<p><img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/clap2.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Clap2" smilieid="217" class="inlineimg" /> I am being banded on Thursday. I am sure that this is the right choice for me but I'm getting a little nervous as the time gets closer. I've done my research & am comfortable with the band but nervous about the time immediately following surgery. What is the day of surgery really like for the patient? Are you sleepy most of the day or are you 'with it' most of the time? What can I expct? I would appreciate any help you can give me!<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/help.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Help" smilieid="256" class="inlineimg" /></p>

Hi Sunny, I understand your being nervous, that is perfectly normal. When you go in, you will be pretty busy getting changed, weighed, having your vitals taken, etc. Then, when you go down to pre-op, you will probably be asked the same line of questions by at least five different people. The anesthiologist will give you some "happy medicine" in your iv to relax you and the next thing you know, you will wake up with a band. The biggest thing is they get you up and walking in a hurry. You will be a bit uncomfortable, but it is all manageable with pain medication. I think you will be pretty alert. I know I was, even though I did sleep quite a bit, but I had my full senses and what not. Don't worry, everything will be fine! Let us know how it goes.

<p>hi sunny </p> <p>i was banned on the 14 may 07 in belgium .</p> <p>i would n`tgo back on having my band done </p> <p>its the best thing Ive done , i know its still early days for me . </p> <p>i went down for my op at 9am and went into the theater at about 9.30am . i woke in the recovery room about 11am i had nurses giving me pain killers i think i had 2 lots in recovery with saline drip i slept most of the time in recovery . i went backup my room about 12pm i slept most of the afternoon i think i had a couple more pain killers in my drip . i did get up to go to the loo and i was fine at about 5pm i went to see the other girls who where being banded at the same time as me . i would say if you can ask ur doctor if you can go down early so your recovery i sooner . i traveled from belgium on the Tuesday morning by car back home to skegness England which was a 8hrs traveling time . a week in i have lost 17lb already, i know a lot is fluid but it is a lose all the same .</p> <p>i hope Ive been of help to you . good luck you will be ok</p>

Sunny,

I think it is perfectly normal to be excited and nervous...I was a nervous wreck....I wasn't scared to have the surgery, I was afraid that something would happen and I couldn't have the surgery...

After the sugery the pain is not that bad...you are uncomfortable, but not in a screaming type of pain.......take your pain meds and you will be fine...and remember, walk, walk, walk, and take the liquid gas-x...you will be just fine....I am so excited for you....I wish that everyone that wants and needs the band could get it done...I hate that the insurance companies are hard on some...I was denied, but did self-pay and had it done anyway.....I am so glad that I did....

Be sure to post and let us know how you are doing....good luck...I will be thinking of you on Thursday....