hatteras76

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Its been awhile since I have been on this site!  All is well with me and my family.  I drove to Detroit to have the lapband procedure in June, but ended up driving home without it.  

I went through all the presurgery tests and was prepped and ready to go!  Just before I was to get the anethesia, the nurse popped in to let us know the surgery wouldnt be happening at this time, she had found that we were pregnate!  This was a shock to us, we really didnt think that there was a chance that we could be preggo! 

So, for now I am still bandless.   Instead of getting smaller, I am getting loads bigger..lol.. not what I was expecting at all.   I guess I have at least 6 more months to think about getting the band.   It's still going to happen, just a little longer than I thought.  

I am happy though that they found out before surgery, I wouldnt have wanted to have anything happen to this baby if we didnt know it was there!

About a year ago today I almost had the Duodenal Switch done.  But thanks to insurance not allowing it, and not being able to afford it on my own, I didnt get it done.  

For the last year I have been debating what to do about my weight.  I have tried every diet imaginable, and some that you needed to have an imagination to do.  I have seen a nutrisionist, my family dr, and bariatric drs.  My family dr. said I have slow metabolism.  My nutrisionist said I was eating right and the right amounts.  Bariatrics said I didnt have a high enough  BMI to qualify for surgery.  So I have been at a loss.

A coupld of weeks ago though, some financial things have turned around for us, and now I can afford to be self pay.  In the last year I have been doing a lot of research on the different WLS's and I have decided to be banded.  
I don't have more than a hundred pounds to lose, and even losing just 50% of that would be a big diffence in my life.  I have found that it is a less invasive surgery, with lower complication rates and fewer problems.  Not to mention it is safe to get pregnate with (someday in about 4 more years, I might have a last kid....)

So that being said, I am going in on June 18, at 8 am to be banded.  I am traveling to Detroit, MI to have the surgery, because our local hospitals charge a minimum of $10,000 more than what I have to pay there, and money is a big factor.  

Now that it is sooo close, I have the natural feelings, like am i right in doing this, what am I getting myself into?  But I am not backing out.  Getting more nervous everyday, but I still have my mind set on having it done.

So cross your fingers for me, that it all goes well!