sooo everything went really well today and i am banded i cant believe how nervous i was and it wasn't nearly as bad as i was expecting soo i guess thats a good thing! i was in the hospital for 12 hrs from arrival until i got home...(only 20mins away) My surgeon Dr.Kaul was amazing and made me feel so comfortable. im just sore now and taking things slow. so happy to have started my journey! thanks for all the goodwishes!

So, I was banded on the 22nd. Laying in the holding area waiting for surgery I definately had second thoughts, I was nervous, scared ...disappointment in myself. I was in surgery longer than anticipated because they had trouble with getting the breathing tube in correctly....I ended up with a terrible sore throat...Dr. Glasgow fixed a hernia while in there..too. The first night was the hardest..couldn't get comfortable....fortunately I didn't have the gas pains that the other two girls had that...

I just had my surgery on October 22nd. Surgery went well. It is now 4 days after surgery and it looks like incisions are healing okay, some bruising and soreness. I am only taking pain meds at night.

I am up and walking around and I have noticed my stomache is growling after 2 hours of eating. I hope that is normal. I am not staying full very long but I think that is to be expected. I am sticking to the diet and writing everything down so I can review with my doctor on my follow...

I went to the hospital and received my third fill today; .5 ccs. I thought I needed .2 or .3 but got .5, under flouro. The PA and tech said that I have a "cute pouch." What does that mean I wonder? I guess that it means that it's really small. That makes me happy. So I'm on liquids then mushies until the weekend. I'm really hoping to kick this next 20-30 lbs in the butt and thus far I haven't failed to loose after getting a fill. I'm about to go and make my breakfast, which...

I have to say this is the first in my adult life . I had a very stressful week and unlike every other time that I managed it by stuffing my face with food, I had no appetite to eat and actually lost 4 pounds. Having this band on since five weeks ago has allowed me to learn to eat on time, enjoy every bite, and be in control. Of course there are times that my head orders me to eat more and more but I just stop because for the first time in a long time, I feel I am in control and I just love that...