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Surgery date 12/22/2014 HW 262 day of surgery 254 CW 217

Yep, only 2 months out and I have already lost more than I did the whole 2 years with Lapband and I feel so much better!  No more throwing up, no more belching, and no more feeling hungry!

That is the part that I did not understand about Lapband...  you are always hungry.  Your brain is your biggest problem no matter what surgery you have.  Right now my brain tells me I should be eating more but I am full!  My brain is just now getting use to the idea of only having a small bowl of food and I feel full.  Not over full or uncomfortably full but satisfied.

 

Hi OH friends,

I had my lap band surgery on January 25, 2012.  As of today, I weight the same as I did pre-surgery.

I had all of the best intentions and lost about 45 lbs the 1st year but I started having problems with the band.  I had rapid heart palpitations and I went to the emergency room thinking I was having a heart attach!  Turns out, it was a side effect of my band.  It was worse at night when I laid down.  I had half the fluid removed and maintained my weight. 

I started considering removing the band and doing a different type of surgery.  I was strongly considering the sleeve.  I have had other people tell me if I am going to do it, do the RNY.  I would love some feedback on this.   

Also, my surgeon will not to the band removal and RNY at the same time.  She says that over 80% of her clients that are not successful on band will not be successful on the sleeve unless they remove it and wait 6 months... is that true???  Regardless, she is in another county, about 60 miles.  My insurance now accepts a doctor here locally.  They do the band removal and Sleeve at the same time.  But I am concerned about the doctors comments... has anyone ever heard the success is not as good if you do the band removal and sleeve or RNY at the same time?

Because I am switching doctors, I had to go to the "meeting" and I am glad I did because I am now considering the RNY instead of the sleeve.  I thought the Sleeve was less evasive but it seems like the RNY is better.

Would love some feed back.  My first appointment with the new surgeon is August 8th.

Thank you OH friends.

Well, tomorrow is the big day and I am very excited.  There were insurance issues and I thought my day might be delayed but... ahoy!  It's a go!  I am not nervious at all tonight.  May be a different story in the morning.

I have a good support system and they are all encouraging me.  I have told about 20 people and i dont think I will tell anyone else.  Most everyone has responded well but there are a few that ofcourse have their comments...  I just really dont give a damn what anyone else thinks. 

So... here we go! 

Well, I am starting day 3 of my liquid diet and I imagine this is probably going to be the worst day but I am ready.  I have researched and done my homework and choose the lap band because I think it is the right thing for me.  I have done my 6 months appointment with my doctors and all the requirements and I have not changed my mind.  I have had days when I questioned why cant I do this without surgery or maybe I should have done the sleeve but I still keep going back to the reason why I choose lap band and I am satisfied.

I have had the fear of failure.  All of the diets that haven't work or I...  haven't worked them.  Now, here I am, afraid of failure on this one.  I have spoken to friends that have crossed my path in the last months and it seems as though everyone has a friend, cousin, coworker or someone who had surgery and they have an opinion about whether it works or not.  Arrgggg...  But, as I question my well meaning friends, I realize that they don't have a clue.  Don't get me wrong, they do encourage me and tell me I can do anything I set my mind to and yadda yadda yadda but it seems as though everyone wants to give you a reason to doubt.  What is with that?  Gheezzz... 

Well, I am clear on what I want now I am just waiting for insurance to be clear. 

Tomorrow will be my first day of the liquid diet.  I am having LapBand surgery on January 25th.

I have a cousin in another state who had this surgery in February 2011.  I watched her on Facebook as the pounds melted off.  There were some minor things that happened to her but for the most part, she was very successful.  

I always viewed WLS as the easy way out.  Meanwhile, I am out there failing at every diet I go on.  I am a binge eater.  I will diet and do great for 4 or 5 days, maybe a few weeks, but then one day I will by a box of cookies and eat the whole thing and because I screwed up, I will proceed to completely blow my diet.  Now I realize that it is just another tool to help people lose weight and it takes hard work just like every other diet.  

I am so looking forward to this new chapter in my life.  I am so tired of being not physically able to do anything.  I want to be healthy and active and this is a step in the right direction.

I made the decision back in July but with my insurance, I had to do the 6 months of doctors appointments.  It was so frustration having to wait out my time but I think it was also important for my to have the delay to give me time to soul search and really try to understand how I got here.  Every month I had to see my doctor and get weighed in and each month just ticked by slowly.  I  was so anxious to get started. 

Finally the 6th month appointment: I had completed all the requirements.  Now fear set in.  I did not understand why I was scared after all these months of waiting.  But my real fear was fear of failing.  I kept thinking...  what if...  what if it doesn't work for me...  fear of failure.

My lovely daughter grab hold of me and said Mom, you can do it.  You can do anything you set your mind to.  She gave me the peptalk and today, I woke up excited!  Excited about my future!