This May 4ther is officially banded!

I was banded at Barix early yesterday afternoon and just released about an hour ago. I'm staying at a nearby hotel, since I live 2.5 hours away from Barix. I feel pretty good, just a little sore when I stand up and move around. I ate nothing at all yesterday and have just had a bit of Jell-o and yogurt today. I'm afraid I'm not eating enough, but I am just totally completely not at all hungry. Maybe that will change tomorrow. I was pleased to learn that I lost six pounds during my week-long pre-op diet, so I'm already at a good starting place. 259.9 as of now (I'm 5'9") and only 100 measly pounds to lose. I haven't had too many problems with gas, mostly just soreness. And I had a huge pre-existing abdominal scar, so I had been worried about not being able to be banded at all because of the large amounts of scar tissue. My surgeon was able to get through it and my surgery only took about 30 minutes longer than usual. All in all, it hasn't been too bad. The worst part was waking up from the anesthesia and having to do an upper GI while I was still feeling miserable. And I had to do another upper GI this morning. Hopefully the worst part is over and I can now start shedding some pounds. Thanks to everyone here for your tremendous support and well wishes! And best of luck to you other May babies who have yet to be banded. ~ Melissa

Congratulations Melissa! I hope things continue to go well for you. Let us know how you're doing when you feel up to it! ~ Dawn

CONGRATS!!! I wishing you a speedy recovery!

Thanks, ladies. I'm feeling pretty good today (although I'm mourning food ). The only real difficulty so far is my weakness and lack of energy. Can't wait to get past this recovery stage.