I went for my post op this week and I am doing great! The shoulder pain finally stopped...thank GOD!! and I am down 18 pounds from my pre surgery weight which I think is really great. Now that I am eating pretty much what i want it is increasingly difficult to eat right, but I am doing fairly well. I have no restriction at all other than the band itself so eating is easy. Technically I am suppose to be on soft foods but the dr. said I coudl have soft meats and fish etc. I have been tolerating...

So I just one week and day out of surgery and things are getting better. I still have that darn shoulder pain and I swear it is 10 times worse than the pain from surgery! Nothing at all seems to help it and I have tried everything. No one told me anyhtign about this prior to surgery and they really need to advise people. I read about after and heard it is pretty common, but I know of some people who still have it 6 months after. It is very, very painful!

So technically I am...

So here is am a few days after surgery. I had my surgery on the mroning of October 15th. Everything went well and as expected I suppose. There was a little bit more pain than I had expected...Iguess becasue everyone was always talking about what a simple procedure this is. And I guess it is compared to say a kidney repacement!! But they are still cutting into you!

I have 5 teeny tiny little incisions none of which seem ot bother me in the slightest except the one where the port...