Greetings everyone!

This is my first post here, and I am so excited to have found this resource:) My name is Melissa, I am 31 years old and have been overweight all my life. I am quite tall (5'11) and my starting weight was 315. I am post op day 2 right now, doing well overall. My pain isn't too bad, and had a relativly smooth ride thus far. I just wanted to say hello!

Hi Melissa. First of all congrats to you for being so brave and making such a big step!!! I am glad to hear you are feeling well. I get banded in one week 7/29. Good to hear you are healing well. Give's me hope :thumbup:

Congrats to you too! It is a big step, and I was really afraid! I am a nurse, and have actually seen the procedure so that made my anxiety worse:) It is great though, my pain is well managed with the meds. I have been going for walks and doing well. I'm sure you will too! Let me know if you have any questions:)

Congratulations! I am glad that you are feeling well and getting up and moving around with little pain! This website is a great resource! Anyways, welcome to the band wagon teehee! :thumbup:

Hello and congratulations for having the courage to change your life.

Congratulations! This is the perfect forum to get support, everyone is very encouraging and best of all we share something very special - we're all working to change our lives for the better.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

I was banded 7/20 too!!!! how exciting!! today I actually feel like myself I'm so excited! I have been sleeping for what feels like 3 days straight! How are you doing with your healing process?

My surgery went super fast! I was only in surgery about 18-20 min. When they called my mom she panicked thinking something was wrong as they prepared her for an hr -45? I am so happy I did this, my incesions are still a bit sore and taking tylenol for the pain. I got staples so I imagine once those are out I will feel much better!

Keep my posted on your progress :biggrin: This is so exciting!!!!!!! and Good luck to you!

Thanks to everyone for all the support and wishes! I am now post op day 5 and am feeling really good! The only area I have any pain is in the port area. I am tollerating fluids and full liquids well, but I'm finding I'm already hungry Ahh, oh well, I have my first fill in about 3 weeks so hopefully that will help! Overall I feel great though, I think it will take some time for my mind to adapt to this way of life though. It's such a huge mental change as well as physical. I'm starting to feel I made a really good choice. I did have some moments questioning what I had done. Thanks again! :tongue2: