I am a 54 yr old Grandmother of 2 active girls. I have problems keeping up with them with my 5'2" body weighing in at 231 lbs. Once I heard about the lapband, I knew that this may be my solution I was looking for. I found out that several ppl that I work with had already gone thru the procedure and some had gastric bypass. After talking to them and seeing great results, I decided to do the lapband. My surgery was Feb 16, 2007. I have been in several times for fills until the right one was for me. I still think that I need more. I don't have a lot of restriction. As of todays date, Sep 13, 2007, I have lost 16 pounds. I was down 22 lbs. I keep fluctuating up and down. My surgery was done by Dr. Wade Barker in Dallas Tx, who I recommend highly. He is not only a very good and respected lapband doctor, he is also very personable and good looking....lol. :car: The doctor that I have gone to for my fills is Dr Fred Maese. Although I am changing over to Dr Richard Carter because he is 10 minutes from me vs 1 hour for Dr Maese. I am in need of a support group. I know I have to be doing something wrong. My body is not losing and I seem to be slowly putting the lbs back on. I am trying to not get too depressed over this. I have to go see Dr Carter and get my fill adjusted. Any suggestions would be helpful. Looking forward to being in the forum.
Monet (like the painter)
