Hi. I'm new to the forum and new to the LAP-BAND®. I was banded one week ago today. I thought I would be able to go back to work today, but I'm still feeling very tender and bloated. I have a pocket of gas or something on my left side that I can barely stand to touch. My surgeon said that I would only need five days to recover, but I took a sick day today so that I could get stronger before returning. My LAP-BAND® surgery was my second procedure in four days. Four days before banding, I had a gyn procedure done that kind of laid me low for a few days. I wasn't expecting it to be that painful or difficult when I scheduled my LAP-BAND®, but having those two procedures so close together is probably what has made my LAP-BAND® recovery take longer than the doctor said it would.
What I'm concerned about right now is that I have lost only one pound since my surgery a week ago, and of course I've had no food at all. I had my banding three days before Thanksgiving and six days before my birthday. No celebrations there. I was alright with it because I was excited about starting on my weight loss journey, but I'm discouraged that I haven't started losing. Did anyone else not lose during the liquid diet phase?
