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I was just banded on Monday 7/2. My surgery was scheduled for 9am but didn't actually go into the OR until about 9:45. I left the surgery center at around 12:30 pm that afternoon and went home. I had the barium swallow right after waking up from surgery and then sat in a chair for little bit recovering and then got discharge instructions. I was in a lot of pain especially from the gas....I couldn't wait to get my pain med prescription. I still have a lot of gas and stomach pain/pressure and it is now been a week but every day is getting better. Sandra L.

Yes, it is very disappointing. I was banded on Monday, 7/2 and I weighed myself on Friday and it showed that I had not lost any weight at all. I was really disappointed since all week long I have had nothing but Clear liquids...how can you not lose ANY weight on a clear liquids diet??? I am going to try not to weigh myself again until next week...hopefully by then the scale will decide to move some. Sandra L.

I just had my surgery on 7/2 and am sore at the port site which I did expect due to the type of surgery. I almost don't want to stand up straight to stretch it because it hurts more like that. But my calves are very sore and achy and hurt. It feels like I ran too way to hard and too much but I have not done any running since the surgery. Did anyone else have sore calves? It gets better after walking a bit but if I sit for a while or after waking up I have to walk very slowly due to the pain...they feel soooo tight. Also my neck and shoulder area are very sore also like I did extremely heavy lifting (but of course I have not). My neck feels so heavy when I am lifting it after having it relaxed laying back. I was not expecting these pains after surgery and just wondering if they are normal or I am just a weirdo? Sandra L. Highest Weight - 254 Date of Surgery 7/2 - 243 Goal 135

Hello, This is my first posting, I just had my surgery yesterday 7/2. Yesterday I had a lot of gas pain/pressure in my chest. After a lot of walking around the house the chest pain has seemed to moved to my neck and shoulders but does not feel as bad as yesterday. Well, now that I am not in as much pain from the gas I am noticing the port pain. It seems that the port was placed on my left side of my stomach right at my curve/crease where I bend. That seems to be a pretty bad place to have put the port since I will always aggravate it whenever I bend down and that is where most of my pants go up to. Has anyone else had this port placement problem? Thanks. Sandra L. in San Antonio, Texas Highest Weight6/11/07 - 254 Day of Surgery 7/2/07 - 243 Goal 135

Thanks for all of the encouragement. It is good to know that others have the port in the same spot and doing just fine. I think that the roller coaster rides should be okay once completely healed. Maybe you can just sit a bit taller or slouch lower just enough so that the bar is directly on the port site. Sandra L.