I was wondering how painful is it after surgery??? Im also suppose to have my gallbladder removed at the same time.... can anyone give me some info??

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Pain varies for everyone. Sorry, there's no straightforward answer. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, and felt essentially no pain and came back to work on post-op day 3. Discomfort, yes...mostly because of the air they use during surgery to inflate your abdomen, but pain was very slight...for me.

Something to keep in mind is that they do cut through the layer of abdominal muscle for both the lap band and the gallbladder. Granted, they typically do it laparoscopically so the inscisions are smaller, but you won't want to sit straight up after surgery.

In the "big picture", almost 10 weeks post-op, the pain didn't matter at all because the weight loss feels SO GOOD!

Thanx, that is very useful information, i'm soooo excited so far i'm getting ready to complete seminar #2 u know etc..... But question.. How many visits are needed for the psychologist, and the nutritionist???

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It depends on what your WLS program requires; I had to see the Nutritionist twice in one day - - the first visit was a small class (me and one other person) to go over the Lap Band diet and how surgery works. The second was a 1 on 1 session to go over my current diet and a post-op plan suited for me. The psychologist was only 1 visit to clear me for surgery, but if the psychologist feels you need more visits before surgery they will usually hold up the process until you complete your visits.

You'll want to make your nutritionist your best friend in this process. Mine was kind enough to give me her email so I bounce questions off of her now and then (my insurance doesn't cover her visits - $180 a pop).

Thanx, that is very useful information, i'm soooo excited so far i'm getting ready to complete seminar #2 u know etc..... But question.. How many visits are needed for the psychologist, and the nutritionist???

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Psych and nutritionist was a one time visit for me.