I am new to this

I hope to get Lapband next year and wanting to know how uncomfortable it is in the begining.

I have not had any "uncomfortable" moments. A little post op pain from my hiatal hernia repair, but after the healing time I would say I wouldn't know there was a band around my stomach except for the fact that I am eating a lot less and am never hungry.

I am lucky that way!

I had the hernia repair also.

 Define "the beginning." The REAL beginning, at the hospital, was great because the nurses kept plying me with morphine! 

The post-op diet stages are a monotonous snore-fest of fairly bleck foods, but they go fast. 

Other than that, I don't think I really had any uncomfortable moments.

The beginning was fine. It was the 7 years after that were total hell.

I came out of surgery completely damaged. It was, without a doubt, the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life. A damaged diaphragm is very, very painful.

I've given birth; had big, open incision gallbladder removal; a broken ankle...actually, my ankle bone was pulverized; I tore all the ligaments in my left leg, had to have orthopedic surgery... and none of those things came close to being as painful as my post operative lapband experience.

People think that because the band is advertised as "less invasive," it's going to be less dangerous and less painful. It can be very dangerous and very painful, unfortunately. In the interest of full disclosure, my surgeon was a butcher and I was his first banding patient.
But I've witnessed a lot of friends experience a lot of pain over the past 9 years since I had my band... and that really stinks.

I REALLY would recommend choosing a different surgery. There are a lot of people who have to revise from the band to other forms of weight loss surgery. Research a LOT. Listen to the bad alongside the good.
You're smart to be asking and researching! It's the only way to go about this.

Good luck to you, galegirl82.

 Any surgery is uncomfortable. I had my tubes tied, breasts reduced, gallbladder removed. I mean you are cut and then you heal. I had more pain with my gallbladder removal then my other surgeries. Everyone is different and how they (heal).

You will hear on this forum the good and the bad things that can happen with the lap band and please note that all WLS can have complications. Do not be swayed by things  you read. You need to research, discuss with your surgeon and do what is the right/best thing for you. You are the one who has to do the pre-ops and then live with the decision.

I chose the lap band for a couple of reasons. One, my insurance does not cover the sleeve. I also did not want my (insides to be cut). My surgeon and I discussed all things in regards to the band. It is merely a tool. Tools come with directions. I will not sit here and say nothing will ever happen to me and my band or anyone else. I cannot also sit here and say if you get the sleeve or bypass that you will not have any complications either. I am not a fortune teller. Things happen. Any surgery is risky.

I do not know your history nor do I know of your insurance or financial side. But I do know that you will hear many say on this forum to not get the band or reconsider.  But you will also read posts from people who have had it and are successful.

Just keep an open mind. All the best in whatever you choose and decide to do.

 
There is no simpe answer. Nic went through hell, Bette had nasty pain, I sailed through with just paracetamol.

After that, some people find the post op stages difficult, others breeze through.

And still later, some like Bette and me, with a total of 15 years banding experience between us, love our bands and find life with them good. Others like Nic have had a nightmare.

But all this applies to any surgery!

Kate

 Excellent point and post Kate. Each person is different. Each person has different outcomes. Some good. Some bad. Hard to give a (correct) answer.