Anyone can regain any and most of all of your initial weight loss. It seems to happen to those who are around 2 years post-op. The easy part of losing the excess weight is over. Now the committment starts...watching the carbs, fats, SUGARS, and all the great junk food. Execise is HUGE when it comes to keeping it off as is water. Now that you are 2 years out, you are just like everyone else who struggles with weight. If you don't change your eating habits or address eating disorders, you will regain. I weigh myself daily so I know what I can eat or how much to increase my activity. Call me anal, but I have been fluctuating from my 100 pound weight loss by 2-3 pounds at most. It works for me. You need to get in touch with support group, nutritionist, your surgeon. This should have been part of your pre and post op teaching. The expectation that this surgery will alleviate all your weight issues is skewed sometimes. The weight will fall off during your first 18 months or so, but as your belly stretches, your appetite increases and you can eat more, thus gaining weight. Get some help or support from your area. Good Luck... (I am 2 years out as well, and am the Bariatric Coordinator of my Hospital's program.)

Hi Mistee,First I would like to say things are "better" now ,I had my fill last week. The term "fill" is what you get when you have Lap-Band surgery.It's a band that is put around the top part of your stomach,to slow down your food and help you stay fuller longer.Some people call it a adjustment.The band has a inside lining that you add saline(fill) thourgh your port.as you add the saline,it cause the inside liner of your band to expand.The more saline you add the tighter the band get and the more you lose weight,also you can remove some of the saline if need be.If you would like to know more,just go to your search page and type in Lap-Band Surgery and it will give you all the info.,I hope this helps. P.S. Thanks, for asking. God Bless,~Princess~S.2003

Kristi, you should do well. Actually the pannilectomy and the TT are the same, according to my surgeon. You will feel so much better when that is finished. I was so blessed in hardly having any pain, just discomfort. The four drainage tubes were a pain in the neck but not actually painful. They are not a problem really. My inner thighs were not covered by insurance and I do not have a lot of money but it was worth it! It cost about $6000.00. I also have sagging breasts, though I'm much older than you are. I would love to have something done about that but cannot pay for it. At least with your breasts, you can roll them up and put them in a good bra! Sheryl

i have a pannilectomy scheduled for next month. i am 2yrs post op also. do you much about this procedure? how did you go about getting the inner thighs taken care of? was this through insurance or private pay? do you know how much this runs? what about breat augmentation. unfotunately, i have sagging breasts and im 25yrs old. i also have 4 kids with whom all i have nursed. please advise

Shay, I just want to say "Thanks" again, for your concern.