Hi everyone! I am officially on the other side! Right now I only have incision pain (like little pinches) and a sore throat. I updated my blog with the surgery day's events if you are interested in reading about it. http://banderland.weebly.com/1/post/2014/03/surgery-day.html

I wish the best of luck to all who are getting banded soon!

- K

Congratulations. Drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated. If you've been reading on here and I'm sure you have, I'm sure you've discovered that the 1st month is a healing time and that you may feel restriction right now but that is due to the swelling and the real restriction will begin with the fills. Good luck and keep us posted on how you're doing.

What a great blog post! I hope people getting ready for surgery will read it as to me it is stress-relieving to have such a thorough description. You have a beautiful smile! Good luck with your recovery. You sound very prepared and so ready for everything that is ahead. I was banded four months ago tomorrow and I am so happy. Feeling very healthy in my head and in my body -- not obsessing over food and eating, plus I've been able to increase my exercise a lot. That is a huge surprise to me -- has not come naturally in the past, that's for sure. I am feeling "whole." Oh, and hey, good call on giving your son his cell phone back -- what a sweet text to receive!

What a great blog post! I hope people getting ready for surgery will read it as to me it is stress-relieving to have such a thorough description. You have a beautiful smile! Good luck with your recovery. You sound very prepared and so ready for everything that is ahead. I was banded four months ago tomorrow and I am so happy. Feeling very healthy in my head and in my body -- not obsessing over food and eating, plus I've been able to increase my exercise a lot. That is a huge surprise to me -- has not come naturally in the past, that's for sure. I am feeling "whole." Oh, and hey, good call on giving your son his cell phone back -- what a sweet text to receive!

Thank you so much! I can't wait to feel "whole". I just feel "poked" right now.

K

Congratulations. Drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated. If you've been reading on here and I'm sure you have, I'm sure you've discovered that the 1st month is a healing time and that you may feel restriction right now but that is due to the swelling and the real restriction will begin with the fills. Good luck and keep us posted on how you're doing.

Thank you for the reminder on fluids. I am making an asserted effort to sip lots of Water. I'm not hungry now, but I know I need to drink lots anyway.

-K

Hey we got banded on the same day!! I am also feeling a bit of a soar throat but it was advised that it may happen due to the breathing tube.

Yes I believe it is from the breathing tube. Congrats on your surgery!

-k