Hi - I'm Elizabeth. I just got banded on Tuesday May 20th. Sent the night at the hospital and came home Wednesday afternoon. I had my surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia. My surgeon was Dr. Noel Williams. A real Top Doc. Excellent and highly experienced and recommended. I had robot assisted surgery, which is supposed to increase how fast you heal and decrease incision size atc. creating a more precise procedure. I have been taking it easy since I got home. Walking each day, even made it all the way around the block yesterdy. Yay!! I feel like I have been more sore and slower than others I have spoken with, but I am ok with that. I would rather take it easy now and make sure everything heals correctly than rush out to the mall or to get a pedicure. I worked hard to get here and don't want to have a twisted port fixed or a slipped band in my future. I am feeling much better today than I have but kicking back to watch the Indy 500 then the CocaCola 600 after that. Having trouble getting in most of my fluids but I am making sure everything I drink has protein in it. I have had a little SF Jello too. Just starting this journey. Looking forward to the future.

I ahven't been sleeping well either. The pain meds don't really seem to be doing anything anymore. I have 2 pills left. I took something last night to help me sleep around 4:00 am and then I slept well. I went out on Monday to get my hair washed and blown out and it really wore me out!! I go for my post-op on Friday and I am dying for some mushies mashed potatoes - something wonderful. I need food!!! lol I did have a tiny bit of ice cream on Monday. It was my b-day and my son got me some cake batter ice cream and I let it melt some and ate little bits at a time. I didn't have any bad side effects from it just felt bad for doing it. I haven't tried to eat anything that wasn't liquidy. I am looking forward to the mushies, like I said.

I had a little bit of ice cream too, so don't feel too bad about it. It's a treat that is easy to go down! Just think while everyone else was having their cookouts and eating their hearts out we were sipping on drinks! A little icecream isn't bad! LOL

Happy belated birthday!

Hello:thumbup:,

I work in the Cherry Hill area. i am considering Lapband myself how did you approach your doctor about it. People look at me and dont think I am that big no one realizes how much i weigh. I am 5'4 and weigh in at 229lbs and my BMI is 39.1 and I am 40% fat. I am suppose to be around 135 or so. I also have PCOS and am having a very difficult time getting pregnant w/a second child been trying for almost 4 years was going to a doctor for a year and nothing. with PCOS it makes it very, very difficult to lose weight and can lead to a lot of health problems down the road (which i am already at risk because of my family history). Sooo...I guess i am looking for a little advise from someone that has been throught the procedure. Where do i start? How long does the process take?:scared2:

Hello:thumbup:,

I work in the Cherry Hill area. i am considering Lapband myself how did you approach your doctor about it. People look at me and dont think I am that big no one realizes how much i weigh. I am 5'4 and weigh in at 229lbs and my BMI is 39.1 and I am 40% fat. I am suppose to be around 135 or so. I also have PCOS and am having a very difficult time getting pregnant w/a second child been trying for almost 4 years was going to a doctor for a year and nothing. with PCOS it makes it very, very difficult to lose weight and can lead to a lot of health problems down the road (which i am already at risk because of my family history). Sooo...I guess i am looking for a little advise from someone that has been throught the procedure. Where do i start? How long does the process take?:wink2:

Hi there

The first step to take is to talk to your doctor and see if he/she thinks lap band surgery is an option for you. I started the process in January of 2008 by going to one of my surgeon's seminars. At the seminar they will tell you the entire process and depending on your insurance there may be certain things you need to do to qualify for lap band surgery. You can also do alot of research at lapband.com. What is PCOS?? Keep reading the posts on here, that has been a tremndous help to me, I wish I had joined before the surgery then I would have had a better idea of what was going to happen. Feel free to ask any other questions, I'd be glad to help if I can.