Hello

Just got home from the hospital today. Banded on 6-30-2008. I guess I am not feeling too terribly bad as I am able to sit at the computer and type. I would just describe it as discomfort and hoping it does not last too long.

Hard part so far is consuming the 4 0z of liquid every 2-3 hours. I just feel really bloated and kind of disappointed when I stepped on the scale after returning home to see I had a gain of about 6 lbs...

Please someone tell me that is just GAS.

I am really excited about the changes that are about to take place so I will be checking in daily in order to gain a better understanding of what I am feeling. Thanks everyone for being there for me..

Mygoal is 150 lbs to loose in 18 months...If I say it everyday it will happen...

Congratulations on your banding!! I am in Cincinnati, also. Who did your band? I am scheduled for my band on Aug. 5. I am glad you are up and about!!

Hope you continue to feel well. Congrats on your fresh start.

Congratulations! You did it! :thumbup:Here's to your happier, healthier future!

OMG... i took a picture of my incisions about 3 days after my surgery and the belly in that picture was NOT the one i left with... lots of gas! lol

i live in cleveland but was banded in cincinnati by Dr. Curry. congrats on your new banded life!

My surgery was actually done in Northern Ky by Dr. Thomas Sonnastien with the Tri-State Surgical Weight Loss Center at St. Luke. Very very impressed with the overall experience.

I think alot of people see an initial weight gain right after they get home from the hospital because they've had you on IV fluids continuous and medications can sometimes affect things too. Hang in there, you'll see the scale go down soon.