LaMonica

I was banded on 5/23/2008....ended up losing about 110lbs healthily...then I started having complications. I ended up with band too tight, was unable to eat, all the while going through a horrible divorce. I neglected my band, didn't see my origina surgeon before leaving Dallas (my home for 9.5 years) and returning to my hometown of Houston. Financially, I am still trying to recover from the divorce. Emotionally, I am so much better because of it! However, my esophagus was extended and I had to be completely unfilled in 2011. The doctor I found that didn't require a huge transfer fee was a horrible doctor...he ran his fill appointments like a cattle call and I never got individual attention. I became even more depressed with the rapid gaining of weight, and gave up.

Now, 7/1/2013, I have gained back 80 of the 110 I lost, and I really want to start this journey again. With help from my family, I think I have found a new doctor with more reasonable pricing and I plan to resume getting fills on 7/15/13. Looking back at my progress pictures make me really sad, but I also know that I can do this again. So with a more positive attitude and a new doctor, I am hoping to get back down, but not as small as I was when I was unable to eat. Hoping for the best!