Hi. I was banded Monday and came home four hours later.

I've had mild gas pains, but that's it.

This morning I woke up with a bruise the size of Texas (okay, really the size of a small tea saucer) around my port site. I called the doctor's office and they said don't worry unless I run a fever.

Did ya'll bruise?

Yeah, I'm bruised pretty bad- but inside, not where you can see it.

My whole belly is swollen and I can't sit up without help...

I'm in quite a bit of pain, too, at one day out. Keep hitting the opiates and praying. The pain is fading- slowly...

I hope the bruise is the worst thing you get! :welldoneclap: Good luck.

If you go to the scar stages thread and look at some of the pictures, you'll see that some people bruise pretty badly. I'm personally glad that I didn't look at that thread until after my surgery, or I might have been scared away. I had NO bruising whatsoever.

You'll be looking at your scars with wonder in no time, thinking "that's IT?"

Yes, I bruised around where the incisions were made. Congrats on being banded.