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.

Chris A,

Congratulations! What an exciting journey you've embarked on. I wish you the best.

Like you, I've been "lurking" too. Reading everyone's posts has been so intriguing. It's wonderful to read the outpouring of support from everyone so we're in good hands.

I'm still waiting for insurance approval. The submission was last week. Hoping I get a date soon.

But Chris - like the Nike slogan says "just do it!". From the sounds of all the success stories and support on here, you're gonna be great!

Raquel

Congrats! I'm 7 days post op.