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I am so happy to have had a second chance with the band. I am really feeling good, better than I have in a LONG time. I am also happy to have rediscovered this site. I used some of the recipies. It is so nice to be able to find people who are going through this journey too. There may be a few bumps in the road, but I will keep on moving. I will keep on trying.

I am so happy to have had a second chance with the band. I am really feeling good, better than I have in a LONG time. I am also happy to have rediscovered this site. I used some of the recipies. It is so nice to be able to find people who are going through this journey too. There may be a few bumps in the road, but I will keep on moving. I will keep on trying.

2 weeks post revision surgery! I am feeling like I know what I am doing. I know I have been here before, but I felt like I had forgotten everything. Muscle milk has been my savior. It has all I need for nutrition, I started on mushies today, Wow, I have a newly discovered appreciation for mashed potatoes. I saw my nutritionist, the weight is coming off well. I got some ideas from her to try some recipies. Even though I wouldn't choosed to slip and have a revision, I am finding a renewed commitment to myself to finish what I started.

2 weeks post revision surgery! I am feeling like I know what I am doing. I know I have been here before, but I felt like I had forgotten everything. Muscle milk has been my savior. It has all I need for nutrition, I started on mushies today, Wow, I have a newly discovered appreciation for mashed potatoes. I saw my nutritionist, the weight is coming off well. I got some ideas from her to try some recipies. Even though I wouldn't choosed to slip and have a revision, I am finding a renewed commitment to myself to finish what I started.

I tried to go back to work today. I felt great when I woke up this morning. I made it a few hours and then I started to have pain and feel weak. I work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at the local hospital. It is a physically and mentally challenging job and I love it. I am lucky to have such a great boss. She saw that I was struggling and made arrangements for me to take more time off. When I got my fist band in 06 I took 2 weeks off. I am only 6 days out now and I should have known it was too early. I just don't know what to expect with the revision. I didn't have my port replaced, so I think I will heal faster this time around. I guess if I have learned anything, it is that this is such an individual journey and to expect the unexpected.

I tried to go back to work today. I felt great when I woke up this morning. I made it a few hours and then I started to have pain and feel weak. I work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist at the local hospital. It is a physically and mentally challenging job and I love it. I am lucky to have such a great boss. She saw that I was struggling and made arrangements for me to take more time off. When I got my fist band in 06 I took 2 weeks off. I am only 6 days out now and I should have known it was too early. I just don't know what to expect with the revision. I didn't have my port replaced, so I think I will heal faster this time around. I guess if I have learned anything, it is that this is such an individual journey and to expect the unexpected.

Well here I am. 5 days post revision surgery. I feel kinda like I don't know what I am doing. I have been banded for nearly three years. I have had moderate sucess and then the slip. I had months to prepare for my first surgery and felt mentally and physically prepared. Now I am starting over. It is like I had pushed all the memories of having the band out of my head. I am wondering what to expect. I have already lost a few pounds. I just need to get back in the swing of things.

Well here I am. 5 days post revision surgery. I feel kinda like I don't know what I am doing. I have been banded for nearly three years. I have had moderate sucess and then the slip. I had months to prepare for my first surgery and felt mentally and physically prepared. Now I am starting over. It is like I had pushed all the memories of having the band out of my head. I am wondering what to expect. I have already lost a few pounds. I just need to get back in the swing of things.

Hi. I too was banded in 2006 and had successful weight loss. This past month I have been miserable, unable to eat and I was uncomfortable. Monday things escalated and by Wednesday I couldn't even swallow my own saliva. I went to the ER and was told what I was dreading...I had a slip. I was admitted into the hospital and my band was replaced the following morning. It was scary because there was no guarantee that I would keep a band. The surgeon warned that if there was too much scar tissue that the band would be removed. The surgery went well and I am now at home recovering. I am starting all over. It was definitely scary. I keep trying to figure out how I got here. In the end I am thankful for my second chance.

HI I just found out today that I had streached my pouch. I am on liquids for 7 days and I will have another fluero and possibly surgery. My PA put me on prednisone to help with the swelling. I am so frustrated and angry at myself for letting this happen. It does help to know that there are others that have gone through this. Melissa

I am a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist or CNMT for short. It is a really cool job. Nuclear medicine is a form of radiology. I do stress tests and gastric empty studies and bone scans to name a few of the exams. I work at the hospital where I was banded. I just celebrated my 5 year anniversary at the hospital.

I was banded in December and I have lost over 50 pounds. I am shopping in the regular clothes section and I am getting a lot of compliments. All that is great, but I can't even begin to tell you how I feel! I feel so much better! Don't get me wrong, there are tough times. Sometimes I wish I could eat like I used to but I don't want to look like I used to. Now when we as a family go out, I think carefully about what I want and what will work. The sacrifices are worth it. Good Luck!

I used FMLA twice last year. I had to have my gallbladder removed 6 weeks before my band. I am not sure if the rules are different between employers. I had to take 40 hours off PTO first to get my week of paid leave. If I didn't have enough PTO I had to go unpaid. I also had to get clearance from my doctor to return both times. I work at the hospital where I was banded. I am lucky to have the benefits that I have. Check with your HR rep and see what is available. Good Luck! Melissa

Marriage is tough. I am glad this thread was started. It is so difficult to talk about these things. I have been married twice. My first husband beat me and cheated on me. We were married less that a year. I picked myself up and made a life for our daughter. I married my current husband in 2000. There have been good times and bad. He has developed (or I am just realizing) he has a severe gambling addiction. It is so bad that he has brought us to almost losing our home and having to file for bankruptcy. I feel so betrayed. I am not interested in him sexually because of my anger. He doesn't understand. We have three kids (including my girl from my previous marriage). I owe them a better life than this. Now I am loosing weight and looking to make my life better. I am constantly questioning my marriage and if it will survive. Sometimes I don't even care to try. I don't even think that he knows how unhappy I am in this relationship. Thanks for letting me vent!