Ok... sooooooo apparently i am the only one getting this done in Nov! Insannitttttttty. Im very new to this... so if anyone could help me making my thing a lil prettier.. i'd appreciate that too. :help:

i am having my surgery Nov 28th..scared because of some of the things i read on here....

Hi everyone. I was banded on the 13th too. Spent the night in hospital. I am living on gravol and gas x. Has anyone has had nausea with light products. I was fine before surgery! ug!

DeyonBush, don't be scared...I was and everything is going really well for me thus far. I was sick right after the surgery with the flu, but all I've had is some gas pains in my stomach and am not having any trouble eating things. I got banded last Friday and I am already eating (very slowly) mushy foods.

You'll do great!

HI - I was banded on Monday the 12th. It has been a very interesting walk the first few days. Changing those internal habits will take some time. I find myself thinking about the foods that use to comfort me. It is a daily walk keeping the end insight. So when are you going to be banded?

I was banded on the 12th also.... S far things are going well, I am sore of course, some gas pains. No nausea as the Dr gave me something to take for that. All in all the surgery and recovery so far has'nt been as bad as I imaginied. I was very scared, and even started to cry and doubt myself in the room getting ready for the surgery. But I am glad I did it, and I shouldn't have let myself worry so much. I was in and out before I even knew what happened.

I was banded on the 12th also.... S far things are going well, I am sore of course, some gas pains. No nausea as the Dr gave me something to take for that. All in all the surgery and recovery so far has'nt been as bad as I imaginied. I was very scared, and even started to cry and doubt myself in the room getting ready for the surgery. But I am glad I did it, and I shouldn't have let myself worry so much. I was in and out before I even knew what happened.

I know what you mean! I was in a mental panic when the doctor put the mask over my face. Good thing I didn't have long to consider anything!!

Hi all, I was banded on the 7th and it went so well. Now I am sore over my port area. This was to be expected but is anyone else still hurting over the port after a week?

Other than this I have had no problems.

My port stayed sore longer than any of my other incisions and it turned out that it was infected so I'm now on antibiotics. Have you been in for your one-week post op visit yet?

No I go in at 2 weeks but it will be a little longer with the holiday..should I be worried? Maybe even call the doctor's office tomorrow? :omg:

I was banded 1 week ago on the 8th. Feeling better now but was supposed to eat some yogurt and cottage cheese yesterday and didn't get much down and it didn't set well at all. Now today I don't want to eat anything and didn't even want my shakes. My desire for anything is gone and no desire for anything. Has this happened to anyone? Do I just keep trying? Everybody talks about being hungry and I can't stomache the thought of anything!!!

No I go in at 2 weeks but it will be a little longer with the holiday..should I be worried? Maybe even call the doctor's office tomorrow? :omg:

My doctor told me to look for a spreading red band around the incision. I already had the beginnings of it when I saw him -- darker red at the incision and lighter red around it. He said if either spread, to call him. Well, the next day, I noticed that the lighter red had spread. He asked me if it was swollen (no) and if I had a fever (no.) But he called in the antibiotics anyway. I didn't get them until Monday evening and by then, it seemed more clear to me that it was infected, especially now that the soreness and redness has almost completely gone away.

You might give the office a call, describe how it feels and what it looks like and see what he or she says. Good luck!

Thanks for the input..I will call first thing tomorrow..

Hi all, I was banded on the 7th and it went so well. Now I am sore over my port area. This was to be expected but is anyone else still hurting over the port after a week?:cool:

I was banded on the 5th, I haven't been sore since the 5th day after surgery. Then yesterday my mom who is a nurse was feeling my port area and located the port and now I'm a little tender. I think that it just takes a while to completely heal. Just don't mash on it, or you might make it sore again. I go in 20th for my post-op appointment. I am going to ask about this.

Hope your port feels better soon!!:biggrin1:

Hi all... I am back! Too much to go back an read right now on how everyone is doing and what's been going on. So I just wanted to log on and let everyone know that I am finally doing much better, I was banded on November 7th, last week, I finally feel good but the incisions still hurt too bad to sit in a regular chair right now for more than 10 minutes or so. That's why I decided to take another week off work. I go back on Wednesday next week, by they I should be back on here chatting it up wih everyone and back in the grove of things. Take care everyone!!

I was scared too. This was my first surgery ever. I can remember laying there and looking at the wall praying...Lord am I doing the right thing. After that I woke up and felt really good. I have had the gas pains / air. I had to stay over night due to ins reasons. On Wed I was having really bad chest pains when I sipped anything. The Dr got me in and took some fluid out. I was surprised that the band had fluid in it. I always heard that it was put on empty. He explained that I got a newer band that already had some fluid. SO it had been MUCH better. My only problem is that while I sit here and read or watch tv...I think about FOOOOD. It sucks. I feel a little hungry even though I drink all my fluids. So that is where I am...it was the best thing I could have ever done. I know that awesome things are to come for all of us. I am on full liquids for 2 weeks...how do others handle this? I am...but I am reallly struggling.