Newly Banded =)

[RDMurphy 0]

Hello everyone!

I was banded this past Monday (August 17th)...I'm excited about this new journey I am on and I hope to be more actively involved with this forum!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

[lorriehall 0]

Hello all,

I also was banded this past Monday August 17th in Medford, Oregon by Dr. Traul. So far so good.

[greytz 4]

Congrats to both of you! Good Luck on your new beginning and keep us posted!

[jojocath 0]

Congratulations to you. I have my surgery next Thursday the 27th. How are you feeling? Were you in a lot of pain at first? I am very anxious to hear from you.

[RDMurphy 0]

RE: Jojo

The day of banding (Monday), of course I was in pain, however once I got home and situated (and let me not forget medicated) I was fine.

Tuesday I was a little uncomfortable, but as far as pain, it was very limited. Gas pain in my shoulder (very common) was probably the most pain I had, and my mother gave me a good shoulder rubbing that pretty much made that pain subside.

Got outside and walked up the block, felt wonderful.

Tuesday night I decided not to take any more pain meds after my dose at 9:00 pm. Slept through the night easily, some discomfort since I could not sleep how I usually sleep.< /p>

Wednesday was great, I did not take any pain meds, walked a bit more around the neighborhood; still a little discomfort, just getting use to the surgical incisions on my stomach.

Thursday (today) I walked this morning around the neighborhood, still no pain meds, and I'm having a pretty good day.

Every so often I get a bit of pain in my shoulder (gas pain), however a good shoulder rub makes it much better for me. I've tried the gas strips/chewables, but that doesn't seem to help at all honestly.

Hope this helps!

[jojocath 0]

Sounds like you are doing just fine. My surgery is on a Thursday so I have 3 days to recover completely before I plan to return to work. I have scheduled Monday off in case I don't feel well enough to come in. I read a lot of patient testimonies and many of them were back at work the same week.