It's official, I'm a bandster

[Jessiebear 2]

YAY!!! Congrats! Hope you have a speedy recovery!!

[Kat817 19]

I too was really tired immediately following my surgery. I had my band put in last Monday, and spent all day Tuesday in the hospital. I would walk down and around the nurses station, come back and take a nap, I would sit up and eat...er drink my meals, and take a nap, I would walk to the bathroom, come back and take a nap!!! We flew home on Wednesday, and by then I was feeling pretty good, it was a looooong day, approx. 5 hours in a car, another 5 in a plane, add layovers etc, I was wiped out!!! Now a week out from surgery I feel good, I seem to be recovering much faster than my sister in law who had surgery the same day. She is still having problems with sitting up straight, and walking very far, at any speed. I feel like I am recovering really well. I do have some incision pains (5 incisions), and yes the port incision is the most painful. My biggest problem is my incisions are VERY high up, and being large breasted, it makes it difficult keeping them from becoming sweaty etc. Sorry but it is the truth!!! I am now down 15 1/2 (let's don't forget the half!!!) pounds from my pre-op diet and the week following. I am really excited over that but not ready for jumping up & down yet!!! Good luck to all of you in your recoveries!!! We are on our way!!!!

Kat