Kyla1226

Not sure where you went with this, but hope you are doing well. If you want your questions answered about the blood, etc, get your records. You can do this a couple of ways. Go to the medical records department at the hospital where your surgery was done and sign a release for the request of your entire medical chart during the dates you were there. Ask for surgical report, history and physical, progress notes, nurses' notes, MARS, consult reports, radiology studies, labs, etc. Make sure you get it all. Be aware, they will charge you for this, per page that is copied. Call ahead and ask what they charge per page. You may have to come back and pick it up after they get everything together. OR, you can have your PCP request it all, but that takes more time. Bottom line, you have a right to your medical records and I wouldn't hesitate to get them! As to getting a lawyer, depends on what direction you want to go after you see what actually happened.

You're welcome! Let me know if you get discouraged. I have about 55 lbs left to lose and plan on being there by Thanksgiving! I can't wait to finally conquer this!

Wow, sounds like me exactly!!! I was banded in 2008 also. I lost about 50 lbs the first year then had to have my port replaced in 2009 due to a leak. I really did not get back to good restriction after that, lost my motivation and gained back every pound I had lost and ended up back at my preop weight over the course of 2 years. Then it's like a lightbulb went off and it all clicked last fall. I'm back on track and have lost 50 lbs since October. That said...I hit a plateau in January and the scale did not budge. I was doing cardio 4-5 times a week and eating around 1000 calories. Did a lot of research, and decided to up my calories to 1200-1300 and added in weight training. Almost instantly the scale started to fly down. Just that little change shocked my body, I guess. One thing I notice is that when the scale is stuck, the inches are coming off and vice versa. Stay on track, try some changes in your routine and you'll find what clicks. We went through this major surgery and we need to make it work for us! Like you said, we're just late bloomers!