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Very normal, your body is gonna be sore for about a week, but not as bad as day 1& 2. If you are 4 days out by day 6 you should be noticeably less sore. Walking helps a lot with the soreness

Well yes I did but these don't feel like caffeine headaches, I think I'll call my surgeon today

So I'm day 17 post op and honestly it has been going great! I haven't had any of the problems that others seem to have around this stage. The only issue I have is that I keep getting these horrible headaches whenever I lay at a certain angle. I mean they literally feel like an aneurysm about to explode in my head, however if I sit up (or eat lol) they immediately go away. I very rarely have headaches so i was just wondering if anyone else has ever experienced this?

My doc even went a step further after showing me the $20,000 piece if equipment he was placing in me he gave me the box for keepsake and the instruction manual lol

My surgeon left it up to me to choose and I choose the realize band. He said if he were to choose he would choose the same thing simply because their lap band rep never comes around unlike the realize band rep. On surgery day my doc even let me see the band in the operating room before they put me under.

When I had my psych eval she basically asked about my past and we talked about why I wanted the surgery, how I felt about my body and any other embarrassing topic you can think of. I tried really hard to keep my answers to a minimal yes/no but she broke me lol so just go in and be yourself. Tell her the truth because truthfully you can't have surgery without the shrinks approval. It's not as bad as you think

My pre op diet starts on 2/19 for my 2/22 surgery. I only have to lose like 7 lbs prior to surgery but I'm nervous I won't have enough time so I'm starting now but does anyone have any suggestions as to what diet worked best for you?

Can anyone describe to me you experience after taking your first sips if water after surgery ? What exactly does it feel like?

I totally understand that, all there is to do in my town is eat as well & everybody is so obese and unhealthy..and they're all okay with it ! I eager to know how your consultation turns out

Pray all goes well, let us know how it goes!

I'm nervous too lol but I'm glad that all these people are here to offer all their insight. Congrats on you date being on the 22nd as well, I guess that makes us band buddies since we'll be going through together.

I'm scheduled for surgery on Feb 22 and I have very mixed emotions. I'm excited that my 6 months of weight loss management is finally over and I'm so close to surgery. However I'm really nervous about surgery day itself and I really don't know what to expect as far as pain and moving around goes. Can anyone share their surgery day experience with me?