Hello everyone!

I was banded this past Monday (August 17th)...I'm excited about this new journey I am on and I hope to be more actively involved with this forum!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Hello all,

I also was banded this past Monday August 17th in Medford, Oregon by Dr. Traul. So far so good.

Congrats to both of you! Good Luck on your new beginning and keep us posted!

Congratulations to you. I have my surgery next Thursday the 27th. How are you feeling? Were you in a lot of pain at first? I am very anxious to hear from you.

RE: Jojo

The day of banding (Monday), of course I was in pain, however once I got home and situated (and let me not forget medicated) I was fine.

Tuesday I was a little uncomfortable, but as far as pain, it was very limited. Gas pain in my shoulder (very common) was probably the most pain I had, and my mother gave me a good shoulder rubbing that pretty much made that pain subside.

Got outside and walked up the block, felt wonderful.

Tuesday night I decided not to take any more pain meds after my dose at 9:00 pm. Slept through the night easily, some discomfort since I could not sleep how I usually sleep.

Wednesday was great, I did not take any pain meds, walked a bit more around the neighborhood; still a little discomfort, just getting use to the surgical incisions on my stomach.

Thursday (today) I walked this morning around the neighborhood, still no pain meds, and I'm having a pretty good day.

Every so often I get a bit of pain in my shoulder (gas pain), however a good shoulder rub makes it much better for me. I've tried the gas strips/chewables, but that doesn't seem to help at all honestly.

Hope this helps!

Sounds like you are doing just fine. My surgery is on a Thursday so I have 3 days to recover completely before I plan to return to work. I have scheduled Monday off in case I don't feel well enough to come in. I read a lot of patient testimonies and many of them were back at work the same week.