As of 10:00am this morning by Dr. Wagner in St. Louis, MO!! I have had very little discomfort so far and I was able to leave the surgery center 2 hours after my procedure.

I also found out that I lost a total of 17 POUNDS during my 7 day clear liquid diet!!! WOOO HOOO!!

Anyway I am thrilled that the waiting is over, and that I have moved on to the next step.

Anyone with some sound advice will be greatly apprecciated(as in someting that you went through that maybe nobody told you, or something that you didn't expect.).

Thanks ~ Lisa

congrats on being banned today!!!!hope all is well keep us updated, I will be going to my 1st seminar on 10/16/06 so I just started. Iam really excited to read everyones post and see how yall are doing.

What a great weight loss to start off your new banded life!

WOW Lisa, Great job.. I need to pay attention to your success to keep me motivated. I was banded 10/4/06 and had to stay the night then went home and I have lost about 8 # in a week. Sure hope to drop weight to feel better inside.

WTG, congrats! I am being banded on monday, so I will be joining you soon

Congratulations I also became a bandster this week and am at day 5 feeling good went for a walk with hubby and feeling satisfied on the liquids just fighting head hunger all the time today. I didnt leave the hospital until day three but it seems abit different here in OZ than in th USA

Lisa, congratulations on becoming a bandster, I am glad you are feeling well. The most important thing for you right now is to just follow your doctors orders, he knows what is best for you.

You had a terrific weight loss on your pre-op diet, and that is wonderful. Please remember, now that you have your band, the weight loss will change. The first couple of weeks you are likely to see more loss, though not at the rate you did with pre-op. However, once your swelling goes down, it is very possible that you will see very slow weight loss, no weight loss or even a small gain. Do not get discouraged if that happens. Remember that our bands are meant to work with fills. The time right after your surgery is for healing. Once you start getting your fills and reach true restriction, then the weight will start coming off.

I wish someone had stressed this more to me when I was newly banded. I gained prior to reaching proper restriction. I did not start losing until I reached good restriction around the end of June. I am losing about 1-2 pounds a week, which is where we should be with our bands.

Good luck to you, I hope the healing process continues to go well for you.

Welcome to bandland, and congrats on the 17 pounds! Way to go!