New to Forums 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

Hello Dawn well you have been thru the mill and back again havent you. Im confused(which is normal) but you revised to what?? another band or to RNY or what?  You ask what you should do to be involved on here. and all you have to do you already did. just come on and talk. we love new people and love getting to know you....So Welcome...to the MO. board.    If you want to post a post by yourself like this that is great but if you also want to post on my post(WHATS HAPPENING) that is great too....
will talk to you later.

We revised to a new Lap Band ...and thank you for your post I look forward to meeting everyone.

Glad you came back to post, you have really been thru alot, congrats for not giving up.  Look forward to your post and hopefully meeting you, Raynetta

What a journey! I just wanted to say Hi! I had Dr Richardson too but I han an rny. Good luck and  keep coming and reading.