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Welcome to Andi's Lapband Talk Blog! I'm married. A mom to 3 cats, 2 chihuahas and 2 french bulldogs. A born-again Texan.

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Read more about March 3rd, 2008 - Surgery Day

March 3rd, 2008 - Surgery Day

My morning started at 4:45am. I had a hard time actually falling asleep the night before, mainly because of jitters. Doctors orders were not to have anything to eat or drink after midnight. Normally, I wouldn't be hungry so early in the morning but for some reason, upon waking, I was famished. We picked up my mom at 5:15am and headed to Plano Presbyterian. Mom had her little bag of goodies with her, which included some apple turnovers - "in case anyone gets hungry". *smirks* We were sup

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• whimsy
• March 9, 200818 yr

Read more about The Lapband Journey Begins

The Lapband Journey Begins

My desire for lapband surgery began in the fall of 2006. I'd struggled with being fat for over 10 years and had many health problems including: PCOS, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, sleep apnea and depression.   By doing my research and speaking with my doctors, I'd learned that it was the PCOS that caused my massive weight gain of 100 pounds in a year. It was also PCOS that made it damn near impossible for me to lose weight.   My desire to be healthy and to be able to have children fur

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• whimsy
• March 9, 200818 yr