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2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

Wow! Amazing!

2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

At the first visit with my surgeon, he said, "I think we can get you to 140lbs", so I've just stuck with it but I'd be happy with 150-160ish

2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

I had a fill on the 19th and could sip Water slowly, but I felt it. I wondered if I had too much of a fill and it was the weekend so I just rode it out. This continued for the 2 days that I'm required to be on fluids after a fill, and on the 3rd day, I wasn't as tight, but I definitely have more restriction. I think my stomach was irritated by the fill Also, I usually can't eat Breakfast till around 9-10am. As everyone else has suggested, just take it slow.

Congrats! I was hoping for the same but turns out my high bp is genetic. I did get to reduce the dosage though.

some people maybe in denial
and i think some people are in total LALA land who think any WLS will work just because they had (gasp) WLS
and then when the pounds start creeping back up or they are not losing (water weight) like they did on pre/post op, they start to spazz out....
we are all adults and we all made the decision to have surgery followed through all the dr appts and signed paperwork that clearly states complications can and do occur....it was a risk we all took...sometimes things
happen and sometimes things dont
this surgery saved me as it has others and i am sorry it did not work for you and as i posted above, i want you to happy/healthy forever....
but if a banded person, or a sleeved or a bypass begins to gain weight --it is because they overate more calories than they burned off .......it is not because the band failed.....the band wont stop a person from eating junk food or keep them from exercising...
i have no idea if my band will last forever
i have no idea if i will get hit by a falling star tomorrow
but what i do know is that i am gonna do my very best TODAY with the band i have and hopefully continue to better my health.....
if/when sometimes happens, i will deal.....
just like you are......right now
all the best to you.

This is an extremely biased post based on personal experience. Although I can empathize with your situation, your experience should not be the litmus test for others decisions. I too can post a story about myself and I how I never suffered a complication and reached goal. But I am not presumptive enough to believe that my story will be the same for everyone. The band is like every other medical intervention...look at some who take XYZ med..works for some, and gives others additional symptoms. Or perhaps other surgeries, 1,000 safe cases and than a death. But to imply that sleeves and gastric bypass are the better, safer, more reliable procedure is just as naive. I have a friend who's daughter died from complications with GBypass. We are all responsible for doing our research and making an informed decision as to what will best serve us. You are the unfortunate bandster who suffered complications but your post offends the likes of me by implying the decision I made for myself was useless, unsafe and will ultimately fail me in some capacity.
Side comment Mis73 is spot on for calling out the details you failed to include in your sermon. Research is constantly improving upon itself. Old bands, old techniques vs the new is incomparable.
This post is in effort to encourage newbies to please understand that one experience does not dictate everyone's outcomes. Please do your research. ALL surgeries have possible complications. It's a matter of which ones seem less invasive, less probable and less permanent.

Your story is a great example of why the old 4cc band (and other old models) are no longer used in the United States. It makes me incredibly sad that so many people run off to Mexico to save a few bucks, end up with the 4cc band, and have the exact same issues you're having.
Thankfully, problems such as yours are rare with the new generation of bigger bands when the patient is compliant with the rules and their surgeon.
Good luck with your Sleeve revision.

2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

I had a fill on the 19th and could sip Water slowly, but I felt it. I wondered if I had too much of a fill and it was the weekend so I just rode it out. This continued for the 2 days that I'm required to be on fluids after a fill, and on the 3rd day, I wasn't as tight, but I definitely have more restriction. I think my stomach was irritated by the fill Also, I usually can't eat Breakfast till around 9-10am. As everyone else has suggested, just take it slow.

2 weeks until my 1 year bandiversary! 5lbs until goal!
I've included a pic of me in my wedding dress on June 30th. My Husband and I renewed our vows and had the wedding we never had after 13 years! I can't say I would have been thrilled this time last year to look at wedding pics!

I'm 5lbs away! I may reconsider my goal once I get there!

Oh look at you, miss thang! How gorgeous!
I, on the other hand, was 215lbs when I got married, and while I still have my dress, I'm hoping never to fit into it ever again!

Today is my 13th wedding anniversary so I decided to try on my wedding dress. I am about 15 pounds heavier than I was on that day so I tried not to get my hopes up too high. It was a but of a struggle and I had to do some serious sucking in but I got it on and zipped!!! It was an exciting NSV! I didn't think I'd ever be able to put it on again.

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

It's hard for me to believe that I have lost 92lbs since beginning this journey in February 2012! I lost 30lbs before surgery just by starting to exercise and make better food choices and 62lbs since my lapband surgery August 1, 2012. I have to say this is the best thing I have ever done for myself and I have a completely different relationship with food. I went from a size 16-18 to a size 4-6. I am 6lbs away from my goal and although these last few pounds seem like they are taking forever, I am so happy with my results. It's not easy but it's so worth it!
 

You look awesome! Don't even look like same person. Congrats!