My Journey to the Lap Band

[ineed2dothis4me 87]

Hi

So i have posted a few posts but really enjoy reading everyones story so I thought I would share mine. For as long as I can remember I have always been the chubby one. In elementary scool, middle school and high school......until one day I was walking down the hall and a male friend came up to me and said " girl, i saw this nice but and didnt know who it belonged to...boy are you losing weight, you look good"

I wasnt even trying or realizing I lost weight. Ended up being a great yeat, got asked to the prom looked fantastic!!! This was my senior year.

So then the years to follow going away to school I gained 50 pounds back. Back to being the chubby one.

After school, I met my husband and started to lose weight again. By the time we got married I was 175 pounds and thought i looked amazing. went to jamaica for honeymoon and wore 2 piece bathing suits!

THen came the children.......with my daughter I only gained 20 pounds but my son didnt hold back. I gained 50 pounds with him....then i kept gaining to my all time high of 288. YUCK!

Had been talking many months to my pcp about bypass---this was her suggestion and I said no way. I work in the health profession and saw nightmares with people who have had complictiaons.

Agreed on the band---saw surgeon in January- had to go to classes for 6 months, then psych eval and meet with nutritionist. then it only took the insurance 1 week to approve!

Set up day for Oct 14th weighing in at a whopping 286. It is now 15 days post op and I have lost 22 pounds!!!! Yeah for me.

I do have a pretty big hematoma around the incision where my port is. Surgeon said she does not want to stick needle in, it will go away by itself....

so here is my story....sorry if i bored you.....

bander for life!

[ChicagoRose 650]

Thanks for sharing!! We all come from different backgrounds but we are all the same as well. And we are all here...and you got this! Keep up the good work =)

[dgoertz1 120]

Oh. You remind me of me!

[terrydumont46 1,954]

ya me too! i couldn't believe how supportive all my different doctors were to wls. it made me feel good knowing i was choosing right. but i think all of our life's stories are similar.

[Bandista 7,466]

Hi there, thanks for a great post. So happy for you -- you are rocking this thing!

[Pittsburgher 261]

Great post. I think we all have very similar stories. Good luck.