I was banded on July 20th and it went very well. I went to the hospital at 7:30am very nervous. A very nice nurse assisted me with IV and made me feel very comfortable. My darling Hubby stayed until they told him I was good. I went into the surgery room like about 9am and that is the last thing I remember until a nurse kept asking me" How do you feel" You need to get up. I really could not even see her let a lone get up.. She left me alone for 30min and I was able to come to myself and then the Orderly came to push me to my room. Two very nice ladies. I was placed in my room ALONE..(Thank Goodness). I had to stay the night but my family came and I really felt better. I slept a lot when not visited by co-workers and family. They all said How good I looked just having surgery. The hospital really kept me feeling comfortable. By the morning I was ready to go.. I just closed Escrow on my new home..(WOOHOO). My hubby came to pick me up when he got off work that morning. I went home with a pillow...(Thanks to previous banders who stated that would be great to have for the ride home). We picked up my meds and to bed I went. I slept a lot the next day or so. By Wednesday I was feeling back to myself but didnt get to leave the house until Thursday when I went to Costco... Dang I miss the samples... After I return I was tired.. Back to sleep again. Friday I went to Walmart and Home Depot to buy paint for my home and back to sleep I went... By Saturday I was able to drive myself and I went to my mom's house I was feeling good. Sunday I went to Church and stayed pretty comfortable. I have not taken pain meds since Wednesday... Today is monday and I am feeling a little tired as I have returned back to work and let me tell you it was a lot of work for me. I cant wait to get home. This was my band experiences... Good Luck to future banders!!!:crying:

Hi Chocolate, I was banded just a few days before you. I laughed when you talked about passing up the samples at the store! I had the same thing happen to me! I was in Mexico at this store called the HEB and they have free samples at every corner like Costco. I was only two days out of surgery so I just grabbed my chicken broth and got the hell out of there as fast as I could. It totally sucked! And the girls at the store were like, "are you sure you dont want one?? Just one??" lol