mnieves 0 Posted November 27, 2009 I have always been a big girl all my life and after having 3 daughters found myself at 271 lbs at age 26. At one point in my life, in 2003, something happened and I worked as hard as I could and lost 100 lbs. 3 years later my husband was diagnosed with kidney failure and was put on dialysis immediately. Five months later we found out I was a match for him and I then donated my kidney to him. Life was going good, when I suddenly fell ill and was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and Tethered Cord Syndrome in 2008. I put back on 30 pounds of what I had previously lost. I could no longer find that inner strength to lose the weight, much less maintain what I had already lost. The weight was coming on faster than I could handle. That is when I knew I had to do something, and that something was to get the Lap- Band surgery. Because I was "only" at 197 lbs. I knew my insurance would not cover me because my BMI was not that high, but there was NO WAY I would let myself stare 300 pounds straight in the eye ever again, so I decided to go down to Mexico and get the procedure done there. It was such a great experience, and they were extremely personable, knowledgeable, and professional. Anyway, that is where the Lap-Band started. They trained our doctors. Anyways. I am excited to see where this journey will take me, and can not wait to start melting away to a healthy weight. I am excited to meet some friends on here and I would love any advice you can give me. I am down 11.2 pounds and am exactly 2 weeks post-op. I really think I need a fill sometime in the very near future,because as I have read on here already, I too am starting to want to eat anything and everything now that the swelling has almost gone away. I want to be skinny for the first time in my life. :thumbup: AHHH! Michelle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimaly 57 Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) Welcome! And congrats on your band. You might have to wait a little for that fill. My Dr. did my first at 6wks, It's really hard at first but it gets better just hang in there. I also had mine done in Mexico. I had no problems and it was a good experiance. Hope it's a great journey for you. There is a lot of ups and downs but well worth the ride. Edited November 27, 2009 by kimaly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lana24 10 Posted December 2, 2009 Welcome and tahnks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
