24HourFatness

I know a lady who is a member of LBT that has been banded since '97, as she was part of the FDA study. She lost 200lbs if I remember correctly and has kept it off and is very happy.

Mine was yesterday morning. I don't remember anything between rolling out of my prep room and waking up in recovery. I believe the surgery took about 40 minutes. I was in recovery about 1 1/2 hours and then discharged. I had more pain around my port site than gas I think. It was comfortable for a while, but by about 3pm (about 2/3 of the way home) the gas (and shoulder pain) wasn't noticible and the abdominal pain had eased to where it felt great to walk. I'm not quite 24 hours yet, but abdomen is sore and gas discomfort is intermittent. The whole process wasn't bad at all.

I'm the day after you. Good luck!

I'm getting banded in a couple of weeks. Am male and need to lose about 70lbs to meet goal weight set. I'm at 249 and need to be at 180 or less. BMI is 35-36. I have obstuctive sleep apnea, high BP, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and a fatty liver that puts out very high enzymes. I'm payint out of pocket and using TLC. Anyone had experiences with these conditions? Hope I'm making the right decision.

Thank you nansturn, that's encouraging. I'm glad to see confirmation that I have a decent chance at getting off the meds. I've done the yo-yo stuff for almost 15 years myself. I can lose the weight (or at least have before), but I always put it back on and them some. Good luck dan2001xj! Looking forward to hearing some good news from you in a couple of months.