Hi My name is Tamika and I will be having surgery this Friday Oct 17th. I am a little nervous but excited. I weigh 250 pounds and will be 50 in two weeks. Does anyone have any advice for the surgery and recovery.

where in Mass? Happy Birthday....

I AM FROM MA AND HAVING SURGURY ON THE 17TH TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE DR. SHELDON RANDAL WHO DO YOU HAVE???? sORRY FOR CAPS I JUST SOOOOOOOO EXCITED! i WEIGH THE SAME TOO!!!

Hi Tomika - congrats on the surgery. I'm a neighbor in CT and around the same age [i'm 51]. I was banded on 23 September, just about a month ago. A couple of things I wish I knew before and after the surgery include the following ~ 1) ask for an anti-nauseau drug in the anesthesia during the surgery AND immediately after. I was dry heaving and vomitting for 2 days. It could have been avoided if I had the anti-nausea drug in my IV. 2). WALK, WALK, WALK as soon as possible. The faster you get out of bed and get mobile, the faster the gas with disapate and you will feel so much better. Good luck and please don't hesitate to ask a lot of questions!

l was banded 9/12..and also had a lot of trouble with Nausea..no actual vomiting...the room was spinning for hours...l never had gas though...lucky l guess....just take your time recovering...REst....sleep....rest....try to keep moving ....enjoy new you....

Hi and welcome! I'm 53 and was banded 8/29...had no trouble, issues, nausea or vomiting, etc. You'll do fine, I'm sure! I love my band, and hope you love yours too!

We have named my band squiggy. I don't know why...but we figured it needs a name. I am very excited for squiggy's arrival!

I was banded on 10-13. I thought that the heating pad really helped, as did taking gas-X under the tongue strips. I feel much better today than I did yesterday.

Hi Tamika,

That's exciting ! I just had my done last Friday 10/10. I didn't have any heavy nausea but very uncomfortable for the first few days. A few things I wish I knew ahead of time were that the scale went up 9lbs ( just from the fluids we're given during/after surgery). It came right off within a few days but I didn't know what is was from. The best advice I can give you is to follow you doc's instructions as closely as you can. What hospital are you going to? I live in RI now but originally from the Boston area and wish I lived up that way so I could have gone to a MA hospital and used the docs up there. My doc is good but I just always preferred Boston/ MA hospitals since I grew up there. Everything will be fine just know that you'll have a few slow moving / uncomfortable days. Make sure to walk and ask the doc what to take for constipation as you can expect that.

Good Luck ... I'll watch for more of you're postings next week ....

Hi, I am from Springfield and will be going to Baystate with Dr. Fiallo. Thank you for the advice. I am thinking of staying overnight just to make sure but I am very excited.

Tamika, l had Dr Haag and can't say enough good about them or the treatment at Bay State..They were all great...l too was going to stay over night bec l was so dizzy etc, but the woman in my room was nuts...l couldn't have imagined spending the night with her..l went home, early evening..now, l'm glad l did..lt was nice to be in my own bed...You'll do wonderfully....GOOD LUCK....