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awe, glad you are well. And wonderful you have your precious daughter. You'll take care of the weight when you are ready.
(((HUGS)))
Layla
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
Your are absolutely right. All in all, life right now is pretty great. Zoey is amazing and lights up our world. I miss you all.
Tiff
Current MD- Dr. Mikami, Honolulu Hawaii
Lapband 14cc AP Lg in 2008- slipped and removed 2016 -VSG July 21, 2016-dx Gerd
** RNY Revision 05/21/2019 **
"A few drops of hope can water and nourish our garden" - Jean M
That little pumpkin is worth anything you gained and you have an awesome home to putter around in, so all in all life is good! Give tiny Tiff a big smoochie for me!
Hello from an old timer!
Banded 10 years & maintaining my weight loss!! Any questions, message me.
Hey all you wonderful beautiful bandsters. How are you?
I'm a long time resident but I've been AWOL for far too long. Apologies to my band friends! I actually came over to pay my respects to Kate but thought I'd touch base.
This seems to be Kate's final life lesson. Never take your time here for granted.
So what is up with me? I once upon a time hit Onederland for like 2 days in 2010-i**** was a short lived celebration hahaha! I had a kiddo in 2012. I kept my fluid in my band the entire pregnancy. I only gained like 13lbs when all was said and done. Which was fine since I was still obese in the MD's eyes .
But fast foward to 2014 and things went really awry. I had emergency gall bladder surgery. They found many stones and lots of gravel. They had to put scopes, suction tubes, instruments and what not down my throat for the surgery. As a result of my restriction, they had to remove all my fluid. BOO! Now here I am creeping back toward restriction. Still not where I need to be or even where I was in terms of CC's or restriction. I'm currently at my highest weight EVER and feel as if I have no control over my life any longer. My medical team has made their suggestions and I'm mulling it all over. I guess one of these days I'll make it back to give another update on that piece. Until then, I've found some acceptance of my size in my world. I've got love in my heart and happiness on my face. Isn't that enough?
Tiff
Current MD- Dr. Mikami, Honolulu Hawaii
Lapband 14cc AP Lg in 2008- slipped and removed 2016 -VSG July 21, 2016-dx Gerd
** RNY Revision 05/21/2019 **
"A few drops of hope can water and nourish our garden" - Jean M
Your probably just venting and really know you need to go to your surgeon for diagnostics of your band issues.
Unfortunately you are 9 years in and most band fail way before then. Even still it may be something minor but no way of knowing until you undergo testing. Could be a leak, dilated esophogas, slip or maybe your stomach has gotten smaller???
All Best to you. It is rough but you need to go through the motions and emotions.
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
It has been a long time! I remember you! I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
I can relate to your new found commitment to the band. I've lost, regained and am trying again but I have more tools in my toolbox this time. I see a Health Coach, exercise 5 days a week and am eating so much better. I may revise my surgery, but for now I'm trying to work with it and slowly seeing results.
Best of luck to you!
You need to go to your surgeon and have him look at your band under fluoro. Do a leak test. Make sure everything is in good working order. If it comforts you any I had the same sensation when I would get regular fills. I felt some restriction for a few days and then back to normal. I think my stomach would get used to it and it no longer felt restricted...maybe. But I did finally get a fill I was comfortable with.
Please get checked out to make sure your band and your stomach are in good working order.
Hi Everyone. I am new to the OH community, although I have read articles and Forum postings for years. Tonight was the first time that I signed up... I am also new to the LapBand community. Started a blog to get my thoughts out of my head and down in writing... http://lizwithalapband.blogspot.com
Just wanted to say hello and see if there are any other NEWBIES out there that would like someone to talk to about all of the strange things that we are going thru....
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