AnnieGT

Anyone know who is handling? I had mine out on the 31st. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER! A new me and have lost 9 lbs.

I see my surgeon on Friday, Jan. 16th. We are going to plan my date for Sleeve surgery. I had the Lap Band and it did not work for me. Too much discomfort from the port and my body does not like foreign objects in it. I had a lot of scar tissue wrapped around the band and its components. I have put on 25 lbs since its removal on July 29th. I am looking forward to this as I am ready for a change. I am newly married and my husband is a great support. This change will help out everyone in my family. I want more energy as I love to do so many different things and just too darn tired after work. I also sit in an office all day too! Everyone in my family is over weight with diabetes and HBP. I don't want to be living the way I see them living their lives. I have already started looking for a new job that will at least have me up and moving around.

Thanks! I plan on posting every day so if anyone has questions or wonders what the process entails, you can find out with me! I also signed up for My Fitness Pal and hope this all helps me!

Hello, I am very happy because I have had pain for MONTHS, I finally went to the Dr. after having insurance again. Band is going to be removed at the end of the month. I have been having pain after just a few bits of well chewed food. Even yogurt was giving me chest pain. Went and had CT and band is in place. Dr. said that my "stomach" above band is probably swollen. I have had terrible upset stomach. I eat a few bites and am in pain within a few minutes. I feel better with nothing to eat. Since I have to eat, it is a liquid or something super chopped and about 4 oz. a serving, if that. I stay hydrated. Anything thicker than Water, causes pain. I have pain where the port is and he says the pain in chest is from the band and recommend removal. I have had band since July of 2007. I had my gall bladder blow in October of 2012. I had emergency surgery and had it removed. That was a 4 week recovery. I had no real problems with food then, except I wasn't very hungry for a while. My gall bladder problem was more hereditary, as my sister, mother and gmom all had theirs removed before the age of 40. I was the oldest at 39 when mine went. The pain in my chest feels like my gall bladder is going again (even tho' it is not there). He says it is from the band. Hopefully all my pain subsides after this darn thing is out. I lost about 35 with the band. I have had it since 2007. I have started to work out and have been losing more on my own, without the band. As when my gall bladder went they emptied it while I was awake with (7) attempts at finding the port. Was so painful with the attempts that I never went back to have it filled and I lost more weight on my own. I can feel the port everytime I do a sit up or turn the wrong way. Is so painful. I will be glad when it is gone. Glad when the pain is gone!!!!

Well, surgery went great. I had whole body swelling from the band rejection. I could eat (2) bites and a sip of something...and couldn't eat before. Pains in chest, pains from port. Headaches and heartburn!I was miserable! Now I noticed the swelling in my abdomen has gone down, is going down every where. I are dinner slowly and am taking it easy. I can take a deep breath as before I couldn't! I feel great! Sore from the incisions but soooo much better and so glad it is out!!! Thank you!