Hi everyone!!! soooo....this is my very first blog! and im very excited to get to know new people and share similar experiences as i have a long road ahead of me so let me start of by explaining a little about myself. I am a 24 year old nursing student who lives in california whos set to be married in april of next year i have always been heavy but never considered any surgery to help me get healthier so in august of 2008 i started my journey i had my surgery on Monday Feb 9th my sister birthday!! what a bummer and i had already lost 11lbs pre op i feel pretty great and the nurses at the hospital were very surprised with my quick recovery at the hospital i was up and walking in no time :tt1: so 5 days out according to my scale ive lost 9lbs i dont know that that is possible im also still pretty sore and my back hurt alot also after i finish eating i start to feel like i need to burp but it hurts to do so, my stomach is growling all day too!! even after i finish eating does anyone share a similar experience??? anywho ive written alot i hope to get to meet new people soon!!!:thumbup:

Congrats! im 5 weeks post-op and when i had that growing and grumbling sounds it was because of the milk(fat free) i was drinking. even though i never had a problem with milk in the past, but for some reson after i was banded i could no longer tolerate it.. so i had to switch to lactaid milk. and it solved all my stomach sounds. u just need to find if it is something that u eat or drink that sets it off. or it could just be the gas still. and for the burping, i burp all the time now after i drink or eat. i hear a lot of banded people do. for me it is a sign that im full. so best of luck to u!

yoco28

Welcome to LBT...friendly crowd and lots of information here! Take a look at the Forum, Post-Op group for questions you have and there's also a '2009 February' group (Forum, Groups) you can join to find people about the same stage you are in. -BG