March 11, 2006 2:40 p.m.

I waited 2 years to have my lapband surgery done. I wanted this so bad because I wanted to lose weight. Then on May 9th of 2005 I had my surgery. I couldn't believe how restricted I was. Eating three teaspoons of food at a time was remarkable. After I healed up I was able to eat more food. The band they put in is a large one. It's been 10 months since my surgery and I got discussed. I can eat the way I used to. And I'm hitting the food pretty bad. Got to stop this because I gained back 12 pounds. Before I had surgery my weight was 340 and now I'm 285. On Friday March 10th of 06 I had my 4th fill and Dr. Joyce said I'll probably need 2 more fills. I'v got to start doing what I'm supposed to do. Other wise this is a waste. I thought I was supposed to be at my normal weight by now. But Dr. Joyce said I'm only supposed to lose 2 lbs. a week. So, that made me feel better.

When I went to get my fill I met a girl who also had the band done. We got to talking and she told me about a web site Lapbandtalk.com. So, I signed up. And I really like it. Much better then ObesityHelp.com This is much broader.