Hi ya'll. So excited to have found this forum. A little about me and my love/hate relationship with this band that will soon be done! Sorry if this is long!
I got my band in Dec 2010. Starting weight was 300 lbs. Got down to 230 and got pregnant with my first son, yay! Lap band doctor wanted to remove all my fill from the band during pregnancy. So during those 9 months, I gained all 70 lbs back. Lost 70 lbs again and what do you know, pregnant with my second son! Seems I found my fertile weight
This time, I did not go to band dr. Just my OB and we agreed that as long as baby was healthy and growing, I'm leaving my fill. I only gained 12 lbs that time around. So here I am, down to 215, but going from 242 to 215 took 18 months. I was too embarrassed to go to dr sooner about another fill becuase it's taken me this long to drop weight.
I finally went in and was sent for upper GI. My band has slipped and I have a hernia. I'm going for the sleeve revision. I'm getting some negative feed back, mainly just from my mom as I'm keeping this very private. I think some of the nagativity is jealousy becuase she's over weight but won't do surgery. I've been overweight my whole life, I don't know what it's like to be comfortable in my own skin. I think I deserve this. I have a chance, for almost no cost on my end to live a healthy life, I'm taking it.
I should have done this year's ago. The only thing the band has given me, is a horrible relationship with good. Possibly border line eating disorder. I can't believe that in the future, I for sure, will be in the 100's. I never even thought I would get anywhere below 180, but this is a real possibility now and I'm excited to be on this journey with ya'll.
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