surgery went great.

Post-op pain was more than I expected but only for the first 2 days. No pain meds today.

I have shoulder pain that moves when I change position - I assume this is gas.

I have moved to puréed on day 3 per my instructions. I have no appetite but I am trying to get some Protein in through "shakes".

I started walking around the block yesterday and went a little further today twice.

Emotionally I've been up (glad it went well), down (from pain and fatigue) and asked myself more than once what did I do???

Staying positive though.

Hope to meet some good people here.

Hello! I was banded on the same day as you. The post-op pain wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. I saw/heard the lady that was banded before me and she was crying out. Not sure if it was from pain or from the anesthesia, or perhaps a combo of both. But from what I was told, I didn't make a peep.

I get a few sharp aches in my left shoulder and back from the gas, especially when I try to burp, but other than that, the incision sights pain is dull.

How are you doing otherwise? You feeling ok now?

Congrats you both wishing you both a speedy recovery

congrats- i was banded on the 11th. i thought the shoulder pain was from an existing shoulder issues, but after some google searching, found its your phrenic nerve. think about when someone has a heart attack- their arm hurts. its a similar concept from your stomach/diaphragm. it should go away in about a week or so- ice was more helpful than heat considering where the pain comes from. lay flat may also help.