Well everyone-This will be my last post as a pre-bandster. My surgery is first thing in the morning and I probably won't be back online until sometime afterwards. Wish me luck!!!

I pray all goes well! It will be a little sore for the first two weeks, but after that you will back and up and running again.

Good luck tomorrow Jodi, we will be thinking about you! As soon as you are up to it, let us know how everything went.

Still in ALOT of pain. I am having trouble breathing and if I move wrong or take in a deep breath it feels like my insides are going to spill out. There is an incision just below my breasts in the center and that is where the pain is. I feel like I have to hold onto this area when I move just to hold everything in. I was scared and called the on-call physician on Saturday I could barely get enough breath to talk to him. He said that the pain was from hiatal hernia repair, it was supposed to be a slight hernia. I stayed pretty much drugged up Fri, Sat & most of Sunday. I am forcing myself to move around today.

Hello Jodi,

I am sorry to hear about the breathing! But I am so happy you called the doctor to see what was going on and did wait - that is the best way to handle it you just never know. Try using the pillow when getting up and down to help with the pain. Just continue doing what you are doing till you see yourself improve day by day!

Jodi I was banded on 5/13 and had that same ripping pain. I went to the doctor crying turns out it was the port site and the pain stopped on day 7. I found the more I walked the better it felt but I did have to hold it every time I stood up for the first 7 days. I promise it will get better!!!!! Good luck and don't be afraid to use that pain med!

Hi Jodi!

Just wanted to tell you congrats on your surgery and I hope you are feeling much better very soon. Think of how great you will feel as the weight starts to come off. I am still waiting for insurance approval but hope to be banded in the fall. Good luck to you in your journey.

Thank you everyone for your support. Things are getting better every day. I am still having breathing problems, if I move around or talk too long I eventually start "panting" for breath and a deep breath will still bring that terrible pain below my breasts. My lungs are hurting a bit from all of this labored breathing (kinda feels like a chest cold). But I am able to do a little more each day. Was able to get some nutrition down for the first time yesterday...1/4 cup of V-8 juice in the AM and 1/4 cup of Liquid Protein in the PM sipped on each for about 30 minutes.

Got on the scale yesterday and found that I am up to 22lbs lost since the beginning of pre-op diet!