Well after months of research and finding a way to pay for it, I'm happy to report I was banded yesterday! :smile:

I'm at my parents recovering, sore but doing well otherwise.

Hope everyone else is doing well who was just banded.

Glad to hear that you are doing well. Rest up and get to healing! Welcome to bandland.

Hope you have a speedy recovery...........please keep posting. Everyone's:rolleyes2: posts help others.:smile:

Congrats on your surgery! Good place to be recovering - home! Let everyone wait on you hand and foot, since you may never get the chance again. Good to have the support. Take care!

Congrats on your decision!

I was banded Wednesday and you will be amazed how quickly you feel better. Yeah, you'll have some post-surgery stuff, but I've had 6 surgeries and this was by far the easiest for me.

Best to you!

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Hi Everyone,

I am not very good with these message board things, but I was banded on 1/31. I did GREAT that day-got home by 5PM. Now I have had several sore days, but the biggest problem is an INTENSE pain in my left shoulder. I sometimes can't breathe because it is SO sharp.

BTW UGA girl-I went to UGA-GO DAWGS.

It's gas from the CO2 used to pump up the thorax to do the surgery. It passes 2 days-2 weeks, I read. I feel it in my shoulders. Ws told to walk as much as I can and take gas x strips for relief. It's in discussion in a thread under pre and post op called "I finally figured it out."

I just received this in that thread..

This thread is located at:

I think I figured it out - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

Here is the message that has just been posted:

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GAS-X STRIPS WORK!! If all else fails, do some very gentle knee bends and small stomach crunches. And, believe it or not, sit on the toilet and have a nice bottle of bubbles. Blowing bubbles uses the same muscles that cause you to release gas (and have a BM, thus the toilet). Usually helps! (I'm a spec ed teacher and have had to use this technique w/ kiddos at school... and w/ myself after surgery!!!!) Enjoy!

Congratulations on your banding. I am going tomorrow am. Keep posting, everyone has been very helpful. I'm going to get some bubbles.

Thanks for all the messages and yes-GOOOOOOOO DAWGS! :eek:

I echo the gas-x strips. A GODSEND if you ask me. Also-use a heating pad on your tummy. I am so in love with mine right now. I have had very little *knocks on wood* gas pain. I've been walking a lot, even if it's just 5-10 minutes at a time and around in circles. I felt good enough to get out today and walk about half a mile around my parents neighborhood and it was wonderful to get some fresh air!

I am still really sore when I go from laying down to getting up in a sitting position. The two times I've tried to lay on my side have been terribly painful so I'm sleeping on my back which I've never done...so that's been a little tough. I'm taking my pain meds when I get really uncomfortable and just chilling out.