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Finally getting it removed.... Has anyone else removed their lapband?

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Heyyyy.... I was banded 8/9/12 and weighed 324.5 today 8/13/12 I weight 309.7... Down 15 pounds and thrilled. I love my band and hoping to do better when I can get back to the gym. :-D

Finally the day has come..... Just got the call...Tom at 530 I have to be there. So excited and scared:-)

I have been banded since May 22, 2012. I started losing before I got banded to get a head start, well 2 months later & I have lost 30lbs!
I feel so good, feel so healthy, I am in awe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been so busy I haven't posted in awhile. The lap band is a wonderous thing!
I am a Diabetic & am already off 2 insulins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am also off acid reflux medication yaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The 28th will mark 3 months since my lapband surgery! Thought I would share a picture for anyone who is thinking of having it done! I am so greatful for my lapband, look what it has done for me!

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WooHoo! I was banded this morning.
For the most part, I feel good, considering. I am walking around the house just fine.
FYI...the worst part, for me, is the pain in my chest and especially me neck! The left side of my neck feels like I have 5 pulled muscles in one spot. This is all from the gas and as soon as that goes away, life will be great!
Congrats to all who were also banded and the others with a lapband in their very near future!

Woohoo !!! Congratulations !!! I was banded 7.5 months ago, and if you had told me i would lose 50 lbs by late july , i never would of believed you !! all i can say is, i hope you're ready for a big change in your life, but the results are oh so worth it !!! Good luck !

I won't miss:
Wearing black all the time and the same thing
My body killing me
Replaying the thought of not fitting on the rides at great adventure
Showering and drying off being exhausting
Never going out bc I feel nasty
Never eating in public bc ppl stare
Squeezing into the desk at school and it moving when I get out
Swollen feet
Double chin
Tight scrubs
The list goes on.....lol!!!!!

So I thought it would be fun to start a topic on the things we will NOT miss after our surgeries!
I think we should write one or two, or three things we hate about being "big" "fluffy" etc...
I'll start...
i won't miss people call me "big guy"
i wont miss children staring at me and saying "Daddy he's fat"
i wont miss shopping at Casual Male XL and spending $65 on a shirt!!!!
How about you...what will you not miss!

Do you think if you ask the girl to keep it confidential that she would? Also she would have her job to consider if she blabbed and you asked her not to. Patient confidentiality - I think would be a priority to her employer and lastly if she is working at a weight loss place, I would hope that she believes in the work that she does and wouldn't be judgmental because she knows that it works and it is needed. I hope that makes sense...

Well I am only 3 weeks post op today, but you can tell a difference. I have on the same outfit for my Brother's Rehersal dinner, and then again at Easter. Im down 27 lbs in all.
I dont know how to get these on here ... any other way than an attachment. Im sorry...

I cant tell you how much the lap band has changed my life!

Thought I would put my first ever before and after on line. I have really received support from you all and I thought it would be nice to finally show myself.
Thank you all!!!!!!!!

I should retake pictures. After my TT I have even lost more inches. I love my band.

Wow, this is SO inspiring! Here's my before-and-during...

I thought it might be FUN to ask you all what the rudest comment you have had is and how you responded!
I'll get it started: Last weekend, I went for my hair appointment. I had not been for 9 or 10 weeks. When she saw me, she said, "You've lost a lot of weight...did you have gastric bypass?" I couldn't believe she would ask such a personal question...people sure are bold! I simply replied, "Nope, I didn't." And that was the truth! :redface: