Hey all, I joined a little while ago and have sort of lurked about reading threads leading up to my surgery. I was banded yesterday by Dr. Malley in Kansas City. Everything went great, surgery took around 30 minutes and I was up and walking in another 30. No pain meds other than what they gave me during the operation until right before bed last night. Today I am more sore but it's manageable. I'm on clear liquids for another 4 days then I can add in some pureed soups and what not in but I'm sure everyone here knows more about what I can eat than I do. I'm looking forward to this journey ahead of me, but right now I just want to heal from the surgery. I'm trying to do all I'm told to speed recovery time so I can turn my focus to weight loss and not healing from the operation itself.

Welcome to the other side ChrisA! I'm 9days post op. the healing stage is so important to build our strong foundation. Glad you're doing so well!

Congratulations Bandster!

I just watched a You Tube video of a Dr, Malley doing a lap band surgery, wonder if its the sams Dr The video gave me a lot of respect for surgeons. I sew alot and I could never sew like they do with those long instruments, amazing.

Well if you been reading threads here, you know what to do. "Follow your Drs plans and don't cheat",lol.

Any questions and someone will answer them.

Best Wishes on your amazing journey!

Congratulations, Chris! Speedy recovery!

Congratulations and goodluck!

I was banded on 1/31 also....a good omen?

It's been good for me.....by June I was definitely telling the difference.....

Good luck! I am still waiting on insurance approval, so I am kinda lurking too.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all the new bandsters. As for lurking...why lurk? Say hello and participate. Matters not whether you are pre or post op or even just starting to research.

Thanks everyone. I should have known yesterday was too good to be true with no pain from the surgery lol. Today isn't too bad though. The pain in manageable and I've only hit the liquid pain meds the surgical center gave me once so far today. I am glad I took some time off from work though instead of going back on Monday. I think I'd of been sort of miserable at my job and not got much accomplished. I went ahead and took this upcoming week off. Been wanting to get some stuff around the house done so I figured now was a good time to take off. Anyways...my doctor doesn't seem to be as strict as some as yours. It's funny how the diets vary from doctor to doctor. Of course I am on a liquids only diet however I am not on clear liquids. In addition to my water, broth, jello and popsicles I can have my protein shake, skim milk, and sugar free cool whip to go with my jello if I want. After day 5 I move up to pureed soups and baby food consistency and I stay there for about 2 weeks till I start introducing somewhat solid food. My hunger is well managed but I think that is due to my protein shakes, I do fell sorry for the folks out there who are still doing the clear liquid diet only.

Congratulations! Welcome to the "Land of the Band"!

Congrats! I look forward to seeing you reach your goals =]

I was banded on 1/31 also....a good omen?

It's been good for me.....by June I was definitely telling the difference.....

Nice to see an another Viet Nam vet on here. I get my band on 19 Feb 13.

Congratulations and Welcome.

Congratulations! The healing will be quick. I am 2 weeks post op and feel just fine. Welcome to the forum!

Keep us updated! I am new and it is good to hear the experiences of others. Hope you feel good as new soon.