I attended my second lap band support group meeting tonight. A nurse was there from a surgeons office in another city. She not only knows the surgery medically, she is a patient as well. She had surgery in 2001, (she looks too young to have had surgery that long ago).
We just did a lot of Q&A tonight. We had one girl there tonight who was five days post-op. It was good to see her doing so well. She was still on clear liquids, but tomorrow was going to be able to have full liquids. Frankly, she didn't look to me like she needed surgery. I imagine she will be pretty successful.
I did get confirmation that I'll be okay going to France 4 1/2 weeks after surgery. In fact the nurse, as well as the rest of the group said it was the perfect time to go because I would be mostly healed and not had a fill yet. They all said enjoy myself, moderately mind you. They even gave me the thumbs up for some wine tasting while staying in the Burgandy region of France.
I'm getting excited.
