At 31 years old, just had a baby boy, single, mid-career crisis, I thought my life was over. I was 255 when I had my son. As I breast fed, I lost weight. But as soon as my son went to formula, the 'baby-fat' came back. Truth is, I have been fat all my damn life. Been on every diet, weight ranges from 135 to 255... up and down the scale.... lost and gained thousands of pounds. My best friend was in the same boat. We've been talking about WLS for years, and finally she called me one day and said, "We have to do this! My doctor said to go outside of the country to have WLS. Let's look into it."

So, our journey began. I was approved for financing within a week and my surgery was scheduled for 3 weeks out. I did a ton of research within that month, day and night, around the clock. I was scared.

My actual surgery was on August 27th, 2007. I had a great experience in Mexico with Dr. Lopez-Corvala. (if anybody wants to know more, email me) ~

I've been very happy with my band so far. I have gone through banster hell, I've been over-filled, I've had food get stuck, I've also lost 55 pounds.

As of today, I am happy. I have about 25 pounds left to go. I really wanted to start my journal so I could keep track of my efforts. Also, I wanted to make sure I keep on track. I love lapbandtalk.com. It's been really encouraging... 'till next time.

What happened when you had complications? What were you eatting and where did you get help from?