Does the week leading up to your period f*ck with you, too? I put away the scale until after it is done, I cant even deal with it. I think i am retaining all the fluids I am drinking. I am just frusterated. On a good note, I did get to sleep on my side last night with a pillow for support and I slept MUCH better.

Got it on the day of the surgery, which explained the last week of my liquid diet with me eating 25 green olives as the alternative to eating pretzels.

Hi, I'm getting banded tomorrow and I got my "little friend" today... can you tell me if you would have re-scheduled based on that if you were going to do it again? Was it hard to manage it while in pain the days after? Sorry, I'm really worried about it, so I had to ask...

Nope, they will still do the surgery. You get the uncomfortable stretchy underwear and the giant pad. The days afterwards? It wasn't as bad as I thought, had to wear the overnight pads, cause I was spending so much time laying around, but I had band complications too, so the drugs did wonders for me....

Mine is crazy, but the opposite of you. Mine has come twice since having surgery and both times, for the entire week prior to starting I lose weight like a crazy person. Last time it was like 7 pounds. Then I have a week of absolutely nothing! It is maddening to me.

Not sure. I retain fluid, and hence gain weight. If that's what you mean.

I know exactly what you mean. I've had 2 periods since surgery and I gained 5 lbs the first month and 7 lbs this month:( I has severe bloated feet and ankles so much that it hurt to walk for close to 5 days last montha nd then this month it's my calves...I don't understand that at all...

I'm going to up my water and I'm thinking about adding a water pill to my diet, but I'm going to ask my doctor at my next fill on the first.