Hi all! I got my band this past Tuesday (1-13-09) at UT Southwestern in Dallas by Dr. Rivas. All in all the surgery and recovery has gone as expected. Just some bloating and gas pains but otherwise I feel really good. I plan on going back to work next Tuesday. I lost about 10 pounds on the liquid diet in the 2 weeks before surgery but gained about 8 pounds of Water from the surgery. It is quickly going away though. I have been staying on the liquids with Protein shakes since surgery and then will advance to mushy food after my post op visit.

I am excited about going down this path finally as I have struggled with my weight since childhood (and I'm 47 now).

Thanks for all the great advice and camaradarie!

Welcome to LapBandTalk!

I gained about 10 lb of Water weight in the hospital and then probably another 2 more from going of my blood pressure meds. Ugh. I was so frustrated. But everything is going gangbusters now.

How is your progress now? I see Dr. Rivas next week. Did you like him? Did insurance pay?

I liked Dr. Rivas. He is good at answering my questions. I have had one fill since surgery and have lost 50 lbs so far. I haven't been as vigilant as I should be this last month but I am getting back on the wagon. The only complaint I had was it took until the afternoon to get my discharge orders written as he was in surgery most of the day. I didn't have any issues with insurance (BCBS-Federal) so I am luck in that department.

Good Luck on your surgery!