mommyof3angels

!0 months ago I was at my heaviest weight ever 279 pounds with high blood pressure and borderline diabetes.Quiet frankly I was miserable in my own body and I had lost almost all my sense of self worth and self esteem.I had heard about the lap band and researched my options for surgeons but with 3 young children I didn't feel like I could afford it. I was also skeptical if I could actual lose the weight with it or would I somehow sabotage myself like I had done so many times before? After a lot of soul searching and prioritizing I decided this was ultimately a chance to save my own life and ensure a better quality of life for not just myself but my 3 children and my husband.As I was struggling to figure out my finances and how to fund this,my aunt ( who has been so supportive through all of this) offered to pay 8,000 toward my surgery if I acted right now without delay.I took the life line she was offering me and booked my surgery the same day and within a few weeks I was off to mexico. From the time arrive there everything was great the transporttion,hotel and all the pre op doctors were wonderfull. When I met my surgeon Dr.rumbault for the first time he was amazing and he answered all my questions truthfully and alieviated all my fears, then he showed me his before picture ( as he himself had lap band surgery to help him acheive a healthy weight) I knew from that moment that I had come to the right place and that I was in good hands.Th next day I had my surgery and all went very well with no complication. Althought the nurses didn't speak english I was given a conversion chart for translating common phrases and always had access to to an english speaking physician.After a one night stay in a private hopsital ( which was far nicer than any hospital here and actually more like a ****hotel) I went back to the hotel with very minumal pain or discomfort,a little bloated and some deffered shoulder pain but very managable.Within less than 48 hours after surgery my mom and I spent 12 hours out exploring the city and shopping! We stayed in the hotel 5 more nights and had a Dr. come there every day to check on me and answer any questions I had.All in all I couldn't have asked for a better experience or better doctor .Once I got home I strictly followed my surgeons instruction and diet and had lost 25 pounds withn my first month (including my 3 day pre op fast) I have a great doctor here over seeing my care and providing my fills and a wonderfull support group I attend. Althought I have slipped up several times breifly I have never had any type of gain since the surgery and that definately wouldn't have been the case before hand! I do excersise for 40 minutes evreyday on my treadmill and I try to make the best food choices possible (most of the time).I am down to a minimal dose of BP medication and in the proces of being tappered off of it completely.I feel really good and have regained a lot of confidences in myself as a person and in my abilities.I still have quiet a bit of work ahead of me but it feels so good to be closer to my goal weight than my starting weight!!!