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So happy for you! I was banded 10/18/04 and still remember how I felt when I found out I was approved by my insurance. I remember thinking, I can really do this now! I think up until that time, I was just toying with the idea and the approval sealed it for me. I couldn't be happier. I am 54 years old and only wish I had had this opportunity 20 years ago! You'll do great and it will be the best thing you coul have done for yourself and your family! Pat

My lapband surgery was done in Shreveport, La, Christus Schumpert Hospital, by Dr George Merriman.

Cheryl, I have the Inamed band , 9.75 cm that holds 4cc. I have had three fills and am up to 1.7. I have an appointment for another fill on May 16. I do have some restriction, but am still able to eat more than I should be able to. I lost the first 25-30 pounds very quickly and the last few months have just been a few pounds up and down. My starting weight was 218 and now I am 185-187. I am losing lots of inches, but the scale just doesn't cooperate. I have gone from a 22/24 women's size to 16/18 Misses, but the scale seems to be stuck! I have the Tanita scale that measures body fat and have seen lots of improvement, so I am obviously gaining muscle, which weighs heavier. I walk on the treadmill every day, try to do 60 minutes and have a Pilates machine that I work out on as well, (toning and stretching). I have talked to other people who have had the same experience and then just started dropping the pounds again. Good luck to you and let me hear how you are doing! Pat My daughters grew up in Camden; we still know lots of people there, including my ex-husband.

Hi. I lived in Camden from from 1973 until 1991 when I moved to Texarkana. Where did you have your lapband surgery and who did it? I was banded on 10/18/2004 by Dr Merriman in Shreveport.....best thing I ever did for myself!