How can I prepare before the surgery?

[cccv4 85]

Great advice! I am going to go and get Gas-X and a body pillow so that I have it ready for post-op!

@@kayzoog Your blog has helped SO MUCH!

[kayzoog 129]

Great advice! I am going to go and get Gas-X and a body pillow so that I have it ready for post-op!

@@kayzoog Your blog has helped SO MUCH!

Thanks! 's blog helped me when I was just starting out, and it inspired me to start my own. I am glad it is helping you.

I just updated it with my 4-week recap and the experiences of being on a plane with the band. I'm currently at 35,000 feet feeling no discomfort!

Good luck to you! Keep us informed (maybe start your own blog!)

- K

Edited March 31, 2014 by kayzoog

[cccv4 85]

Thanks! 's blog helped me when I was just starting out, and it inspired me to start my own. I am glad it is helping you.

Great advice! I am going to go and get Gas-X and a body pillow so that I have it ready for post-op!

@@kayzoog Your blog has helped SO MUCH!

I just updated it with my 4-week recap and the experiences of being on a plane with the band. I'm currently at 35,000 feet feeling no discomfort!

Good luck to you! Keep us informed (maybe start your own blog!)

- K

I'll have to read how you're doing. I travel quite a bit and wonder how that would impact my banding?

[sleepingarby 71]

I think the best piece of advice is to do some reading on the "post surgery" message boards if you haven't already. I wished I had because it might have saved me some frustration and helped me to adjust my expectations post surgery. You will not lose like sleevers or RNYers. It will be slow and you will stall in your weight loss around week 3 till your first fill at 6 weeks. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED! I did and I made things harder on myself. This is a different strategy that will work but it is different. Take care of you and trust your nut and surgeon.

[kimk1999 450]

I'm about 3 months post op - I only told my parents, my fiancé and one close coworker that I eat lunch with everyday. My mom told my grandma and my sister. No clue if my grandma told the rest of the family (for prayer of course during my surgery). My mom told me about my sister in law was planning bypass, so I ended up telling her. My fiancé told his brother. So it's slowly expanded. I still haven't said anything on FB. I hope to keep it pretty quiet.

My sister was hurt to find out from my mom, but knowing her, she would have tried to talk me out of it. I know it's bad to pick her feelings being hurt over mine but I needed the surgery and not to try another quick fix fad diet.

[cccv4 85]

@@sleepingarby thank you for this advice! i have been reading around and i am starting to see that there are plateaus throughout the journey. part of the reason that i wanted the band was because the weight comes off slower, and seems healthier for me (mentally). i will continue to read post-op forums.

@@kimk1999 you and i are in the same boat. i was feeling guilty for not telling the world, but i need to realize that i don't belong to the world. i belong to myself, and my maker. it is up to me to decide on who i will tell, so i told the ones that "need" to know. everyone at work sees that i'm on a liquid diet and i stated that it is for health reasons because obviously i'm overweight.

[lapper32014 42]

I think the best piece of advice is to do some reading on the "post surgery" message boards if you haven't already. I wished I had because it might have saved me some frustration and helped me to adjust my expectations post surgery. You will not lose like sleevers or RNYers. It will be slow and you will stall in your weight loss around week 3 till your first fill at 6 weeks. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED! I did and I made things harder on myself. This is a different strategy that will work but it is different. Take care of you and trust your nut and surgeon.

I agree. Because right now i am at week 3 and at a stall. It is frustrating and not scheduled for a fill until 4/22. But like everyone has said don't get discouraged it gets better.

[Georgeann334 9]

For those ladies out there who have had a cesarean section, which recuperation was less painful? The section or the lap band ?

[Georgeann334 9]

For those ladies out there who have had a cesarean section, which recuperation was less painful? The section or the lap band ?

For those ladies out there who have had a cesarean section, which recuperation was less painful? The section or the lap band ?

For those ladies out there who have had a cesarean section, which recuperation was less painful? The section or the lap band ?

For those ladies out there who have had a cesarean section, which recuperation was less painful? The section or the lap band ?

[Georgeann334 9]

Hi ladies...For those of you who have had cesarean section deliveries, which recovery was worse for you the section or the Lap band? I had 2 c sections and I am scheduled for the Lap band surgery on May 22nd...

Hi ladies...For those of you who have had cesarean section deliveries, which recovery was worse for you the section or the Lap band? I had 2 c sections and I am scheduled for the Lap band surgery on May 22nd...