hello everybody my name is marty im from newark nj and i was banded on 7/21/08.so far i am so happy that i did the surgery.im not gonna lie the first 7 days sucked.i had gas pains like a motha......:cursing:but now i feel great.im 5'6 my starting weight b4 surgery was 276.i am now 255. i had my surgery done at saint barnabas hospital,by dr.bilof.....

if anbody got any questions just hit me up im new to this but im sure i can help. so dont be shy

I was banded on Monday (2 days ago). Last night I was sure I was going to die. The gas is so bad. The codein elixer doesn't seem to even touch it. I thought the morphine in the hospital was weak. ha! I feel a bit better today, but the closer it gets to evening, the worse I feel. I can't say that I am glad I did it yet, but this certainly is not "the easy way out" that some people talk about is it?

All the best to you and thanks for the encouragement that the pain will end.

A'L