Hi

I will be banded a week from today. Can anyone tell me what proecdure is better the 3 incision or just the one longe incision, and what incision heals the faster.

Ebony, I believe the one long incision is the Open method, which would definately be a longer and more difficult recovery and healing period. This is one of the advantages of the Lap Band. It can be done Laporoscopically (sp?) which is pretty minimally invasive.

Also, mine was done laporoscopically and I have 5 incision places. See the Scar Stages thread. It's a sticky, let me know if you can't find it. You will find it interesting. Keep researching! You need to learn all you can by next week!!!

I am pretty afraid, but at the same time ready for this. How much pain will i be in after the surgery.

I was sore and very very tired. Moved slow. The pain was fine. Certainly better than my 2 C-sects, but what got me the most was the fatigue from the lack of calories. I had a slower recovery. It was almost 2 weeks before I felt like I was really on the mend. Don't be scared, it isn't bad.

How much weight are you wanting to lose? What part of this globe are you from?

Hre's the link to the Scar Thread.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=6117

For me I had minimal pain and only took liquid tylenol and I have a very low threshold for pain. I was amazed at how good I felt the day after surgery, so good in fact that I took a cab to downtown TJ for some shopping and walking. Walking is key to help rid the gas which ill relieve the pain, alot of the pain was from gas..so walk as soon as you can, I walked the halls constantly immediately following surgery. I made my husband get me up and walk every hour