bandit2010

I have been battling weight loss for many years.  I was going up a size every year in clothing.  At this point my weightloss really became my whole life. Diet after diet and excercising was basically not enough.  I had to make a major change or I would be risking my health.  Im not even the same person I use to be, my confidence is suffering and starting to show.  Little things in life started becoming struggles and my back was also suffering.  I joined tristate surgical weightloss group and went through a very helpful program.  After 6 months diet trial with my doctor my insurance agreed to pay for part of my lap band surgery.  During the 10 days prior to surgery I went on the full liquid diet and went to the gym about 5 days a week. I lost 11 pounds and already went down a dress size  I was very suprised and excited. I had my lap band done on 2/3/10 a Wednesday.  I planned to be released the next morning but was having trouble breathing. The doctor thought that I might have a blood clot or pneumonia.  After xray and ct scan they found out that i had pneumonia and I had to stay until Friday afternoon.  I was released on antibiotics and Im home now.. Kind of dissapointed that it has been 4 days post surgery and I am back to my original weight.  But a lot of the swelling has went down and I am on the liquid diet for 2weeks agh.. I cant wait to get back to the gym stories on this website has kept me motivated. I have 5 small incisions that dont look bad at all and pain is managed with my pain medication.  Sometimes I feel like a pulling inside.  The only thing that has really been a struggle was the pneumonia and Im starting to feel a lot better. If anyone has any questions I will be happy to answer them. Good luck to everyone.