GREAT!!! I am 10 weeks post op and feel great. I have lost a total of 25 lbs since being banded, I have not had a fill yet as I am not hungry and I still only eat a little. I exercise daily and weight train as I do not want flabby underarms. I am so very happy with my decision to get the lapband.

I know to some my weight loss may not be that much but remember that I did not gain the weight in a month and I will not loose it in a month. As long as the pounds keep coming off I am happy.

I have plateau several times and I am ok with that as well. I go on a cruise at the end of Sept and I am hoping to loose another 6 to 8 pounds by then but I hope that you don't mind, I just wanted to share my story.

To all that have the horriffic gas pains, port problems, etc. It does get much better. The beginning is much harder than they Dr's tell you. Once you get about 6 to 8 weeks out, it gets very good and you just feel like you again, only smaller.

I wish everyone success!! Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful Sunday.

I would have to agree that the surgeon doesn't quite prepare you for what you'll feel like after. i know everyone experiences pain differently but OMG was I underprepared. I also had horrible gas pain that I was not expecting. Also coughing or sneezing was literally like having someone rip into my side. I found sitting to be uncomfortable but standing up was just as bad. It did help to walk around the house a lot and I felt much better by the second day. At least then the gas pain was almost completely gone. After about a week I had almost no pain at all. Even though now 4 weeks out I still get a little surge of pain at the port site if I bend the wrong way.