i have had 2 c sections and the gall bladder surgeries...and the lap band was a piece of cake compared to any of them...you will do just fine...i am the biggest wuss there is to pain and i couldnt or didnt wanna move after any of them surgeries and after the lapband was finished..in at 10am out at 4pm same day....all i wanted was to drink water and walk...i told them this was the best surgery i have ever had and even recovery went great ..my wounds are completely healed still slightly tender at port side tho...and i am doing all my normal activities except lifting....good luck to you and keep us posted....cant wait to hear from you !!!

also should note---i was just banded on june 2nd on 2010 so i am only like 10 days post

I also have had 2 c-sections, this was definitley not that bad, there will be pain but tolerable, i just had mine done on june 10th, so i'm 3 days out, still have some discomfort especially around port site, also some spuratick diahrea, which is wierd, but i think overall i'm doing fine. you will too!!!!!

Thanks guys so much! This was just what I needed to hear. Thank you, thank you, Thank you!!!