Just banded yesterday

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Hi everyone, my name is Jeannie, I'm 28 years old and I just wanted to pop in and stop lurking and say hello. I've been reading these forums for a few months now as I debated the decision to get banded.

I got banded yesterday by Dr. Michael Feiz at Cedars-Sinai in LA. And so far so good. It takes me 8 hours to drink an 8 ounce Protein Shake, but I'm like the little engine that could! I've also been sipping on Water. They had me stay over and let me go home earlier this afternoon. I'm having some gas pains, and some pains swallowing, and it doesn't feel very good to burp, but honestly I feel pretty okay. It's quite strange, my mom says it sounds like I went in to get my hair done LOL.

I've been reading these forums for a while, the successes and the slip ups, the diet hints, frustrations, and goals that were being met, and they've all helped me become better prepared for this journey I started. I really hope that it continues to go as smoothly as it has so far. While I'm hardly "pain free" one day after surgery...I feel pretty darn good. I'm definitely forcing myself to drink the Protein and the water, but I'm sure that will get easier as I start to heal.

So hello from SoCal and I hope everyone is doing well this evening!

Jeannie