Redo in Seattle

Weighted A Lifetime · December 28, 2010

Hi there!

I'm a 35 year old married female living in the Seattle area. I was banded in 2004 by Dr. Kuri and his great team in Mexico. Surgery went off without a hitch and in my first year I lost nearly 70 pounds.

I got pregnant with my first child, gained all of my lost weight back... went back to fills and fighting to get the weight off again, but never found that sweet spot again.

I was contemplating a revision to RNY and three days before I was to go in for that surgery my insurance pulled the rug out and said "Ooops! Our bad - we can not cover the revision because you are no longer fat enough".. in so many words.

My local doc (Dr. Chebli) has been wonderful through it all. Assisting, encouraging, doing everything he could.

Another year went by, my weight was up and down... in the gym starving myself with a trainer I can get it off, but in "real life" not so much.

During this time I really struggled with feelings of failure, and all things associated with my band not working - the "my fault" stuff.

I got pregnant with my second (and final) baby, and following my hospital stay, I had a bad reaction to a medicine that caused major inflammation in my esophagus and viola! Dr. Chebli found that there was a break in my tubing near my port!!

So now it all made sense.. no wonder my band was not working!?!

So now I am scheduled for a repair surgery on Monday 1/3/11, and basically starting over in every way.

Back to my original weight ((sadly)), and aiming for 100lbs as my goal.

Thanks, and keep well!

Momto3redheads · December 28, 2010

Good luck - hang in there! I am sorry to hear of all of your troubles....I can relate as after I had my third (and final) baby I was at a weight higher than I had ever seen....which prompted me to get moving and get my lapband surgery scheduled 6 weeks post delivery (same time I had my tubes tied). :rolleyes: I have lost right around 100 lbs as it bounces up and down a few - I need to get another fill, but don't have the dinero right now so I have to wait...it is a constant journey, we never "arrive", if you know what I mean? I think folks have the impression that we get the band, lose the weight, and life is easy from there on out....but I don't think it is ever that easy! (I DID coast for quite a few months, I will admit, while still losing and not having to "try" as hard....but all good things come to an end!)

Hang in there and keep us posted on your journey - don't think of it as a negative and starting over, so much.....as my feeling was that I gave myself to carrying three children to the best of my abilities and not worrying about ME or my needs....and now it is MY turn to take care of ME so I will be around to see my grandbabies someday. We moms don't always do that - as we put everyone else first as we are the caretakers. Try and put a positive spin on what you are doing - it helps me to, anyway! You'll do great!!

Hang in there!!!

Kim