Sandy Weller

I started out with lapband surgery in May 2010. My starting weight was 288 lbs, and I got down to 197 lbs in about 15 months. I felt great, and it was soooo nice to actually have men noticing me again; loved it!! B) In June 2012 my band was removed as it kept slipping and causing considerable discomfort. I was not able to change to the sleeve at that time as I was with Medicare and they had not yet approved it. I had to really keep on top of it for the next year and be "a fighter" at times, but it all paid off, and I had my surgery on August 19, 2013, just 5 days ago. I weighed 220 lbs the day of surgery, and that is what I weigh today. I gained about 10 lbs in the hospital, which really threw me off, and the medical team advised me that is quite normal due to all the iv's. I lost the last of that excess weight yesterday, so now it is time to move forward with my new life, and I am soooo ready for this!! :wub: