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Hello everyone, I'm a complete newbie here, so allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Tanya. I live in Alberta, Canada and I will be having a band to sleeve revision on January 27th of this month with Dr. Ariel Ortiz at the OCC.

I was banded in November of 2008 and I did very well at first. I lost nearly 90 lbs and kept it off for a year and half and then decided to have a Tummy Tuck. I had been a smoker for 22 years and my TT surgeon urged me to quit. I've been quit now since July 22, 2011 and since then (and my TT) I have gained almost all the weight back!! I feel like a complete failure ????

I got my band defilled today and booked my flights and pretty much got everything I will need so I'm excited. At the same time though, I'm terrified. I'm so afraid to fail again. It's really nice to read these forums and see that everyone is doing so well. It gives me hope.

Is there anyone else out there going to be at the OCC the same time???

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Hi there, I'm scheduled for 1/29... So we're close on our dates. Hopefully we can stay in touch during the process!

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Are you going to the OCC as well??

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