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I was banded in 2008 @ 280 lbs, had a revision for a slip in 2009. Got down to 160 with band (the after shot shown). Complications led to a LP to sleeve revision (my weight was yoyo-ing all over the place for a year, gained about 25 lbs) Had a revision to the sleeve in Nov of 2014. My Before and After are all Band Pics.

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Love Bug and Dolores, wow! You both look fantastic! Congratulations !!!

I was banded in 2008 @ 280 lbs, had a revision for a slip in 2009. Got down to 160 with band (the after shot shown). Complications led to a LP to sleeve revision (my weight was yoyo-ing all over the place for a year, gained about 25 lbs) Had a revision to the sleeve in Nov of 2014. My Before and After are all Band Pics.

I was banded in 2008 @ 280 lbs, had a revision for a slip in 2009. Got down to 160 with band (the after shot shown). Complications led to a LP to sleeve revision (my weight was yoyo-ing all over the place for a year, gained about 25 lbs) Had a revision to the sleeve in Nov of 2014. My Before and After are all Band Pics.

The before pic is from May 2004 (at my best friend's wedding!) and the during/after picture is from a few weeks ago. I don't know how to put the pictures in the body of the message instead of as attachments, so if anybody wants to do it for me, thank you!

Running is definitely hard in the beginning but it does gets easier the more consistent you are with your runs. I have never enjoyed running on a treadmill and will only do so if I have to run late at night or so early in the morning that it is unsafe for me to do outdside alone. Like you I had visions of being a runner with my "running friends" and had aspirations to run a 5k. My running friends had a different plan for me and my first run happened to be a 1/2 marathon. As intimidating as it sounded, once I wrapped my head around the fact that I wasn't trying to run to win, simply to finish at and at MY OWN pace, not my friends pace or the pace of the random runner in front of me it changed everything. I am proud to say that I trained for 5 months and in December I completed my first 1/2 marathon. It was quite an achievement and one that I will always be proud of. As for "my thunder thighs, I will tell you that the more I run the smaller my boobs seem to get...lol, and my lower half doesn't look to shabby. So if you want to run...RUN GIRL!!!
And yes, good shoes, inserts and for me running socks (may sound silly down to the sock) make all the difference int h e world...good luck!

Running is definitely hard in the beginning but it does gets easier the more consistent you are with your runs. I have never enjoyed running on a treadmill and will only do so if I have to run late at night or so early in the morning that it is unsafe for me to do outdside alone. Like you I had visions of being a runner with my "running friends" and had aspirations to run a 5k. My running friends had a different plan for me and my first run happened to be a 1/2 marathon. As intimidating as it sounded, once I wrapped my head around the fact that I wasn't trying to run to win, simply to finish at and at MY OWN pace, not my friends pace or the pace of the random runner in front of me it changed everything. I am proud to say that I trained for 5 months and in December I completed my first 1/2 marathon. It was quite an achievement and one that I will always be proud of. As for "my thunder thighs, I will tell you that the more I run the smaller my boobs seem to get...lol, and my lower half doesn't look to shabby. So if you want to run...RUN GIRL!!!
And yes, good shoes, inserts and for me running socks (may sound silly down to the sock) make all the difference int h e world...good luck!

I just had my band removed on December 8th, and December 29th 4 days ago had my gastric sleeve. Everything went well discharged home 12.31.14 afternoon. Now home recuperating. I feel great. ????

I am having my band removed and I am switching to a sleeve. I have had problems with my band but mostly just not having the results I need. Other than my band not being eroded my surgeon says I can have the revision done in one step and the surgery I choose really. The band failed a lot of us, I can honestly say I did my best to work with it and it should have helped more. I do not minimize my part in the process on the contrary this is why I feel it failed me. I gave it my all and it worked for a while but them it stopped, the reflux, too tight, too lose, not being able to eat healthy food,etc Most people with a band know the drill. It took a while to decide on the revision because i do not want another disappointment but I talked to so many successful band to sleeve revisions that I am ready and feeling positive about my outcome once more.

I am having a revision on the 17th. The band has given me severe reflux with aspiration pneumonias . Time to get it changed. You? What's your interest?

Has anyone had the band removed had other done like the sleeve or gastric.