Hello everyone i'm getting band aug 25th and I'm terrified!!!!

I'm reading different threads and i'm truly nervous that i will have a horriable experience. Are there any positive stories out there? Please help before i change my mind...........

Yvonne :biggrin:

There are no guarantees in life and you know this. I LOVE my band. I've had it just under a year, can eat any single food I want, and am losing well. I had very little pain post op and was back in school on Tues after my friday before banding. Will your experience be mine? No.

Please realize it is the nature of a board like this to attract problems. People who are happy don't usually post "Day 298 and I'm feeling groovy".

If you have specific questions/fears and would like to post them we can try to address. Another good source of info is your surgeon. I also bought several books before my surgery and read both the success stories AND the complications.

Diet and exercise doesn't work; at least not for 90%+ of us. The band has way better odds and I play the odds. But that doesn't mean things can't go wrong; they do. Odds are, though, they won't

My surgery went without a hitch. I had little to no pain -- but everyone is different. I have been banded 4 1/2 weeks, and have had NO nausea. I haven't thrown up, or been "stuck". I have had NO complications!!

I have lost almost 20 pounds in 5 1/2 weeks, and I only had to do the pre-op diet for 1 week. So, most of my weight loss is post-operative.

I love my band, but I do somewhat miss all the "bad" foods I used to eat. However, I am too excited about losing the weight and keeping it off to get too bothered by it!

I was very scared before my surgery, because face it, this is a life-changing event. Now, I wouldn't change it!!