hi. i am teresa from south carolina. i was banded on january 22nd. the surgery was not as bad as i thought, i was kind of scared because i have never had surgery before. also, the liquid diet is not as hard as i would have thought so far. i thought i would be hungry, but so far so good. if anyone can let me know what to expect down the line, write me. i would appreciate any input

Hey Teresa! Welcome to bandland! I was banded on Jan 9th and it was also my first surgery! Glad you're not feeling too horribly. LBT (lapbandtalk) has tons of posts about how things are post-op, but you can just check out all the threads from the Jan 2008 forum since we're all posting about our first couple of weeks post-op right now. We're all going through the same stuff right now as well as having many different experiences!

For me, the first few days I was in a lot of gas pain, though plenty of people hear had absolutely NO gas whatsoever. 4 days post-op was a turning point for me and I started feeling better and was able to tolerate more liquids each day. A week later I was feeling so much better. Each day gets better and better!

Good luck with everything!

I was banded on the 22nd. I still have port pain. Is it normal?

It's totally fine Angie! I'm almost 3 weeks out and my port incision is still tender. You had surgery less than a week ago. It's usually the incision that's sore longest because you have an object stitched in under your skin. Hope you're feeling better each day!

Hey all - i was banded on Jan 24th... day four was much better, but i'm already looking forward to day 5!

Thanks red tulips, I figured it was but doesnt hurt to ask. I love this site because we are all going throught he same things.