I was banded on 11/1/10 and before that I followed all the posts about how frustrated many people get at having to wait until they get enough fills so that the band can really start to do its work. Well, here I am one day out and I can barely swallow my own spit. Every tiny sip, even of just water, really hurts. My doctor said anatomically I have a large stomach and this makes the band tighter than usual. Hey, maybe I wasn't fat after all--I just had a big stomach. I'm told I have to be patient and that it would gradually loosen after the surgical swelling decreases. Anyway, just wanted to say hi and hopefully after I can keep some food down and the pain goes away I won't be so grumpy. Most everybody on the site is so positive so I feel badly for beig a downer on my very first post.
