Painful but great journey so far. I have been back to work for two days, and its been hell but its nice to be out of the house. On the good side of things, I weighed in this morning and show a 21 lb. loss. Real deal. However the pain is still prevelant, but what can one expect, its only been five days and I work long shifts. I don't really battle hunger, I think for the most part I miss food, but now I am becoming addicted to losing. I wish I had taken time to recover from work, but I recently got a big promotion to sales manager at a large dealership, and don't want to dissapoint. Its ok, but how long till the major pain is gone?

Thank you. What makes me happy about the weight loss is that I did not really diet before the operation. Couldn't do it. And yes, car dealership.

I'm 6 days post op and most of my pain is gone. I am still sore, especially when I bend or stretch in the mid area.

Great job on the weight loss! Also, I think you're lucky you aren't hungry. That's awesome.

I was banded on 3/6/07 and yesterday I finally felt better than I had since surgery. I was even able to sleep on my favorite side for a little while without a ton of pain. Kudos for you for going back to work so quickly. I took off a full five days (I have a desk job) and the first day was rough but now at day three I feel "normal". Good luck to you!