Greetings from Massachusetts! New band.

[JohnG 0]

Greetings! New to banding and new to the forum! I was banded this past Wednesday, May 14 at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield with by the excellent Dr. John Kasper, son of the renowned and now retired Dr. Robert Kasper.

I have to say, compared to an inguinal hernia I had repaired a few years ago, (along with a few small hernias that were found at the time), the pain from this has been nothing. I had my bed and bedroom set up to be on my back unable to get out of bed except to the bathroom for a week. What a pleasant surprise to find almost no pain from the surgery itself!

HOWEVER, the stomach pain thing is altogether different from anything I ever experienced. I have read the responses to others who are experiencing what I am now at day 4 . . . the swollen, full, "something is stuck in there" feeling that is worse than it was on the first three days. But I'm not taking any pain killers anymore, either. They bound me up as I should have expected and now don't know what to do about it.

Yesterday afternoon, I had a bout with hiccoughs that lasted about 20 minutes. Wow! That hurt. I had a couple more bouts with them yesterday and then none today but the muscles hurt because of them yesterday.

So I suppose everything is going according to everyone else's experience.

Thank you for this forum so I am able to see that I am not alone in what I am experiencing and there is (probably) no need to panic about this full and swollen feeling.

THANK YOU!

JohnG

[kathystrick 3]

Hi John and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on getting your band. Glad to hear everything is progressing smoothly for you. Be sure to keep us posted on your progress!

[OceanGal 0]

Hi John!

I live in Amherst and am at the pre-band stage. Am going through Pioneer Valley Surgical Associates at Baystate.

Although I am pre-band, it sounds like you are right on track (compared with everyone elses stories).

Join us in the Massachusetts support area!

Congratulations and good luck!