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Hi Toni good luck with ur revision. Curious though did ur doc make u lose 30 pounds before surgery? That seems like a lot.

I will be taking a bottle of fabreeze with me to work lol problem solved

The cramps is it the stomach that is cramping? Im a bit confused.

Love this!! Keep it going

Scared too! U are not alone. I figure revision to bypass is my last chance. Hope it works out for all of us

Im getting scared too....im in for insurance approval for revsion from band to bypass. Im wondering now how long people stayed off work. I am so anxious to get this band out

Wow i also think my lupus has been caused by the band and i want it out. Besides all the other crap im dealing with it. I would also love to know if there are other auto immune suffers out there.

Hi everyone. I am new here and wanted to introduce myself and tell my story. I have had such a journey. I feel I could write a book at this point. Basically im an old bandster since Feb. 2003. Banded by Dr. Horgan in Chicago. Anyways I lost 60 pounds then plataued for years then decided to exercise seriously lost another 50. I was still hungry but it did keep me from overeating and eating late at night because i developed reflux all night if i ate past 8pm. Gained some back exercised more again went back down. Anyways I was always dine because i could exercise. Well over a year ago i was diagnosed with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia and low thyroid. So now exercise is pretty much impossible. I feel trapped. Its a bit depressing and im never depressed ever. I started at 315 got down to 190 now im back i think about 280. Im scared to even weigh myself. This weight is making life even harder. So i found a hospital nearby that seems to have a good bariatric program. Im not sure if i will even qualify with lupus and anemia. I will be attending this saturday their seminar. The thought of going through approval for another surgery is exhausting. I had to fight a denial with my band since it was so new at the time. But I feel like I have to try at least. Im not sure which would be best for me. I have a bad sweet habit now that I didnt have before the band. But as all us bandsters know chocolate goes down so easy. If anyone has lupus or is looking to switch from the band I would love to talk. Thanks for listening to my story.

I went to the seminar yesterday. I am excited to hear I would still be a candidate even though I have anemia. Now i will have to find out about the lupus. It is nice to see an actual program where the after care support will be there. I never had that with the band. Anyways I am going to call Aetna today and see what the say about coverage. I know that every company has different exclusions even though its Aetna.

What is really funny is when you catch yourself actually physically chewing while dreaming lol

Hi there Djmohr! Im not on a biological yet because my doc says Im not quiet that bad yet and there are so many more side effect possibilities. Im on methotraxate and plaquenil currently and it does make a difference. But i still dont have the energy to work out. I feel so trapped. It is so nice to hear from someone who understands. Maybe with the weight loss I will get more energy to work out again. Just a year and a half ago I was doing spin class and other work out classes all the time. Then i started "falling apart" and finally figured out what was wrong. You are right about the moving. It is so important. I miss working out. I do think the rny would be best for me too but with being anemic already Im not sure they will let me do it. I know a girl who had an rny and has to do blood transfusions every few months due to anemia. That scared me. Well thanks again for the support. Cant wait to get the ball rolling

Thanks so much. I definitely have to do something to get this weight off my joints. It is scary with the risks but i think it will be worth it. Thanks fir taking the time to reply