sandra garden

My name is Sandra Garden,and I am 53 yrs old. I had my first band put in place in 2004, I weighed 120kg. I had health problems and alot of pain, so i decided that if I only weighed half as much, then the pain would be halved also. I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibre myalgia, thyroid, high blood pressure, and great difficulty in walking, sitting etc. The band seemed the only way out of my delemma.I was thrilled with the out come, and the weight started to come off with little effort. Two years ago I had a new band fitted, as the other one had slipped and I also had a hernia. The new band has taken along time to adjust,as the sensation is totally different to the first band. The weight is harder to get off, then again I am not as active as the arthritis is getting worse.