Lapband Removal

Jan 29, 2018

On January 25, 2018 my lapband had to be removed due to complications.  Even though I got it almost 10 years ago. I will say this it did help me with weight loss. Over the years I stayed the same weight but I will say I can get into a size 16 pants and a 1x shirt. That’s a long way from 29/30 pants and a 3-4x shirt... I still have more weight I want to loss and I know I can do it myself. I will not give up... 

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I'm Still Not Giving Up!!

Feb 13, 2012

 Well its been a long crazie journey for me. It started when my surgeon no longer took my insurance and I had to go see another Doctor. To make a long story short I hadn't seen Dr. Elliott in 18 months and when I found out they took my insurance again I was so happy. In 18 months I hadn't gained a pound or lose. But I'm not upset that means I maintained but I still haven't reached my goal. Next visit in the Fluro Room and I found out I have stretched my pouch but not that much that I had to have it removed. Dr. Elliott said one week of clear liquids and I would be okay. But that has been very hard for me for some reason ????? On the bright side I did lose another 3 pounds in the two weeks before that appointment. I can't work out due to my back surgery and now I have to have another one  With all that going on I'm still all 's Still maintaining my size 18 believe I can wear a 16 but I think I'm scared. Now a 2x shirt. All that from a 28/30 YES YES YES I Still Will Not Give Up and I will reach my GOAL!!!
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Its Been A While!!!

Oct 23, 2011

In 3 days it will be my 3 year Bandiversary and not were I want to be but I have a smile on my face. I have been through alot. Had my back surgery a year ago and there was some problems and I am not able to work out. The Doctor says I need another back surgery but I'm not going to have it. He told me then I would be okay but I am in constant pain all the time. I can't sleep and I have been stuck between 243 and 250 pounds. My size 18 hasn't changed. I just started Pool Therapy so maybe that will give me a little excersise and help lose weight. I will get back on track and make this weight disappear like it use too!!!!!
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It's Been Awhile!!!

Oct 27, 2010

Well it's been awhile since I have been on here. I had Back Surgery n July and tha Doc explained to me due to tha weight I lost it put pressure on my back. Which I due not believe lol! I had this back problem most of my life and was told repeatedly that the reason my back was hurting was cause I was overweight!! I just don't know wat too say cause I put back on 20 pounds.............
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Been Struggling!!!

May 17, 2010

Well it's been a while since I posted. I been struggling with insurance issues.  During that time I gained 19 pounds. I'm not upset but I know I gotta get it together. Now if they stop cutting my insurance on and off I will b ok. I know I have alot of muscle now so my PCP says don't stress that will put weight on also. Well today I started the Liver shrinking diet to see can I get things moving. Pray for me!! I was doing so good!!!
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HAPPY ANNIVERSERY TO ME!!

Oct 27, 2009

Haven't been on here n a while but had to update. Today a year ago I made a decesion for tha better. I was 275 pounds now I'm 222 Yes. Went from a size 28/30 to a 20. I probably can get in a 18 to chicken to try LOL!!! I'm so happy and PROUD of myself. 53 pounds might not mean alot to some but its alot to ME!!! Being 4' 11 tall thats short so I was caring around to people but I loved my BIGNESS!!! It never bothered me since I been on tha skinny side too. berfore the 130 pounds boy did those three blow me up!!! Mommie loves u Teiarre, Tymone, and Tahyonne. Moma mostly did this for u to b around to c u all grow up and b all that u can B!!! Other reason I had so many health issues and thats not good. Either its an accident but I turned 35 yesterday and today I weigh 53 pounds. Ironic but I will take any LUCK right now.  My goal from tha Doc was to be 166 pounds My goal was to b HEALTHY!!!! I had to get an unfill 2.0 today but thats fine too. My ALLERGIES got tha best of me Tha Drainage  was clogging up my BAND OMG!!!! Unfill me then Doc as soon as u can. I agreed wit him as soon as he took some out I felt GOOD!!!!! Thanks Doc!!!!!!!!  HAPPY ANNIVERSERY TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm 53 pounds lighter!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gained two pounds

Jun 05, 2009

Well Oh Friends I gained 2 pounds and I'm fine wit it. I believe its muscle from all the exercise I'm doing. But since I have lost weight and a whole lot of inches my band is sore all the time. But other than that I'm very happy wit my BAND and wouldn't change it for nothing. Just wish I would of did it a year ago. 68 pounds to go by October I am too make my GOAL 166 pounds October 27, 2009
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BAND-FILL HURT LIKE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan 15, 2009

HELLO EVERYONE!!! I HAD MY 3RD FILL TODAY AND IT HURT LIKE HELL. FIRST OF ALL I THOUGHT MY PORT SLIPPED BUT THE DOC SAYS ITS STILL THERE BUT IT TURNED A LITTLE. SO I GOT STUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HURT BUT I STOOD THERE UNTIL HE GOT IT. CAUSE I  WAS EATING LIKE CRAZIE. I WAS SO GLAD IT WAS OVER I FORGOT TOO ASK HOW MUCH HE PUT IN. I WILL CALL TOMORROW TO SEE.  FROM THE LOOKS OF THE NEEDLE JUST DANGLING IN MY STOMACH IT WASN'T MUCH. I LOST ANOTHER 4 POUNDS YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!  SO I'M AT 242 POUNDS. I'M GOING FOR TOO BE 200 EXACT OR BE UNDER 200 BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. NOW I'M SITTING HERE WRITING MY PORT AREA IS SORE AND I ALSO FEEL A LITTLE WEIRD. THIS BAND AS I CAN TALL WILL BE TIGHT IN THE MORNING AS IT IS GETTING TIGHT WHILE I'M SITTING HERE TYPING. I HOPE IT DON'T BE TOO TIGHT CAUSE I FEEL ALOT OF DISCOMFORT. if IT IS AS SOON AS I AWAKE I WILL CALL THE DOC NO WAITING.  SO I HAVE TO GET IT TOGETHER. TODAY I HAD A LITTLE SCARE.  A YOUNG MAN AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL PULLED OUT A GUN AND WAS YELLING AND SCREAMING BUT THEY GOT HIM BUT AT THIS POINT AS MY DAUGHTER BEING A TEENAGER WHEN SHE ACTS UP AND NOT DOING WHAT SHE IS SUPPOSE TO DO IN SCHOOL I TAKE THE PHONE BUT AS A MOTHER I THANK GOD SHE HAD THE PHONE TODAY SO SHE COULD TEXT ME AND SAY MO MA COME PIC ME UP NOW A BOY HAS A GUN AND HE IS GOING OFF. NOT KNOWING MY DAUGHTER WAS STANDING RIGHT NEXT TIME HIM AND TH ATS WHEN SHE TOLD ME THE WHOLE STORY OFF HOW THE TOOK HIM DOWN AND SHE KEPT ON TEXTING ME. i BROKE IT DOWN TOO THE SHORT VERSION. BUT THE SCHOOL SAYS HE DIDN'T HAVE A GUN???? SO WHAT DID MY CHILD SEE SO BAD THAT SCARED HER TO (DEATH) THAT SHE NEEDED ME TOO PICK HER UP QUICK. SO MY EMOTIONS ARE CRAZIE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU GOD FOR KEEPING MY CHILD SAFE!!!!!!!!!  NOW TOMORROW I WILL BE CONTACTING THE SCHOOL TO SEE WHAT ARE YOU COVERING UP. CAUSE THESE KIDS SAW SOMETHING AND MY DAUGHTER WOULDN'T CALL ME JUST FOR A FIGHT. SO SOMETHING WAS BAD AND I PASSED 15 POLICE CARS COMING FROM THAT WAY ONCE AGAIN I THINK GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL UNTIL NEXT TIME PRAY FOR ME AS I WILL PRAY FOR YOU ALL.
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Getting my 3rd Fill!!!!!!!!!!

Jan 13, 2009

Hello again its been a minute. I get my 3rd fill Thursday so I hope I get some kind of restriction. Cause I'm eating my ?ss off my own body. I need to get this under control ASAP. I have lost a lot of inches my bras size use too be 50DDD now its 44DD I have lost alot of breast tissue. But my stomach still looks big to me. But my clothes look huge. My pants and underwear fell down at work as I was running thinking we had a fire drill not paying attention and went around the corner and they fell I snatched them up cause I was embrassed thinking a male coworker saw me I grabbed them so fast and ran I had never been able to run that fast and hide Only if somebody could of saw me. But guess what a coworker did and she laughed and laughed> Said she never seen someone run so fast and grab there pants and keep running LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I was so glad the male coworker didn't see my ?ss I didn't care about her laughing or seeing me. Enough about that I'm laughing too hard. If my scale is right I'm 236 now but it probably is wrong cause when I go to the doctor I wear more. My goals I set is too be in a 20 pants and be under 200 or exactly 200 by the end of Feb. I will be pushing like I never pushed before. I also have others at my job who want to help me out by dieting with me and they want too lose between 20 to 50 pounds as the see I look so different now. Ever week I get a compliment. Even though I use too get them anyway. You see I never had low self-esteem. I think mine is to HIGH. Cause I took my bigness and made people who were feelin low to be big lift there head up and say I'm not FAT I'm PHAT PRETTY HOT AND TEMPTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SEE ITS NOT THE BODY ITS THE PERSONALITY I HAVE THAT HAS MADE THIS WAY. I ALWAYS DRESSED SEXY EVEN WHEN I WAS AT MY BIGGEST BUT NO ONE NEVER THOUGHT I WAS THAT BIG I PLAYED IT UP I DIDN'T WERE BIGGER CLOTHES THEY MAKE YOU BIGGER THAN WHAT YOU ARE. I WORE THINGS THAT FIT MY SHORT ?SS SHAPE. LMAO!!!! AS I SIT HERE AND RIGHT I DONT WANT TO BE SKINNY AS MY DAUGHTER CALL IT. I AM TOO COMFORTABLE WITH MY WEIGHT BUT MY HEALTH ISN'T. I HAVE MANY NAMES (HEVEYBOO,BIG DIVA, MRS. PHATAS-PRETTY HOT AND TEMPTING AND SWEET).  THERES MORE NAMES I HAVE AND I DON'T WANT TOO LOSE THEM THATS WHAT I TOLD THE DOCTOR WHEN I GET TOO 166 WHAT WILL I CALL MYSELF?????????????????????????????   WILL I GET LOW SELF-ESTEEM CAUSE MOST OF MY LIFE I WAS BIG. YOU SEE I USE TO WERE 130 POUNDS SO I KNOW BOTH SIDES I GOT PICKED ON BEING SKINNY MORE THAN BEING BIG. SEE I'M ONLY 4' 11" BUT MY DRIVERS LICENSES GIVE ME 5" LOL BUT AS I TRANSFORM I FEEL WIERD BUT I TAKE EVERYDAY AND PRAY THAT I MAKE IT AND LOSE WHAT I HAVE TOO LOSE TO BE HEALTHY NOT COMFORTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!   GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND I WILL CONTINUE TOO PRAY FOR EVERYONE ON OH. UNTIL NEXT TIME
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Another fill 13 days later!!!!

Dec 17, 2008

Well today I had to get another fill. Dr. Elliott put in .06cc today so I hope I get some restrictions. He said thats all he can put in for now. So maybe that will stop my snacking and making me feel hungry Also I lost 4 more pounds. so now I'm 246 lbs. 80 more to go. I must be losing inches cause I can't tell by weight But I will keep doing what I'm doing at the gym and trying too eat right. But I do see a difference in my face and neck.. I set big goals for myself so I can feel the challenge and push myself. I wanted to be under 200 for the New Year but I will take whatever I lose cause I can do it as long as I stay away from the enemy SNACKS I never snacked before so what is my problem now. But I love my band and I wouldn't change it for nothing. Until next time MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! 
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Richmond, VA
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Surgery
10/27/2008
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Oct 25, 2008
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