Hey everybody........I was banded 72 hrs ago and fealing pretty good.

I feal bloated and gasy.

Congratulations!

Walk! Walk! Walk!

Gas-x works for the gas!

Terri

Welcome new guy. Great to see you here. I'm moving toward 4 weeks and I can tell you that much of the discomfor is gone. I haven't been the fastest healer, but eventually, we're all fine.

Terri's got it right....walk, walk, walk. And I'll add a "walk" to that. It made a big difference for me. And Terri's right again about the gas pills. They also help.

Hey Terri- how are you feeling?

Do you know, I still have one incision that's giving me a little backtalk? It's way under my breast and there's like a little piece sticking up- like a mini skin tag. It hasn't been absorbed into the scar and so when anything hits it, it bothers me. I'd love to pull it off or something, but I don't want trouble so I'll bear with it until I go for my fill on June 4 and then ask the surgeon to "trim" it or whatever. I tried covering it with a bandaid, but the sticky stuff causes a small reaction on the skin. Another tiny frustration.

On the funny side.....tonight was the first time I threw out food because I was full and knew it and decided to not finish my food. Mashed potatoes. They have been helping my stomach come back - I finally decided to treat myself the same as if I'd had a bad stomach flu- and I had a tennis ball sized dollop along with my 4-6 oz. pulverized salmon pate. I looked down and saw 1/2 was still on my plate. I actually looked up at my husband in amazement and said....oh my G-d, I'm going to have to decide whether to overeat or not. So I conjured up my courage and tossed the mashed potatoes. Reminded myself what I never really believe......I can make it again....there will always be more potatoes down the road. VERY pleased with myself on that one. It's a first.

Anyway, hope you're all having a great memorial day!