hello bandworld,, just came back from the hospital and i feel great,, i cant believe i have a lapband , cant feel anything,,,

i got banded yesterday at 3pm, i got 5 incisions, all on my left side of stomach and my port is in the middle of belly button and breastbone...

slight pain, more like discomfort,especially if i cough,,

the hospital service was fantastic,

my stomach is swollen hope the swelling comes down....

apart from the swelling right now its churning, i had the barium swallow xray and the stuff i had to drink has given me stomach aches and really bad diarrhoea,,i will spent the day today on the toilet...

am i meant to feel any different? im not sure if the band is inside of me!

im not at all hungry , i havent eating in 2 days, i sipped a little bit of apple juice this morning and that was it,,

Congratulations!!!!! I was banded on the 2nd so welcome to bandland. Have you met the rest of the "tens" on the monthly board???

Sbee, which tens? im not that new to the forum joined up about 4 months ago.. hope u are doing well,,,,do u feel any different? am i meant to feel the band,lol, silly question..but i feel the same way before gettting the band,,,

I'm so happy you did it Ginaki!

You were so nervous.. I'm next on Monday Nov. 5...

Good luck,feel better.

hi ginakai! congrat iam 6mths out 57lbs lighter and loving ever minute of it i would not change a thing as far as recover the port site will be very sore for a while and food temptations will come but after 2 to 3 weeks into your new eating habits it will just become your daily routine and your body will go back to normal in the last six months i havn't eaten any sweets,fried foods,or breads and no sodes this has really worked for me and i don't miss any of it so good luck and best wishes vicvic

Hi vicvic again i didn't feel like i had anything done either right after i was band i guest that you can thank your wonderful surgoen for that however it's there and you are going to be so pleased.

Congrats on your surgery. Glad you are doing so well. Donna

The Tenacious Tens is the neame of all of us who were banded in October. You can get there from the homepage by going to monthly support group and clicking on October.

Here's the link

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f98/

By the way the first few days I felt awful but I was feeling like myself in about a week and a half and have felt good ever since.

JELBEL, U Will be fine,, i stressed for nothing,, its the best thing i have ever done for myself, the doctors are fantastic and they know wat they are doing all willl go well,,

Good lUCK

GINA

yeah ,you must be so pleased[well at least when you feel recoverd anyway]time to start liveing again....well done :whoo::clap2::tea:i wish you all the best.