PrincessErin

I'm having last supper syndrome in a bad way. Reality is going to be harsh Monday morning.

I'm sure it's gonna get me judged, but I start my 2 week liquid diet on Monday, so I've been eating like an a-hole all weekend. It's shameful.

I've had an endo and it was a breeze. You're going to be fine!!! You've got this!!

Rae, I hope you are ok. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

It's all in the angle. I'm 36. My profile pic is from about 4 weeks ago and I am am in the passenger seat. I'll take a selfie anywhere, though. I've got no shame. I'm currently 214 pounds. I can see the weight in my face compared to a year ago.

I'm a little scared, too. I think we got this, though!!! This is a good decision.

Yeah. It's coffee that's killing me.

I am about 2 and a half weeks away from my big day. I am worried about my caffeine intake. Other than that, I think I will be ok. I am a little nervous but excited for the change.

I was approved in days with them. Good luck!

I can't wait to hear answers to these questions. I am a former bandster about to get gastric bypass.

My surgery is February 3. I'm having a hard time cutting out caffeine. I love iced coffee. It's so hard for me to mentally grasp that I can survive without it.

Thank you for your replies. I sure did hate that feeling.

Is there a way to edit my signature and user name from the iPhone app?

Thanks Alex! I fixed both my issues. I appreciate you responding so quickly.

I just wondered if the stuck I experienced with the band would be the same.

Thanks!!!

No. It looks like you need to call your dr.

I am right behind you. My surgery date is feb 3 and I also had a lapband for a while. I look forward to keeping up with your progress.

I'm glad your husband survived.

Wow. I thought I was the only one!!! I experienced severe pain with it but I always thought I was having over the top gas pain. It was a miserable time. Did you guys ever take any legal action? I had a realize band.

I think 65 pounds down in 6 months I commendable. Did you have your Revision right away or did you have to wait for yours? My band eating habits were horrible. I just couldn't eat anything like dense Protein. It was sad. I hope you reach your goal!

Exactly!!! Mine always bulged!! I have 4 friends who've had wonderful success. No issues at all. I know someone else who also almost died from it. There is just no way to know. I got the band thinking it was the safest bet. I was wrong. I can't wait to have my bypass.

The port moving was horrible. I can totally relate. Good for you for getting yours out, too. I hate when people say we failed the band or we didn't so something right. I couldn't prevent any of that and it sounds like you couldn't either. The bands are a gamble at best.

It's a long story. The short version is my band was contaminated in the OR and I had an infection the entire 2 years with my band. The long version is 6 weeks post op, I developed a seroma at the port site. My dr drained the seroma and confirmed staph infection but said I must of contracted it in office. We tried a round of antibiotics but it didn't get better. I ended up hospitalized for a week, and after an endoscopy I ended up having the port removed and a picc line, wound vac and home health care nurse. It was torture. <br> 8 weeks later I had a new port put in on the opposite side. The port incision never healed. It leaked a bodily fluid for 2 years. My doctor kept saying that my body was rejecting the port and that it would heal. It never did. I did get two fills during that time but it became risky and too painful. The port incision was constantly partially open, irritated and leaking. I had to wear big bandages every day because it would constantly leak through my clothing. <br> Finally one day the port started to break through my skin under the incision. It was actually visible through a hole that developed in my stomach one night. I could see the white silicone port. During this time, I lost my insurance due to divorce. My dr couldn't help me. I paid 120 for an office visit for him to tell me I needed to have the band out but I needed insurance for it to happen. <br> I can't express to you the mental anguish I was in. The picc line and wound vac from years before was bad, but this...seeing the port and praying it just didn't come out every day...it was bad. <br> I found a different dr the next day, had to wait till the end of the week to see him. He looked at my wound, called the hospital and got me a room and I was admitted immediately. I had a few days of antibiotics and then the band was removed. It was 80 percent eroded and had left a hole in my stomach. He wanted to revise to RNY at the time but couldn't due to damage. <br> He said that the band was alway infected. Probably from the ER. He said that I should have never been left to leak like that for 2 years with an open wound. It was disheartening.

I can't wait. My band was horrible for me.