MKJohnson15

By the way, I forgot to mention that when my dr removed my band, it had adhered to my liver. She said it was only a matter of time before the band would have HAD to come out, as they're realizing that they only last about ten years now. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm in the same boat as you were. I was banded in 2007. Lost 97 lbs and kept it off for 6 years. Then I got pregnant (after years of fertility treatments! So happy!) , had to get the band unfilled due to severe morning sickness. After I gave birth, I tried to get fills again but oh. My. Gosh. Horrible pain. Burning severe reflux. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat anything healthy. Even Water made me sick. I would reflux so bad I would cough and vomit. I felt like I couldn't leave the house! I ate what I could, which we all know as "slider foods". I gained back the 97 lbs, plus another 37 on top of that. I was heartbroken and I'm horrible pain. As soon as I weaned my daughter (she nursed for 28 mths) I started the process to get a revision to RNY. I had my surgery last week on March 10th. Through the preop diet process and my first week, I have lost a total of 54 lbs already. I'm so happy. Gaining that weight so fast was really hard on me physically and mentally. I'm so glad to be taking it off now. I'm excited about the future again! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I had a two week long food funeral when I went home to visit my family (I live 600 miles from them). I gained TWENTY SEVEN LBS. I enjoyed it at the time but afterwards I was so angry at myself. It took me two months to lose some of it and I'm still not down to my lowest weight (and that was in December!) I am totally looking at stuff thinking "I'll never eat that again. I have to have some now." But I am trying to change my thinking. My new mindset is that I CAN eat whatever I want, I just CHOOSE not to. It's my decision. That way I don't feel like anything is off limits, I'm just choosing to make healthier choices. It's working so far. I've lost 38 lbs from my highest weight and I only have 9 lbs to go to get to my (personal) pre-surgery goal. Surgery is in 10 days so I know that's pushing it but I'm very committed now. I'm done gorging on food, getting that temporary high and then hating myself afterwards.

ROBIN, My preop diet is liquids only. I have cheated several times with a hard boiled egg or a slice of turkey or chicken. Nothing like the cheats I used to do on diets. I am allowed to drink 5 low calorie, low fat, high protein shakes a day (my doc lets me choose out of 5 different brands.) Nothing is provided to me. I purchase them locally. Since I'm a revision patient, and need two surgeries, I've been on the diet for over a month now and I still have 13 days till surgery. I'm SO TIRED OF SHAKES. I swear. I only had 315 calories yesterday because I just could not force myself to drink another shake. I just couldn't. I can't wait for this part to be over!

March 10th RNY here.

Do you have a surgery date? I failed my sleep study also but my surgery was only 10 days out, so my doctor felt i would be ok without a CPAP. He felt my weight loss post op would prevent me needing treatment for sleep Apnea. My husband has a CPAP and let me tell you i am ok without it. Sent from my LG-V496 using BariatricPal Yes. My date is March 10th but I didn't get a date till after all that was done and signed off by my Pulm. My husband had a CPAP for a long time too and I HATED it. I was VERY upset when they told me I needed one. My pulm said it's very mild and if I wasn't having surgery, she would just tell me to lose weight, but having this surgery without being on a CPAP slightly increases risk of death following surgery. I still hate it and can't wait to be done with it.

I'm working hard on my confidence but seeing as that I have failed every other time I have lost weight, it really scares me. I feel like this is my last chance!

I'm heading in on March 10th for my revision. Got that awful band out on Feb 5th after 8 years, and now I'm just healing up and getting ready for my bypass. I'm nervous but I'm ready.

Bypass (revision from lapband) scheduled for March 10th!!! Yay! I have four kids (2 bio, 2 step) and a great and very supportive husband who has loved me through thick and thin, literally!

Can I really do this???? My HW was 337 and I'm hoping to get down to at least 150, but my personal goal is 130. That seems IMPOSSIBLE. I'm so worried that I can't do it!! I am a revision patient, from the lapband. It worked for 6 years, but it broke three years ago and I regained EVERY POUND plus 37 more. I've even had a hard time staying on my pre-op diet now that I'm going through this process. If I couldn't make the lapband work, how can I make this work? I am so afraid to fail again. My band was removed on Feb 5th. My bypass is scheduled for March 10th and I'm scared. I'm working so hard to make the mental changes I need to but I keep falling back into bad habits. What needs to be different about it THIS TIME that I won't fail again?

I had to take the PFT and I was worried about it because I don't have what I would consider good lung function, but I passed with flying colors. It was just part of a series of tests my Pulm Dr wanted to do. (In addition to the sleep study which I did NOT pass with flying colors and now I have a CPAP. *tears*)

My date is March 10. I'm a revision from lapband. It was removed Feb 5th and I've been on liquids since Jan 23rd (with a few slips on that). My height is 5' 4". HW 337. CW 304 I'm hoping my surgery weight will be 290 but I'm worried I won't get there by my surgery date. :-( It's inspiring to see all of these stories of you folks a year out!!! Thanks for sharing!

I don't think this is true for every. Single. Person. But it does happen!!! My surgeon warned us of this in the group session before our process started. He said to deal with your emotional reasons for eating because if you don't, you will turn to other addictions once food is no longer your emotional support. It happens and it's scary but it's not 100% guaranteed. You are the one who decides what choices you make.