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Congrats! I was banded on July 15th Doing great so far. Just yesterday I noticed that i wasn't getting those pains anymore. I am very sore around the port but the other incisions are fine. Sometimes when I am slumping at the computer it starts getting uncomfortable where the port is and directly down from it to my belly button (my surgeon put my port about 3 inches about my belly button). So from my experience it sounds like yours is right on too. Today I have great energy and first time I really didn't want a nap at work! Good luck to you.

Hi there...My surgery is scheduled for July 15 but I am not at the OCC. Thanks for having me around to learn from you all though

Thanks so much for the welcome everyone! I agree Red, this is a great place. I am getting banded in the OC, not Mexico, and even though this forum is for OCC patients it is so wonderful that you all welcome others to join in on the converstations!

Hi Dana & Everyone...My band date is 7/15/09 and I just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed reading all your posts. There is allot of good information here and I love how different everyone is and how each person has their own story to tell. I am extremely nervous about my surgery and have started getting emotional since the day was set. From what I have read from you all that is a normal response. I live alone, don't have any local friends, and my family is about 4 hours away. My boyfriend lives 1 1/2 hours away and I just see him on the weekends so sometimes I feel lonely and overwhelmed at starting this journey by myself. Although I don't know any of you, it is comforting to know someone is going through, and has gone through, what I am about to experience. Well I just wanted to say thanks for coming back each day and telling your stories. It is an inspiration for those who have not been banded yet and a wonderful source of information.

Hi Trav...I have googled my doctor and ran various searches on him. It hasn't turned up anything though. Is there a particular way you check to see if your doctor has had fatalities? Thanks Susan