What should I expect the minute the band gets put on? I am just now trying to get approved for insurance, and I am wondering, if approved and I get the band, will I be in pain at first, will I be sick, etc.....?:nervous

As I have said before on here, I have had haircuts that caused me more trauma than my lapband surgery. It was a major non-event. Never even had a gas pain. Went to the hospital at 9, had surgery at 10, got in the car and went home at 2 p.m.

I know some people don't have it that easy ....and I was kinda nervous because I'm OLD and had heart problems, etc. but I did good. Of course, my surgeon is very experienced and I went on the food plan a month before surgery and that helped.

The lapband is the least invasive, least dangerous wls you can have.

Thanks, you made me feel better.

Same here,

very uneventful, didn't even use the painpills, no upset stomach, and was back to myself in a couple of days. Very very easy surgery.

had surgery at 8 am went home at 2:30 with very little gas pain...gas pain lasted for about a week on and off~ I thought it was no big deal. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!!

What should I expect the minute the band gets put on?

Expect to still be under general anesthesia.

Expect to still be under general anesthesia.

LOL-you beat me to it! :heh:

I spent the first couple of days feeling pretty rotten. I had a lot of gas, and gas pain. I took the pain meds for two days, and used a heating pad on my shoulder off and on for about a week. But after the first week, I felt a LOT better, and by the end of two weeks I was feeling normal, except for some tenderness around my port.