MonicaD.

In high school I was fluctuating between 180-200 and I was a size 14, I am 5'7.

Sorry about your trouble.. Hopefully you get an appt soon and maybe the doctor will have another solution without removing your band. Good luck with your appt.

Thanks, i will.

Im doing better today than I was 4 days ago. I was really sore, hard to cough or sneeze and when I did it hurt like hell. My incisions were still bleeding through the steri-strips. I only have one incision that leaks through a little but the others seem to be healing pretty good. The doctor saids the strips will come off on their own within a week or two. Today I was able to drive to the store and pick up a couple of things but it seems that my bronchitis has been acting up a little since the surgery but they gave me an inhaler before I left the hospital. It's really easy for me to get out of breath right now. I really appreciate you asking about me.

Good Luck to all of you. I had my surgery yesterday morning and Im super sore but thankfully it all went well.

Thank you.... Im praying it all be okay.

Sorry for your loss, but know that God has aquired two new angels to help watch over you and your family. Take care.

Thanks you all... Im surely hoping to be successful as Im tired of this sedentary life. Good Luck to all of you too!

Good Luck!!!!

Hello... I understand both ways. It can be scary either way because its a surgery but for myself it took me three years to decide on the lapband. The Lapband can be reversed if complications make it necessary but the Gastric Bypass is not, knowing this made the Lapband my choice.

Hi everyone, my name is Monica. I will become a new bandster on tomorrow August 15th with Dr. Vincent Lusco of Lou. KY. My Highest weight was 445 and with eating 5x per day and working out at least 4x per week, I dropped down to 395. I've been contemplating weight loss surgery for the last 3 years but hadn't pursued it because of fear. Im 31 y.o. and I now fear that if I keep this weight it will most definitely shorten my life. I have been seeing a nutritionist for the past 4 months and its just plain hard to lose weight. I have been eating like once or twice a day for the past 10 years and I gained a ton of weight. It really didn't help with me doing that after my last child out of 5, c-section, tubal ligation, and the weight just stayed and kept building on. Now Im completely miserable, depressed, and I want my life back. I've been on this pre-op diet for a week and a day now, cheated a couple times but not a big amount of food. I felt bad after cheating but felt better after the scale read 375 yesterday from the 405 on the 3rd. I pray that my story will be a success as many of yours is or will be. Thanks for reading my story and Have a Blessed Day.

Sorry about you pulling your muscle but good luck on your surgery tomorrow. I also have surgery tomorrow as well, so we're band buddies.

Oh I forgot to mention that a week ago I was 405 and the scale read 375 yesterday morning.

Ive done good until yesterday, I ate a darn white castle burger.... Uggghhhhh! I have not been feeling good, getting bad headaches and all. The headache actually stopped after the burger. I guess Im gonna have to try to get it out of my system. Crystal Light Fruit Punch and Raspberry Green Tea are really good cold.

Hello, congratulations and good luck with your surgery. I have my surgery on Wednesday but Im still anxious and nervous all the same. Im going to pray for all of us.