sandy1

I had some pretty bad back pain about one week after surgery. It lasted several days. I decided it was gas pains because I started taking my gas-x strips again and the pain stopped.

I am going this afternoon for my first fill. My apointment is not until 2:30PM and they probably will keep me in the waiting room for 1 hour. I am nervous!!! My friend got his first fill last week and he said the needle hurt alot more that he thought it would! Plus I will probably be ready to faint with no solids all day!!! I should have got a AM appointment but none were available!!! I can do this!!! Wish me luck.

My doctor said only liquids for 5 hours prior to the procedure. The procedure was fine, almost pain free. I am hungry now due to no solids all day. I am a little scared to eat much so right now am trying to get down some greek yogurt.

Just wondering how it went. I was so nervous and for me the actual fill was almost pain free. I do feel, for lack of better words, weird now!

Good luck! Let us know how you are recovering!

Hello! Welcome to Lap Band Talk!!!!

Doctors are so different! I only did mushies for two weeks.

I did! Had to take a stress test and echo cardiogram (an ultra sound of the heart). Every thing worked out for me and will for you too!

FYI-I have voted for you every day for the last 3 or 4 days. I will try to remember to vote every day until the first!

Congratulations Jonathan!!! Take care!

Hello to you!!! Welcome to lap band talk!!!! Good luck on your weight loss!

Try gas x strips it really helps with gas pains!!!!!!!! Make sure you are walking as much as you can too.

Glad your surgery went well. Take gas-x strips for the gas and walk. This helped me alot!!!!

I am one month this Wednesday being banded. I have no regrets at all. The wieght is coming off, fast at first and slower now. This is exactly what I was told would happen. I go in Thursday and get my first fill. While I don't think I can eat a steak (and scared to try) I can eat solid food for sure! Your post says you just met this person with the band. I am not sure if her story is completely true. Some people do tend to exagerate. Perhaps her original surgeon was reluctate to remove the band, but 2 years trying to find someone to take it out-I don't believe that. Put some socks on and get rid of those cold feet!!

I am feeling that exact same way. I have an appointment next Thursday and hoping I get a fill.

I voted for you. Good luck

Hi Jim. Welcome to Lap Band Talk and good luck!

I don't believe you are having a stuck episode. Getting stuck is a very very uncomforable experience. You will know when you get stuck. It hurts!!!!!

Pure Protein. I bought them at Walmart. The Peanut Butter and chocolate are the only ones I tried and they are excellant!!!!!

Great deal!! I am glad your surgery went well. Keep some gas-x handy in case the case pains kick in. That helped me so much. Keep on walking too!!!!!!!

Congratulations!! Post as soon as you are able and tell us how you are doing!!

I am self pay too and paid everything up front. I had the hernia repair and they billed my insurance for that and my copay for that is a little over $2000. I understand that even though I don't like it. What I found amazing was they also tried to collect a second time for my banding procedure from my insurance company. They were denied due to my lower BMI, but what if my insurance would have paid for it? I am soooo sure they would have called me up and said oh by the way here is your $9900 back!!!!!

Poor you! Caffeine headaches are the worst. I was never told to get off coffee. I do not add anything to mine so there are no unwanted calories! Sorry wish I could help.

Now that is funny!! I told a couple of my co-workers and regret it. One person told me his sister n law had the band and she never lost any weight. They are constantly asking me how much I lost. I think they are waiting for me to fail so they can say I told you so. I found out later the sister n law never returned after the band for a fill!

I had a BMI of 32. I also chose the band for my own reasons. They are good reasons and I have no regrets. I had 5 incisions. 3 are very small and not very noticable now at 3 and a 1/2 weeks out. The other two are a little bigger but they are getting better too. Good luck with your new friend the lap band!