:Banane19: You guys have no idea how glad I am when i found out about this forum ... it finally encouraged me to take a step and set a date for the surgery, which is in a week :straight

Where im currently living there r no available support groups, so u can only imagine how ecstatic i am to find guys who have experience in this type of surgery cuz i am REALLY nervous about the whole thing.

One quick Q though .... is it really extremely painful after the surgery???:confused: Cuz that is one of the things i am terrified of and is making me have second thoughts about the whole thing.

PLLLLZ inform me about ur experience with the post op pain and to what extent was it??

thannnnnx

Welcome to LBT! This is a great resource for support and information. Good luck with your surgery next week!

FoOoFa,

Personally my surgery wasn't very painful at all. I had it on a Thursday and went back to work on Monday. I was tired, but I was fine. I didn't take many pain meds. I didn't really need them. But if you are worried about the pain, by all means take the pain meds they give you. I bet you will be pleasantly surprised.

Good luck.

FoOoa my experience was very painful. I had surgery on a Tuesday and went back to half days for a week on the following Monday. I have had 2 c sections and a hysterectomy and this was the worse surgery yet.

I have to tell you though this is the best thing I have done. I LOVE my band. If you would have asked me 2 days after surgery I would not of answered the question but after about 4 days I was feeling alot better. I am so happy I have lost a total of 28 pounds. ( I have not updated my clicker) I can fit into things I have not worn in over a year!!

Everyone is different though. There was a girl that had the surgery right before me in the hospital and only felt a little discomfort.

As for my experience with it now I am sooooo happy I did this!! The pain I had was well worth it. Good luck!! :confused:

I was freaked too...before lapband I had never had a operation before in my life...but it was cruizy my anesthetist was a blast and before I knew it i woke up and it was all over...well the operation side that is. A little bit of courage now will mean a longer, more fulfilled life in future... take a deep breath, step through those hospital doors and good luck!

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