Sherry L Fullerton

I have my surgery tomorrow 4/5. I am having lap band conversion and am wondering if I should do it this late in the game. I lost 97 lbs with the lap band in 2009 and have gained 60 lbs back after un-filling it due to gastric issues. I wanted to remove the band and my doctor suggested conversion to the sleeve. It wasn't something I was considering but now I'm doing it because I fear that once the band is removed (because I still have some restriction) that i will regain the last 30 lbs and then some. My heart is already enlarged on one side, hence the lap band placement in 09. I keep hearing people tell me your not that fat. Cant you lose 60 lbs on your own? Do you really want to do this? Is it really worth it? All this just to be skinny? What they don't know is all the things that disappeared after I lost the weight with the band are back. My high Blood Pressure is back, My sleep apnea is back, My diabetes is back, and my cholesterol is high again. I am doing this for my health, not my vanity. I'm just worried about how its going to feel eating again with this procedure. Can anyone offer some insight 2-6 months post surgery please.

Congrats & good luck! Make sure you follow the nutrition plan to heal properly and take your supplements.

Hi there, I am about to have conversion surgery from LapBand to Gastric Sleeve. Anyone out there has an experience with this type of surgery? I'm looking for advice if its a good idea, I'm very apprehensive for some reason. Maybe due to the fact that it is permanent unlike my band that isn't permanent. Also I am really concerned about scar tissue. Cutting into it, removing it, and creating more of it. Anyone out there that cant talk me off the ledge of a full blown panic attack, lol. My surgery is 4/5/18. I started having problems with my band at the 7 year mark. I had gained about 40 lbs back by opening & closing the band due to severe gastric issues. Ended up opening my band up completely a few month ago (letting fluid out) and now I'm only 25 lbs from my original weight in 2009. I am currently70 lbs overweight and its obvious that I'm just going to keep gaining weight.