6n yr bandaversary

6 yrs ago today was the gift of my lap band.  There have been ups and downs.  And currently I am in a down portion due to having to have fluid removed; but I am still thankful.  Thankful that I can walk, bike, swim with my kids and not feel like the post child for what not to eat or wear.  True with less fluid it has been difficult with my eating, I've gained almost 8 lbs but I am getting a fill soon and will keep working at not eating all that I think I can and increase my exercise.  My band is a tool and I have to remember to treat it as one.

My surgeon no longer does band surgeries; I am the only one of his patients that lost more than 20% of what they needed to lose!  At this point even with the gain I have lost 88% of what I needed to get rid of. 

Happy day to all out there who treat their band as a gift and not as the end all be all of their weight loss journey.

Congratulations! It's always good to hear from another success! 

Happy day to all out there who were lucky enough to survive their gift, and to those who continue to provide support for those who are doing extremely well with their gift. 

Lisa...how the hedoublehockeysticks are you???

Lisa where have you been hiding?

Good to see you and goad to hear things have worked out well for you.