My surgery is coming up next week and I am starting to get nervous. I'm just wondering if anyone had any complications during surgery such as breathing/lung problems, heart problems (fast heart rate, high bp on anesthesia) or any other problems. I guess I'm just looking for reassurance but I do want to know truthfully if any of you had problems, what caused them, what you or your doctor could have done to prevent them (if anything), etc.

I have been recently diagnosed w/ mild apnea and have a bipap machine but I have not found a mask yet that I can sleep with so I have not been wearing it while sleeping. Does anyone know if this will cause complications? I am going to take it to surgery with me. Thanks.

They kept the small band in. The swelling went down just as they were going to re-open me and put the larger band in. The only plus to having the smaller band is that I do have natural restriction. I did not need a fill for my 6 week appt. with my surgeon.

Christine, according to your ticker you got banded in August this year and you already lost 149 pounds????? Is that really correct? Did you lose alot of weight on your own before the surgery? Just curious.

shelli

The surgery for me was a breeze. MY only complication was that you have to pee before they let you leave the hospital. I couldn't pee. Finally about about three hours of nothing they put a foley catheter in. Now, foleys are normally put in under anesthetic and when someone said "Where's a foley?" I started to FREAK. But you know what....it wasn't THAT bad. While they were putting it in I was thinking, "But I HAVE MY BAND NOW!!! YEEEHHHAAAAA!"

Went in at 1:30 or so. Was home in my bed by 7pm that evening.

It took me a little while to come out of the anesthesia, but I did and after I shook that all off, think I did great!

I think my own fears of surgery were the worst of it all.

I do have some pain, but it is manageable with Ibuprofen.

Darr

I was banded last month and had no problems!

Overall it was a much easier experience than I'd expected. I was in the hospital for less than 24 hours. I did have some nausea right after surgery but anesthesia does that to ME. I never really had any pain and never needed pain meds once I got home. Minimal gas pains for a few days. It did take a few nights to be able to get comfortable at night in bed. (I'm a stomach sleeper, which I wasn't able to do until about night 5 or 6)

I’ve never felt any restriction or swelling but I’ve completely stuck to the pre & post-op diet and been steadily losing.

You'll do fine!