Bcarter312

I did not get a band I have a hiatal hernia and my doctor repaired it and sent me home bandless....

Thank so much for the love I can feel it... Today was a great day I garden for 3 hours ran with my dog. (well to be honest, he did most of the running and I did most of the wheezing...lol) I am so out of shape but that will be temporary I am looking forward to seeing well defined muscles again. I use to have them before I packed on the pounds. I hope they are still there under the flab. since you are bandless join me in redefining your body and loving the skin you are in. Get a bike and ride. get active! with a or with out a lap band. just because you loose weight, I read you are still not in shape, get rid of the arm flaps, and tone the arms. Raise you butt off the back of your thighs. At 47 I look good I want the rest of me to look good too...WooooHooo I am out the door for a walk, bye!

Home from the hospital, with pain and sadness. I went to get the lap band and was ready for it, I did everything I was supposed to do. I dieted and worked out and lost 15 1/2 for this wonderful lap band. This was supposed to be the change for the rest of my life. I went in with high hopes and came out feeling worst than I have ever been feeling in my entire adult life. Let me rewind, on June 19th I was scheduled for a lap band. I had all of the test and everything pointed I was ready for it. I had a quick chat with my surgeon and off to the OR for me. When I was in recovery my doctor came to me to tell me he could not do the lap band I had a hiatal hernia which he was unable to place the band around my stomach he repaired my stomach to the best of his ability. His exact words "Lap Band Failure" I was not a candidate for the lap band. I drifted off to sleep with the word Lap Band Failure floating thru my mind. I was a failure in a group of 4 and out of the four I was a Lap Band failure. Now I am home with the pain of the punctures for getting the lap band. The same gassy feeling from having a Lap Band but without a band that lap, I am Lap Bandless. (boy that's depressing) No one will understand they way I am currently feeling. I was ready, and I was geared, I purchase so much darn baby food one would think, I have a baby. Not fair why me, my surgeon explained to me I am the second person who was unable to have a lap band since he has been doing them. I don't want gastric bypass or a sleeve. It is too much of a major operation and to high of a risk. My only options are to work for it. If I want to be thin, then I am going to have to work for it. So here I am, working for it. God help me! To all the lucky ones who have the lap bands and are loosing weight. Remember me as I now have to start running up to 2 miles a day and then some, think of me fondly as I work out now at the gym for 1-2 hours starting on Monday. Also I am now working with a hospital nutritionist I am on a 1100 caloric intake per day. I went for a 1 hour walk until I was so tired from surgery and took a four hour nap. Good luck to all who have lap bands and do me a favor? Please do wear something fashionable and look good this fall.

Nope, I am not a quiter.

You are so very right it does happen for a reason, and I found my reason. I forgot how much I loved playing outdoors. I'm back playing out doors and I love it. Give me six weeks to start shaping and toning my muscle again I will keep an online diary here on this forum

No I have not given up. In fact, I lost more weight For a grand total of 20lbs I will continue on using my protein drinks. Long walks is helping me heal faster and I have no more pain. I was an outdoor child, I lived for the great out doors, I played out doors, and then I became an indoor adult. With couch movies, and meals in front of the TV. Yesterday it all made sense to me while hiking. I bought a bike yesterday and this morning I was up and out by dawn peddling while the cool fresh morning air kissed my skin. I felt Free!!! No more self pity for me for now on, I need to keep moving to get stronger and healthier. Wish me well!

I am on a liquid diet prior to my surgery on 6/19 I have drank Chicken broth, eaten jello, drank apple juice and peed everything out. Now what? My family has had pizza and Chinese food and all I can do is smell it. Isn't it crule that when you had that food in the house it didn't really drive you crazy untill you are deprived of it? I counted food commerical while watching a movie. 26 food commericals...I can't believe it 26 food commerical? Seriously!!?? But when I really think about it, it was those stupid food commerical got me into this mess in the first place. I am really trying to forget about the pizza sitting in the kitchen, because I got chicken broth, and what does that pizza has? The thick chewy crust, covered in pizza sauce, layered in cheese....(sigh, I love cheese) covered with disc of pepperoni and chunks of sausages with olives cooked to golden perfection.... Snap! back to reality. Nope chicken broth and jello and then off to bed to watch True Blood. but that pizza sounds sooooo good... Wow! it must have sound too good because the dog just walked by with a slice of pizza in his mouth...(Sob! My pizza) Good Night All