bless your heart, girl I was there too; the ins denied me 3 times and then on the 4th try I had my Rhumetologist call them saying I had fibromyalgia and sure enough i was approved the very next day and my surgery was june 30th 2011. as for pain, I wish I could tell you it didnt hurt...sorry...right when I came too in the recovery room it sucked ass, it hurt so freaking bad I cried. however oddly enough the pain didnt last that long (5-10 min) and it was like nothing happened. lol...girl my point is dont think about the pain, think about the future you will have being smaller. also as for cheating, I did aswell. the only way you wouldnt have it is if you cheated everyday. you will be fine! if you need anything let me know, Ill do my best to walk you through

I just had my surgery last week and the gas pain was weird. It hurt but it wasn't there all the time and a heating pad kicked the pain to the curb. I was a bit skeptical, but now at day 6 I'm feeling better and better. You will be fine, just plan for your recuperation and rest. It really does help. Good luck Woodie!

As far as gas pain goes, I don't recall any post-op. The worse time after the banding was immediately afterwards and persisted up until the following day. Now, 4 years later I have only experienced one bit of gas problems and that was a few years back. I wouldn't worry about the minor cheating, I'm sure you will be fine... congratulations and good luck on your new journey!