My band is this morning in less than 4 hours. Please say a prayer for me. I'm pretty nervous! But excited for some serious results to come my way.

Everyone have a great day and happy losing!

BrownEyes: good luck and we will be there for you on the other side

Prayers for a very successful surgery. May the good Lord bless you.

Sending you some prayers, and positive vibes! Welcome to bandland!!

Good Luck you will be fine .

Good luck!

Hope you are doing okay, today being 2 days postop. I am getting ready for my band on the 19th. Look forward to hearing how it went.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts and wishes! Surgery went fine and I'm doing well post-op. 4.5 pounds down in 3 days !! Excited to be in "bandland" and see where it takes me!

So glad to hear it went well. And that you are losing. Do you mind if I ask how it was for you the day of your surgery?

I am having my band surgery on the 19th.

Are you talking about my pain on the day of surgery? For me, the gas/shoulder pain was the worst. I was definitely sore when I woke up and I was very nauseated and started dry heaving right away - but I don't tolerate anesthesia very well. The heaving hurt my stomach but at it's worst I would say my pain was only 6 out of 10. They gave me Lortab post-op and I only took one other dose that day. I was fairly sore but I wasn't necessarily in pain. I also made sure I got up and moved around a lot which helps in the long run. Day 2 I took 2 doses of Lortab and that was it - no pain meds since then. I do have a high pain tolerance though so that may not reflect what the majority need.

I would definitely, absolutely, 100% recommend that you get a heating pad for the shoulder/gas pain - this was my biggest lifesaver! I used it around the clock for the first couple days and I feel like it made a big difference.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions I can, good luck to you!!

Thanks! I am a nurse and I know about laparoscopic shoulder pain. It is the air that is used to inflate the abdomen and being active is best way to help rid it.