mumof2boys

Thank you

I'm right there with you..LMN son was born in May. It took forever to get a fill because my surgeon wanted to remove my band. I had to search for another surgeon. After locating another surgeon I finally have restriction after the fill that I got on January 15. I now have 70 pounds to lose and I'm super depressed about it. We just have to stay positive and we will do it.

Hello folks...some may remember me...I was banded in 2007, lost 130 pounds, had a lower body lift and breast lift with augmentation and was the healthiest I have ever been. Then, on December 7, 2010 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and that's when the weight began. Following surgery and treatment I had packed on 20 pounds. My outlook on life changed after hearing "cancer" and I wanted to enjoy every minute of life and wasn't paying attention to calories and didn't take time to work out. I had also gone through a divorce but was dating an amazing man. Six months after treatment ended I was pregnant. Fear went through my body for many reasons...pregnancy wasn't good for someone who just beat breast cancer (hormone positive) and I was terrified of the weight gain. Well, after a very stressful pregnancy I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby boy (I'm no longer mom of 2 boys). I gave birth in May 2012. My LapBand surgeon said I could begin to get my band filled again but first I needed an upper GI. I had the upper GI and was ready to get back on track but my surgeon had other plans...he said I had a small hiatal hernia and he had to remove my band. I was devastated and depression was setting in, until I went somewhere else for a second opinion...I started getting fills in November and after my third fill, in January, I finally have restriction. So here I am starting all over. I have 70 pounds to lose. I'm sad but I know I can do it because I did it before.

I had plastic surgery in 2009 (little did I know that I would have a baby in 2012)...anyway...I had mine done at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. Insurance did not pay for any of it. It costs me $19,600 for a lower body lift and breast lift with augmentation. I stayed in the hospital overnight and went home the next day. I love my surgeon and now that I'm back on the band wagon of losing baby weight I may have to go back to him. I'm scared of going outside of the US to have something like that done, but it's completely your choice. I borrowed the money from my retirement...it wasn't making any money in there anyway

I had plastic surgery after my weight loss and insurance didn't pay for any of it. It cost me $19,600 for a lower body lift and breast lift with augmentation...good luck.

I never had a problem with beer...except that I couldn't drink as much as I used to...just a couple and I was down for the count. I would drink them rather slow.

Hi there folks...just checking in to say hello. My baby turned 6 months old today...time is flying but the scales are staying the same and I'm very depressed about it. I know that I'm not doing what I should do and I just can't seem to get motivated. I'm so tired by the time that I finally get home from work, fix dinner, help the older kids with homework, feed the baby, give him a bath, and then put him to bed then it's time for me to go to bed. I know that I need to stop with excuses. I will be calling to make an appointment for another fill soon. I have no restriction and I think that if I just felt a little restriction that I would get motivated. Wish me luck folks..several of you guys have been with me through thick and thin (literally) times and I sure do need you guys now. I don't get on here much anymore...I'm addicted to FB but I will make it a point to get on here every day so that I can chat with you guys. I hope you all are doing well. Thanks for all of your support throughout the years :-)

Great post. My profile picture is me...I was banded in 2007...lost 130 pounds, had a lower body lift and breast lift with augmentation in 2009 and this pic was from vacation in 2010...first time wearing a bikini. Now...in December 2010 I was diagnosed with breast cancer...kicked it's ass and then got pregnant in September 2011...delivered my third son on May 15, 2012 and now I'm fighting the pregnancy weight gain. I have 60 pounds to lose but I keep my profile pic the same to remind me that I did it once so I can do it again all of you are beautiful...never be embarrassed of your pictures!

Thank you. Kime-lou...I recently got a fill. The surgeon that I went to for a second opinion didn't think that I had to have the hernia repaired because it was so small. I got a very small fill and will go back in a few weeks for some more. In the meantime I am just disgusted in myself and feel like I have failed myself. I don't want to be the "fat" mom to my children and I also know that I need to lose weight and eat healthy to fight against the cancer coming back. Not only did I get cancer at a young age but I am also a carrier of the BRCA II gene mutation so my risk of it coming back are very high. I NEED to lose this weight and exercise and eat right...I think that because I ate like a cow while I was pregnant I can't seem to get away from doing that. I feel like I'm climbing an uphill battle and I feel like I'm going to lose this fight.

This should be one of the happiest times of my life right now and I just want to cry and cry some more. I got the lapband in 2007...I was 275 pounds...I went down to 141 pounds, from a size 22/24 to a size 6/8...I was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2010 and I kicked it's ass...I got pregnant in September 2011 and in May 2012 I delivered my 3rd son. He is a happy, healthy, perfect little fella...but I'm 220 pounds and hating life. I NEVER thought that I would be this weight again and I absolutely HATE myself. I want to cry every single minute of every single day. My surgeon wanted to remove my band because of a small hiatal hernia which made my band move. I went for a second opinion and my new doctor didn't agree and he actually gave me a very small fill. I have no motivation to work out and I often want to hide from the public because I hate the way that I look now. Not only am I fat again but now I suffer from back pain which they are telling me is arthritis and this extra weight isn't making things easy at all. I hate feeling like this :-(

Thank you...my weightloss is non existent...I'm not doing well at all. I completed my 4th Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely difficult this year with all of this weight on me. I never thought that I would see this weight again...I'm really, really depressed, which doesn't make losing weight easy. I look at my profile picture and just want to cry...I will NEVER look like that again, nor will I feel that great again. Sometimes I just want to say the hell with it...not having a good day, at all :-(

Had my appointment this morning...no surgery and even left with a small fill...I'm very very happy

Thank you so much. I'm getting nervous about the appointment tomorrow but trying to stay positive. Everyone please say a little prayer for me tonight for a successful appointment in the morning

Emily's Dad...reading your comment brought back many, many emotions...ones that I never want to feel again...I am so very sorry that you are going through what I once went through. Betrayal by your spouse is the worse feeling in the world. Like you, my husband and I did not get along...in fact there were several times that I asked him to leave. He was mean to me and constantly put me down. In fact, following the birth of our second child he told me, "You have gained weight and I find myself not attracted to you anymore"...let me say this to you...life does go on...you will get through this...you will have a rollarcoaster of emotions. One minute you are full of hate, the next you are loving and then you are angry...oh, I feel so terrible for you. I am now engaged to be remarried to an absolutely WONDERFUL man but I have to admit...I am scared to death to get married again. I know that I should not fault anyone for my ex husbands behavior but it is very hard. Losingit919...I thank you for your kind words...this post is from 2008 and since that time I have gotten divorced, engaged and just had a baby...so, acutally now I should be renamed to "mumof3boys"...it has been a very tough road but I have managed through all of the obstacles, including kicking breast cancers ass in 2010.

OK folks...update...I have found someone who will meet with me to discuss saving the band and fixing the hernia. I have an appointment on October 8 at 10:30 am. I have been trying desperately to meet with a surgeon at Johns Hopkins but it's like an act of God just to get someone on the telephone. I am meeting with Dr. Halmi at the Blue Point Surgical Group in Fairfax, Virginia. Please, please, please keep your fingers crossed that he will help me. I am so very uncomfortable in my own skin again and I hate it. I want to be ME again...the ME that I found after losing weight...I just want to cry... Someone asked what caused the hernia...most likely it was the pregnancy and there is NO possible way that I will ever get pregnant again so I say...fix my band!!! I am so desperate that I am considering gastric bypass if my band has to be removed...keep those fingers crossed, my friends...