Hi everyone. I am 29 years old and going to have lapband surgery in a month. I am excited and ready. Any words of advice.

Hi had my surgery 9/1/09. Still pretty sore but it is getting better. Can't wait to lose more weight.:biggrin:

good luck amanda with your band.

if you follow the doctor's advice....you can be successful. the key is to realize the band is one tool of the many we need to get on a healthy track. it is not the sole tool.

i was sore for a little while too. but each day i got better. in the beginning i didnt lose weight. i just needed to recover from the surgery.

i also wasnt eating enough and my weight slowed down. once i started eating a balanced meal (Protein first) and exercised and drank liquids...the weight really came off.

where is burleson near? who was your doctor?

take care and best of luck!

josie

also dont get discouraged if you post and dont get a response (it really bugged me).

try to hook up with people that got banded the same month as you. they usually start a group so you can each support each other. i think i may have seen one for september 09

Just got banded 3 days ago, 8/31/09. Feeling better. My only advice would be to prepare for the gas pains. Have chewable gas-x on hand, and walk, walk, walk to help break up the gas. It's just loose in the abdominal cavity and you can feel it move around. It's also hard to get enough fluids in. Good luck with your surgery! We can get our skinny on together!!

good luck amanda with your band.

if you follow the doctor's advice....you can be successful. the key is to realize the band is one tool of the many we need to get on a healthy track. it is not the sole tool.

i was sore for a little while too. but each day i got better. in the beginning i didnt lose weight. i just needed to recover from the surgery.

i also wasnt eating enough and my weight slowed down. once i started eating a balanced meal (Protein first) and exercised and drank liquids...the weight really came off.

where is burleson near? who was your doctor?

take care and best of luck!

josie

Burleson is right south of Fort Worth. Dr. Snow in Hurst did my surgery. Thanks for the well wishes.

Just got banded 3 days ago, 8/31/09. Feeling better. My only advice would be to prepare for the gas pains. Have chewable gas-x on hand, and walk, walk, walk to help break up the gas. It's just loose in the abdominal cavity and you can feel it move around. It's also hard to get enough fluids in. Good luck with your surgery! We can get our skinny on together!!

Yes we can! Gas pains are getting better and yes it is very hard to get fluids in but it gets easier everyday.