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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

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Sai    785

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.

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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.
That is awesome!! How's your recovery going?

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Sai    785

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.
That is awesome!! How's your recovery going?
First day was a little rough, but after I got home that evening, it was smooth sailing.

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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.
That is awesome!! How's your recovery going?
First day was a little rough, but after I got home that evening, it was smooth sailing.

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That's good. I hope my recovery is just as good.

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Sai    785

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.
That is awesome!! How's your recovery going?
First day was a little rough, but after I got home that evening, it was smooth sailing.

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That's good. I hope my recovery is just as good.
I hope so too. I believe it will be :).

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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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I'm officially 1 week away from surgery and super excited to get my band out. After years of complications, I am optimistic and looking forward to the sleeve!!!!

I had my band to sleeve revision done on the 2nd. First thing I asked when I woke up was if it was successful since it was being done in one operation vs two. When I heard "yes", I was ecstatic. I'm happy and excited for you! I'm like on post day 7, I believe and well, it's been wonderful vs my first week with the band.
That is awesome!! How's your recovery going?
First day was a little rough, but after I got home that evening, it was smooth sailing.

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That's good. I hope my recovery is just as good.
I hope so too. I believe it will be :).

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Thanks!!!

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nicugal36    53

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Went from band to sleeve August 26.. Aside from a little bit of pain from where the port was, recovery has been great and I've lost 27 pounds. Keep the faith my friend, you will do great!

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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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Went from band to sleeve August 26.. Aside from a little bit of pain from where the port was, recovery has been great and I've lost 27 pounds. Keep the faith my friend, you will do great!

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That's awesome!!! I can't wait for Wednesday!!

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vra123456    3

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Eight years ago, (2008) I had lap band sugery. In the beginning it seemed great and I lost weight. But as time went on each time I went back for an adjustment, it was hell. I always had to have them done at the hospital under x-ray. About 6 months after getting the band I started having problems keeping anything down including Water. It got to the point that every time I'd try to get an adjustment it would have to be reversed. In February of this year i finally said enough. My husband never wanted me to get gastric bypass, so I started researching. That's when I found more updated information on the gastric sleeve. I found Dr. Minkin and he removed my lap band in May 2016. I got sleeved on September 22nd 2016 and I feel so blessed.

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Sai    785

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Eight years ago, (2008) I had lap band sugery. In the beginning it seemed great and I lost weight. But as time went on each time I went back for an adjustment, it was hell. I always had to have them done at the hospital under x-ray. About 6 months after getting the band I started having problems keeping anything down including Water. It got to the point that every time I'd try to get an adjustment it would have to be reversed. In February of this year i finally said enough. My husband never wanted me to get gastric bypass, so I started researching. That's when I found more updated information on the gastric sleeve. I found Dr. Minkin and he removed my lap band in May 2016. I got sleeved on September 22nd 2016 and I feel so blessed.

Yay. Congrats! I had my band in 2009 too. I went through something very similar. It worked and it helped so much but it was a pain to find and re-find my sweet spot, being unfilled due to being too tight, and being filled too much.. etc. I just had my revision to sleeve on Sept. 9, 2016. I love it.

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Soon2B2LittleE    21

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Eight years ago, (2008) I had lap band sugery. In the beginning it seemed great and I lost weight. But as time went on each time I went back for an adjustment, it was hell. I always had to have them done at the hospital under x-ray. About 6 months after getting the band I started having problems keeping anything down including Water. It got to the point that every time I'd try to get an adjustment it would have to be reversed. In February of this year i finally said enough. My husband never wanted me to get gastric bypass, so I started researching. That's when I found more updated information on the gastric sleeve. I found Dr. Minkin and he removed my lap band in May 2016. I got sleeved on September 22nd 2016 and I feel so blessed.

Congrats!!! I am really happy with my sleeve!!

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