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I've been overweight most of my life . . . I was skinny as a rail until I hit about 13-years old. Sick and tired of carrying around this weight, I opted for the lap-band January 2007. I did well and lost about 70 pounds. In 2012, I noticed the weight began to creep back on and it hasn't stopped. I've gained about 40 pounds back and I'm not a happy camper.
I found out the the lap-band port was twisted and I kept losing fluid. I got to the point where I couldn't keep anything down and I decided to have the band removed before going in for gastric by-pass surgery.
I had the lap-band removed December 22, 2015. My doctor wants me to heal before doing the gastric by-pass, so I will probably have that done in May or June of 2016.
Age: 59
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Starting Weight: 235 lbs
Weight on Day of Surgery:
Current Weight: 232 lbs
Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Weight Lost: 3 lbs
BMI: 37.4
Surgery: Gastric Bypass
Surgery Status: Pre Surgery
First Dr. Visit: 11/19/2015
Surgery Date: 07/01/2016
Hospital Stay: n/a
Surgery Funding: Insurance
Insurance Outcome: 1st Letter Approval