grammylew

I'm new here but my first WLS surgery was 10/07. I got the Gastric Band put in by Dr. Ortiz in Tiajuana, Mexico. Over the next three months I had three fills & got to my 'sweet spot'. Two years later, I had lost 125 pounds. Then I had my gallbladder removed & Drs. found cancer. I had a liver resection, an infection, an unfill, chemo, radiation, many fills & unfills & a leak in my tubing. I went back to TJ. Had my band removed & got the sleeve. I hate it! I went back to have it "tightened". I still hate it! I can still eat anything. I have regained 60 lbs.

Well, in a perfect world that would be the case. With a well adjusted band I could only eat very small portions. And there were many foods I could not eat (bread, rice, fruit with skin). I know that with the sleeve I SHOULD be able to eat anything, but in small portions. I have had the sleeve for a year. I can eat an entire bacon mushroom melt burger, bun and all. I also know that I need to make wise choices. However, if will power worked for me I wouldn't have needed WLS. I do drink water, and/or iced tea all day. I crochet a lot and it is hard to graze when I do that. But when I eat a meal I eat way more than I should of stuff I shouldn't. I'm not really looking for answers. I just wanted to share that just like other WLS surgeries, the sleeve doesn't always work.