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Yay! Congrats! Feel better soon. :)

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Congrats how are you feeling? keep us posted. I am now waiting on my approval from insurance and I will be on my way.I think possibly 1/3 :) Would love to keep in touch with you since we will have such close band dates.

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I just had mine 9 days ago and have lost 14 pounds! The doctor saying that we could go to work on Monday after having it on Friday was not correct. You're taking pain medicine you can't drive with - but you need the pain medicine.

Good luck! Follow the guidelines and watch it fall off!

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Woohoo Peace!!

How is it going so far?? 2 weeks tomorrow for me since I have been banded and I am soooo thankful.

Remember the next few days aren't so nice....but it gets much much better...Walk, walk, walk, sip sip sip, thats what they told me and I did very well during the healing process.

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Congratulations Peaceful! I'm very happy for you. Your future just got a lot lighter, I mean brighter.lol I did (((((hugs)))))

Take care sweetheart, we're here for you!

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Congrats!

Pam

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Congrats to you. Wishing you good luck and a speedy recovery.

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Congrats! I had mine six days ago! I'm still so happy but still in alot of pain :/ but I'm looking forward to the great reward!!

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I just got home from the hospital! I'm officially banded. I'm very lucky that my pain is very minimal. My back and port site is the only thing aching. I don't want to sit down, I find standing up and stretching my arms up in the air relieves so much pressure. I tried using the heating pad, but it started making the pain worse, once I took of the heating pad I felt so much better. It looks like my cure is cold packs not heat. Still super dehydrated though.

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I just got home from the hospital! I'm officially banded. I'm very lucky that my pain is very minimal. My back and port site is the only thing aching. I don't want to sit down, I find standing up and stretching my arms up in the air relieves so much pressure. I tried using the heating pad, but it started making the pain worse, once I took of the heating pad I felt so much better. It looks like my cure is cold packs not heat. Still super dehydrated though.

Congratulations to you too!

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I just had mine 9 days ago and have lost 14 pounds! The doctor saying that we could go to work on Monday after having it on Friday was not correct. You're taking pain medicine you can't drive with - but you need the pain medicine.

Good luck! Follow the guidelines and watch it fall off!

At which day did you start feeling yourself and losing the gas pain? I'm on day 4 post-op and still in pain...

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Thank you everyone. Im now 3 days post op, and still having gas pain, and feeling generally out of it.....thank you all so much, your positive energy keeps me going.

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I'm 14 days out and they still sneak attack me now and then. Walk it out!

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