Excited and Terrified

[Tesa11 7]

[Tesa11 7]

New question...I have had severe GERD since I was a teenager. Now 46 it is horrible. My primary was excited I am getting a lap band and says it should help the GERD alot. I was looking into the Linx band for GERD but have an issue with magnets in my body and it would not help my weight at all. Anyway I read about GERD and reflux being better and worse after lap band. What are your personal experiences?

[Tesa11 7]

I am scheduled for next Monday April 18th. Had my last appt pre-op with the doc today. All is on track and no issues. I am so ready but now the stress of the actual procedure is kicking in.

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[Tesa11 7]

Today's the day! T-minus 6 hours!I am just worried now about the pain and recovery time. I just want this over. I see far more good posts then bad about the band so let's get this done.

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[Tesa11 7]

Day 2 post op and I am in pain but glad it's over. Bo complications other then they found a mass on the side of my stomach. They removed it and sent it pathology so we will see what that was about next week. I can't wait for the swelling and pain to go away.

[Skippin'69 17]

@@Tesa11, WOW! That was lucky they found the mass. Good luck with both the findings of the mass and your weight lose journey.

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[Tesa11 7]

Mass they removed is cancerous. Seeing an Gasyro-Oncology specialist next week but my regular doc assumes radiation only because it looks like the removed the entire mass. We will see. I am 11 days post op lap band and feeling much better. Eating bits of soft food and doing good. Concentrating on the weight-loss

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[KristenLe 5,979]

Mass they removed is cancerous. Seeing an Gasyro-Oncology specialist next week but my regular doc assumes radiation only because it looks like the removed the entire mass. We will see. I am 11 days post op lap band and feeling much better. Eating bits of soft food and doing good. Concentrating on the weight-loss

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Sending prayers! Good thing you had surgery!