New to the Forums and need guidance

I have been hovering over the forums for a few years now and didnt post because I couldnt get into my account ( I had no clue what my password was and changed my email) but I recently had a LapBand Revision and felt that its time to open a new account so I could be more active with my weightloss. So Please everyone guide me on how to be fully active on here so that I can have the support I know I need.  


A little history on me ...

Name is Dawn my first lapband surgery was with Dr Wagner in Jan of 2006, with that I lost a total of 122lbs
April of 2008 I had some problems with throwing up blood and he found that I had a slight slippage, took out all of my fill and said to give it some time to see if it would correct itself....
a few months later I had it filled and all seemed to be going well
July of 2008 I was having trouble with numbness in my hands ad went to see my family Dr and
he did some blood work to see if was thyroid , diabetes, or nutrition related and said if not it could possibly be carpal tunnel.. come to find out since my periods are always off anyway the lab also ran a pregnancy test and two days later called to say that everything came back ok and that it wasn't Carpal Tunnel or any of the other things they were screening for but that they did know what it was.. SO WHAT WAS IT YOU ASK .....I was 6mths pregnant and didnt know it..
So now I have to go back to Dr Wagner to have fill removed for pregnancy
OCT 22nd my Baby Girl was born.  (BTW My only other child (Son-Michael) at this time was 19 and just headed off to school)
Came back to Dr 4mths (Feb 2009)after Olivia was born to fill my band again and to get back on track
Sept 2009 having trouble eating anything even clear liquids wont go down . I wake in the middle of the night with awful stomach acid coming up
Oct 2009 Dr finally starts taking fliud out and like every two weeks he takes a litle more then a little more till I finally say this is it we need a Upper GI or something and sure enough I'm totally blocked and the band has slipped to the middle of my stomach..

Nov 17 2009 Revision Surgery with Dr Richardson ... weight at Surgery 255

I have about 100lbs to go and I would love everyones support this time and I would love to help support others I just dont know where to begin  PLEASE GUIDE ME...

Thank You
Dawn

Welcome to the board Dawn!

My name is also Dawn and I have a daughter named Olivia!  Mine is the youngest of 3 and she is 13.  My oldest was 15 when my son was born, so I know about starting a new family.

Anyway.....we are all here to support you and help in any way we can.  We are like a big extended family that knows what you are going through.  We all post to the daily "Roll Call" to keep up with what is going on in our everyday lives.  This is where we get to know more about each other.

If you have a specific question, post it separately, under its own topic, that way you can get specific answers.

We also have get togethers 3-4 times per year where we meet up in person.  Those are always a great time and it helps cement our friendships as it is more personal once you have met in person.

I am RNY, so I have some different issues, but there are plenty of "bandsters" here on the board also.  If there is anything I can do, let me know!

Again, WELCOME!!!!!

Thanks Dawn, I look forward to getting to meet everyone.

Dawn