lspeeler1

Well - after 5 years with the band. It has to come out. Everything was great for first 2 1/2 yrs. then a horrible stomach flu (we think) caused a prolapse above my band. January 2012 was rebanded with a more flexible band, hoping the prolapse would recede. Here I am over a year later and it's worse, and even though I'm Unfilled. I never know what will get stuck in the prolapse and make me sick.
I'm so sad/mad!! I don't blame the band. I believe that it was a combination of things tat caused my issues. The problem is that banding, like dieting, takes self discipline. Something I'm really not very good at.
I'm hoping that I will be able to maintain my weight and possibly even add to it after the band is gone. I have learned a lot about how to live on smaller portions I just need to keep it up.

I've been so busy with my photobooth business (Thank God!) over this last weekend with a big wedding show that the time has FLOWN by! Can't believe tomorrow is here. I have to arrive by 0930. Was NOT very impressed with not finding out my surgery time/arrival until after 5:00pm today, AND after I called them twice. People have to make arrangements, etc. I truly get surgery scheduling because I'm a surgery nurse, but really? Finding out my surgery time at 5:30pm the night before surgery? Kind of re-donk-ulous.
I'm getting ready to go scrub-a-dub-dub! See you all on the skinny side!
Maggie

Thinking about you today and saying a prayer for you!!

De. Love ur quote its like mark twain. "if we do what we always did. Then we will get what we always got". Hmmm .
Joel 92!!! Omg great job.
See guys its all in our attitudes

Amen! The band does work, as long as you work with it! Im down 92 pounds! Surgery was oct 25 2011. Its the mentality that the band is supposed to do ALL the work and eat what you want....... sad. Great job to all who stick with this lifestyle change. It is truly worth every second.

Thanks for starting the topic, I am one that got a negative response from this person and I don't know if I should feel sorry for the person or not. They cannot be very happy. So lets stay positive and keep working with our tool!