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Hi I am looking for a lap band buddy/mentor . I was banded in 2008 lost 130 and have gained back about 80 cannot get back on track . I am a school nurse, married with three children elementary school age, always busy and need some support or guidance on how to get back on track from the new york area. Thanks

I had my lap band in February of 2008 and by August of 2008 I had gone from a starting highest weight of 390 lbs to 269lbs. I had my protein managed my life in full control had just turned 40 felt confident and felt as if I was on the way to goal weight. My reason for the surgery was for my health because I have three young children and I want to be here to see them grow up. For the first time I started to realize sadly that people treat you different as you become thinner. I remember wondering why this man was waiting to hold a door for me going into work one day and when I told my thinner friends they said don't people always hold doors for you. People were proud of me and I was amazed at the weight loss and the way I was making myself a priority and how I could do things wiht my kids. On my 4oth birthday I was called into my bosses office and let go in a lay off and than was unemployed and found a job shortly and within a week found out I was pregnant which was unexpected considering I had done infertility treatment for years . I learned quickly that my baby was notto growing and for agonizing weeks I went three times a weeek only to see my baby not growing and his heart rate dropping and I felt destroyed when I miscarried at 14 weeks, I started to gain weight after that not caring about myself went into a deep depression for months over the loss of my baby developed pnuemonia and than had to move and had financial problems and it has been year after year of reason why I have not followed the lap band and why I gave up all excuses and now I have gained back 60 pounds of weight and feel bad a bout myself feel as if I am a failure and trying to pick up the pieces to loose this weight and get back to healthy. I went to a waterpark with my kids and got stuck in the float device that my husband had to pull it off me while people watched and my medical health has failed I now have high blood pressure and high cholestoral stress out of control . So my lap band story is not the best but there is still chance for change and the time has come I make the change because now at 45 I feel the depression and frustration and hear the comments of how I had surgery and it faile and she gained so much weight back how could she and it hurts. I don't want to die from obesity. My mom is in a nursing home because she is so obese she cannot walk now and needs 24 hour care and I dont want my kids to see me like that. Well I have shared my story and I need support to reach my goal because I just can't seem to get that mindset when your first banded and that feeling back which i need. I just dont take care of myself and need advice and support to get back on track

I was banded in 2008 but in the past year on four occasions and now I get jaw pain and I am thinking it is realted to the lap band. I had been to my medical doctor and everything was fine but it is strange and I was wondering does anyone else get jaw pain at times.

I had my lap band in February of 2008 and by August of 2008 I had gone from a starting highest weight of 390 lbs to 269lbs. I had my protein managed my life in full control had just turned 40 felt confident and felt as if I was on the way to goal weight. My reason for the surgery was for my health because I have three young children and I want to be here to see them grow up. For the first time I started to realize sadly that people treat you different as you become thinner. I remember wondering why this man was waiting to hold a door for me going into work one day and when I told my thinner friends they said don't people always hold doors for you. People were proud of me and I was amazed at the weight loss and the way I was making myself a priority and how I could do things wiht my kids. On my 4oth birthday I was called into my bosses office and let go in a lay off and than was unemployed and found a job shortly and within a week found out I was pregnant which was unexpected considering I had done infertility treatment for years . I learned quickly that my baby was notto growing and for agonizing weeks I went three times a weeek only to see my baby not growing and his heart rate dropping and I felt destroyed when I miscarried at 14 weeks, I started to gain weight after that not caring about myself went into a deep depression for months over the loss of my baby developed pnuemonia and than had to move and had financial problems and it has been year after year of reason why I have not followed the lap band and why I gave up all excuses and now I have gained back 60 pounds of weight and feel bad a bout myself feel as if I am a failure and trying to pick up the pieces to loose this weight and get back to healthy. I went to a waterpark with my kids and got stuck in the float device that my husband had to pull it off me while people watched and my medical health has failed I now have high blood pressure and high cholestoral stress out of control . So my lap band story is not the best but there is still chance for change and the time has come I make the change because now at 45 I feel the depression and frustration and hear the comments of how I had surgery and it faile and she gained so much weight back how could she and it hurts. I don't want to die from obesity. My mom is in a nursing home because she is so obese she cannot walk now and needs 24 hour care and I dont want my kids to see me like that. Well I have shared my story and I need support to reach my goal because I just can't seem to get that mindset when your first banded and that feeling back which i need. I just dont take care of myself and need advice and support to get back on track

I have had 7.5cc and understand I have restriciton for about three weeks and than I can basically eat anything. I originally lost 130 lbs and have gained back 45 pounds I was banded feb 08