Ok so b4 I mention any of the minor problems I am having , let me first say how excited and blessed I feel just to have finally recieved my band after 2 years of trying. I know how lucky I am and I am sure I will grow to love my band. However in the meantime I find I am concerned by a few things. I am sure they r easy fixes and normal, but never hurts to check right? I have had a large amount of gas even though I have been taking gas meds, and I think it's burping? that I am feeling. It is painful around the breast bone, but only for a moment but to be honest sometimes it makes me double over, I guess my question with this is will this go away? also dispite only having had 100+ cal in the last 5 days or so , I have yet to see the scle move at all. I know things are different after surgery, but this struck me as odd? At which point did you start losing weight? Seems to me that weight loss would be expected during the clear-full liquid stages due to drastic caloric changes? I am not expecting anything big, just wondering what is "normal?" just a side note as well, did anyone else find themselves thinking , "wow, this thing is stuck inside me forever, unless I have another surgery, this is now a part of me?" just a thought that crossed my mind , kinda freaked me out a little bit is all. But I guess that this is the point right , this is a change for life! Again I am still so excited for what the future may hold, and to finally start living my life. Thanks for your feed back everyone

I was banded on July 26th and I am also having lots of gas problems. I was suppose to go back to work today but do not have enough energy:(

i am wanting to get to 150 lbs and as of today the scale says I am down 4 lbs from my surgery date weight of 268 so now I am 264 which is good I suppose. Not sure how much of it is fluids but hey I'll take what I can get ...lol I started out with all this at my highest weight of 332lbs... so I am pretty excited bout that. My painful "burping" I think may be spasms in my diaphram? not sure.. bad when I wake up, and when I am in 1 spot too long. my back is still killing me today... only in the middle, from what I hear that is normal still and I'm lucky it's not in my shoulders... Using a heating pad alot... seems to help. Also not sure I am getting in enough liquids, because I feel full after drinking very little... not sure if this is swelling or full? either way I stop drinking ...after just a few sips. I think we can do this though... i am sure it will get better. just kinda wondering when?