Telly

Me too. I saw your title and my heart dropped. I thought you really lost your daughter. Happy and proud for you though that you lost all of that weight. Gone for good. I am on my way... new bandster as of 04/11/06 and 12lbs down from that day. One day at a time

Keep up the great work! You look awesome!!!

I was a bit overwhelmed prior to banding but, it never crossed my mind to not go through with the surgery. I had my banding done on 04/11/06 and today at 04/16/06 I am 12lbs lighter. That's 2lbs per day for 6 days . My jeans, that were once tight, were fitting pretty nicely a few days ago. I washed them, then dried them..(drying shrinks your jeans) and today...they fit just fine . It's happening and oh what joy I am having. I have no more pain..just a little discomfort at times because I am not completely healed. It takes a few weeks but I did manage to ride my bike with my kids for about 7 miles today. Prior to surgery I was 240lbs and I needed to drop some weight before surgery, for myself to show I was serious about losing it. I went down to 232lbs. I went on vacation to the Bahamas on 04/05/06 - 04/09/06 and gained back 3lbs. :rolleyes The next day, I headed out to Monterrey, Mexico to meet up with Dr. Rumbaut. I weighed in at 235 (the 3lbs gained). Today, 5 days after the surgery, I am 12lbs lighter at 223lbs now :clap2: . Feels good. I've got another 98lbs to go so I am looking forward to seeing the scale. I am so excited, I look at it every day now, whereas I used to hide from it. My journey begins. Don't ever doubt that this procedure is the right or wrong choice. You know in your heart what you need to do and what you have to do to get there. Good luck and I hope to hear from you a week after surgery.