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Was it hit on the side your port is on? I definitely would call in all caution...

Weird coincidence, he announced it the day I had my surgery AND we had the same surgeon do it!

@Creekwood I'm a guy , haha. The pain is going away slowly; the doctor told my nurse just now that this is pretty normal and not to worry. Otherwise I feel completely fine! And Creekwood is right - for instance, a lot of people have nausea or issues swallowing or gas pain in shoulders - I've had none of that

NO do it! I don't regret it at all. I haven't felt real pain until now! I would say a 7 but I'm trying to be calm as my nurse calls my doctor.

I'm not lying down at all, even when I sleep I'm sitting relatively upright.

Ow, ow, ow... hurts SO much and I'm getting worried

Thanks all! Asked a nurse who had called to check in with me and she believes it is that as well. Kind of awkward since they waxed my belly and the coloring looks like a spray tan but kept my chest hair, haha.

Hey all, First post on this side of town, having been banded this Monday (May 6) have lost 9.5 lbs and have been walking around when I can and trying to relearn the technique of drinking fluids (really how fast I let a sip go down). I noticed a few minutes ago as I was being helped out of bed that my belly area, where the incisions obviously are, is a weird orange color and got worried. I can see difference more because the imprints from the monitors in surgery are not orange. This normal?

My date of surgery is this Monday at 9:30 AM EST... which means I have around 1 day, 9 hours and 35 minutes until showtime! It really hasn't settled in yet that this is really happening because the experience is so new to me. I go through moments of feeling excited for the future but then get scared being 21 and never having surgery before. My fears are pretty irrational (waking up during surgery, not waking up, waking up alone in deep pain) but still there, though definitely not enough to discourage my decision. Any advice or helpful words would be very much appreciated - Mark

Went in at 1:30 pm, was in recovery by 2:30. Am staying overnight (thankfully private room) as my oxygen levels kept dropping as low as in the 70 percentile and they're derinitely sure I have sleep apnea. Should be out by early morning!

Thank you!! In the waiting room now...

50 MINUTES until I have to be there... adrenaline and excitement and nerve butterflies flowing through every inch of my body!

Thank you all so much! It is 6 am right now... nervous they won't do it because I had gained extra weight from being postponed twice so I had that weight to lose plus I slipped up a tiny bit over the last 3 days My fear is that my liver hasn't shrunk enough. At this point, the idea of surgery I am unusually at peace with!

Thanks all! It is helping reading and being back overall on the forum. And yeah, I travel a bit as well and it's just so embarrassing asking a flight attendant for an extension seat belt

Hey all, I've posted here a few times but a lot has gone on since then... I'm Mark and I am finally scheduled to get the lap band on Monday, May 6 This happens to be 4 days after my 21st birthday... I was approved by insurance in early March and was going to be banded March 27 and was SO excited, in fact the call I was approved was the first time I'd ever cried tears of joy. It was such a motivator having been in the process since July 2012 that it was finally coming... until I fell flat on my face with the 2 week pre-op diet because I literally had to go on it a day after choosing my original date. Anyway, I was unable to have it done then as I had a pretty bad cold. My date was then changed to April 12 and I was doing way better with the diet, only to discover a week before that there was blood in my "stool" and would have to see a gastro doctor who later cleared me for surgery. Unfortunately, I'd had to go back on foods so now my date is May 6. It's been a very tough month unexpectedly just in life events and through it all I feel like, somehow, I've lost my ambition and true excitement about it and in replacement is a fear of the pain from after the surgery and having never had any sort of procedure done other than teeth being removed. I don't have much support at the moment because everyone assumes after the surgery is when they need to show it... it's been tough being 20 and going through all the whole insurance process, doctor visits, and research almost entirely alone. If any of you have some uplifiting words or advice, I would wholeheartedly appreciate it since I genuinely want to be excited and happy that this gets to happen in my life and that I'll enjoy everything so much more being healthy and more confident about myself. I know it's in me but sometimes you just need a little help, haha.

Well thank you really am trying to keep positive!

So worried my surgery on Wednesday the 27th will be canceled. I got a cold Sunday and have a runny or stuffed nose, sneezing, overall congestion and feel kind of hot and cold simultaneously thoughts?

Postponed, not my choice. I feel heartbroken and spent the day sleeping and crying.

I am being banded March 27 (next Wednesday) and went for presurgical testing on Monday where I had a blood test. Wed I received a call from someone there saying my white blood cell count was high and I would be required to do another test. I met with my primary doctor for clearance Thursday and he said from the documents he received that my count was only a little high and most likely due to my small cold. I am supposed to retest this afternoon... should I be concerned?

5 days until March 27! Will have to get through 2 Passover dinners abstaining from food before then.

March 27 with Dr Fielding!!

I guess it's unusual from what I've been reading here, but I've told everyone I know/been 100% honest about my March 27 surgery ever since I made the choice in July. I even made a Facebook post about it. I just feel proud about taking initiative in my life to be/feel healthier and gain some self-confidence in the looks department. At the same time, I completely understand why this isn't the m.o. for a lot if you. I've learned a LOT through who has been there for me vs who has been absent or judgemental.

This OP is clearly just an angry picketer sent to this forum from Westboro's new Against Lap Bands chapter I wouldn't mind them too much.

I was approved on Monday and chose my surgery date on Tuesday. Was SO excited and happy that my time was finally coming... had been in the process since July and put in so much work to achieve the approval all on my own without much support from family/friends. I wanted a March date badly so that I could lose a proud amount for my 21st birthday in early May, so I chose March 27 - only having 1 day to say goodbye to eating how I did my whole life. So Wednesday (yesterday) I kinda loat it and could only think about food. My sleep cycle has been off for non-related reasons, so I did not know when to start the Protein shakes. I ended up slipping up when an issue with insurance came about (fixed now but it upset me) and ate some food. Today I had one out of the five Protein Shakes I'm supposed to have... but I find myself only focusing on the food I crave. I wanted to change everything so badly but I literally feel like a wild animal out of control. I'm so hungry both physically and mentally that I am losing confidence in myself every hour