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I was banded on March 19, 2008, by Dr. Renee Wolff in Portland, Maine. So far mostly good. liquids going down great, started on blended food and that worked, but still in pain and using pain meds 4 days out, which I wasn't expecting. I'm sure that will pass soon. I look forward to learning from and sharing with everyone here :crying: V

I was banded March 19 (so I'm 6 days out). liquids and blended food go down fine. I had a terrible constipation issue and a call to the doc had me taking magnesium citrate to resolve it. (that was a real joy...ugh) My concern is that people seem to be going back to work less than 2 weeks post-op and I can't even imagine doing that. I still have so much pain and it's all centered in one spot on my left side. At the same site as the pain, I can feel the port (or something) bulging beneath my skin. Is this normal? I educated myself so thoroughly pre-op (over 2 years even) and don't recall seeing anything like this. I saw something on another thread about herniation, so now I'm really worried. I don't want to call back to the Center if I'm just being paranoid. I appreciate any help/advice you can provide! V

I just noticed that there is a Maine forum here and thought I would chime in on this thread. I was banded on March 19th (waving to Kerri with the same "birthday") at Maine Medical Center with Dr. Wolff and doing alright. Still having some pain that keeps me on meds at night and a few other odd issues. I posted tonight on another thread about my little self pity party today :thumbup: I guess these things happen. It will be nice to stay in touch with some other Mainers going through the same journey! Veronica

I was banded 6 days ago and today was not a good day. I am still in pain, unsure about all the wierd things my body is doing, I'm hungry, tired, in pain and wishing I could just feel "normal." Although I can do a blended diet right after surgery, every time I blend protien and look at it I can't eat it because it looks so nasty. One of my sisters keeps calling wanting to come visit and "take care" of me (otherwise known as feed her controlling nature...LOL) I was feeling whiny and regretting the surgery and basically having a huge pity party for myself tonight. I had decided that getting through the month of mush was going to put me over the edge and that I was going to live on mashed potatoes and Protein powder. Soooo....after tossing my uneaten plate of mush into the sink, snapping at my husband and retreating to the bedroom sobbing, with my laptop, I decided to look for something on this site that would remind me why I was doing this. Thanks everyone for sharing feelings and experiences. Coming here and reading has helped a lot. I know why I did this and that I made the right decision, but I guess I needed to be reminded and be reassured that we all go through tough times in the beginning, but that it gets better. ~V

Hi Elaine, I'm in Saco. I was banded by Dr. Wolff on March 19, and yes, she's a great surgeon. The whole program provides great support. V

Is your pain around the port site? I was surprised to still hurt so much and there is this "bulge" where I have pain. V

Oh no, arriving during a storm doesn't show you the best side of Maine. I hope you have a chance to see how pretty it can be in the summer :biggrin: