Just wanted to stop by and tell everyone hello. I have been reading your posts for quite sometime. I was banded on May 31st. Just a few days into but I have been doing remarkably well. Thanks for all your great posts, ideas, and suggestions! They were very helpfull in making my final decision.

Welcome and best wishes:)

Hello and Congratulations!!

Welcome to LBT, well, officailly. So glad you got all the info you needed. There is no way I could go through this without the support I recieve here. Congratulations!

I was banded the same day, May 31st. I am sore, especially where the port is. I am having trouble drinking and not feeling "full" even though I have no fluid. Not sure why. The nurse is supposed to call me later. Burping a whole lot when i drink, not sure if it is normal or not!

I was banded the same day, May 31st. I am sore, especially where the port is. I am having trouble drinking and not feeling "full" even though I have no fluid. Not sure why. The nurse is supposed to call me later. Burping a whole lot when i drink, not sure if it is normal or not!

My port spot hurts really bad also. I have not felt any pain on the other incisions. The nurse told me that it was normal and it would be that way for a couple of days. I was just reading some info that they sent home with me and one paragraph in there said that during the surgery, they just insert the band and not really fill it. Has anyone heard of this? I would have assumed that the doc would have put some saline in it. I have read that some of you can "feel" when the adjustment has been made, but I don't really have that feeling. So maybe the info was correct. I have been on "liquids" since the banding, but the liquids include drinkable yogurt, applesause, pudding, popsicles and the like. I have not had a problem yet of hunger.

Congratulations and welcome to lapband life.

Hi newbies, and welcome to LBT and banded life!! Sounds like you're both doing perfectly normally, and you will feel better each and every day now. The hard part is over!

With regard to burping, that's not unusual at this point. Try to consciously limit the amount of air you're taking in when you drink. Lots of people just unconsciously swallow air when they drink and it's a hard habit to break. Post-banding that can definitely increase the burping issues.

Your port site is definitely going to hurt the most and the longest of all the surgical incisions. For obvious reasons. You may even feel pulling or shooting pains there for several weeks. All of this is normal, and should continue to fade over time. If it doesn't seem to be getting noticeably better, or if anything gets worse at all, call your doctor! Don't feel sheepish, that's what they're there for.

And no, most doctors do not fill the 4cc Inamed bands at time of surgery. It depends on the kind of band you have and the capacity, but the most common procedure is to install the band empty. Once you're completely healed from the surgery, you very likely will feel no restriction at all.

Thanks for all the "welcomes"! And thanks for the info on the band being filled or not at surgery time.

I cant have yougurt or applesauce or pudding, just clear liquids and shakes. I wonder if i can beg for yogurt lol. Yes that is what they say, they insert the band but do not put saline in until ur first fill. That is what i was told as well. Good luck! Email if u'd like to talk some more, mom2mygirlz@yahoo.com See ya

Hi and Welcome to "Bandland" I was told that when I was banded they DID put saline in mine because it made it fit better.

Congratulations to you both!