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Bridget, i am right here with you. my lap band surgery was in 2009. I went fron 307 to 242, but then got over- confident and started to try different foods. Before I knew it i was drinking with meals and gaining weight. i am back up to 274 and miserable. i have just scheduled a return visit to my surgeon and today have promised myself to stop drinking with and after eating. i am trying to get my mind back to where it was when i first had surgery. i saw the othere posts to you, and they are right. we can start over any time.
i wish you well, and i would like to hear how you are doing! good luck!
Thank you so much for letting us know. I am so sorry about Kate. She and I had been exchanging messages about a week or so ago. It really drives home the fact that life is so uncertain. I truly hope she will rest in peace. My condolences to her family.
Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI
Congratulations, Kathy! I'm happy for you and wish you continued success. I'm so glad that you're doing well.
Avoid kemmerling, Green Bay, WI
I am in shock! I will miss her very much. She has contributed so much.
Congratulations on your success! It is a wonderful feeling! :)
289 / 273 / 163.4 / 164 10cc AP Standard 
my band!
I just saw this post. Kate will be truly missed. Such sad news. 
She was such a kind person and a great source of knowledge for the bandsters.
289 / 273 / 163.4 / 164 10cc AP Standard my band!
I have had a day to process this and I can tell you my heart hurts more today as I came back on OH and read all the posts on all the forums, I love reading how Kate touched so many here . Karen! I know this had to be hard for you but thanks again for letting us all know. We all loved Kate and will miss her terribly. There are only a couple of you that have been a constant presents on my journey. You all have made my journey easier, knowing I could come on here and ask questions and get support from you , Kate, and Bette. I will truly miss her. I pray for her and her family.
Lapband - Jan 2009 weight goal reached with lapband. Revised to VSG- 1/25/16
I had my Realize Band placed on June 6, 2009 -- at 284 pounds.
I had an excellent surgeon, and great follow up and I lost 125 pounds in 18 months.
At the 6 year mark, in full-blown menopause, I continue to maintain a 100 pound loss -- and am working to lose about a 20 pound re-gain.
My WLS truly changed my life === and has given me the mobility to travel all around the world. I have been able to hike down (and back out) the Grand Canyon, hike in the Swiss Alps, hike 200km of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, walk 100 miles of Montreal city-goodness in a week and see things I would not have seen while almost 300 pounds.
I am grateful for this community, which supported and educated me.
I am greatful for a talented, compassionate medical team.
I am grateful for OA and Weigh****chers -- both were instrumental during my weight loss phase -- for support and information.
I am especially grateful for a husband who loves and supports me -- through it all.
6 years -- no band issues --- just a moderate fill level that dims my appetite and 'turns a little bit of food into enough'.
Thank you ladies I'm sure this forum will miss her most of all. She has been here for so very long and lately has been just about the only one here everyday besides myself. It is an even bigger loss for those who will come along with problems and she won't be here with her proper British logical answers! The rest of us will I am sure try to help but she just had a special way with people. RIP Our British Rose Ms Kate!
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