Losing 2

I was banded 9/08 back east and was going great for awhile. I lost the job right after the band, went back to school fulltime, lost Mom to cancer then left my now ex husband in 8 months post surgery. I still lost some after the fact but got down to a 16 close to a 14 from a 22/24. I then decided to move back to California and had a little over 1cc removed from my band because i was losing insurance (and my plan covered PA/NJ and was on the edge figuring out if I was too tight. I didn't want to end up in the ER on my cross country drive to move here and have everything taken out due to lack of knowledge.
My cobra plan I have now after losing a job in December again due to the economy, did cover me to get an Upper GI and go see a bariatric doctor who is 2 hours away. That is fine, I will do the drive and I got my new fill so i am up to 7cc in my 10cc band and I have good restriction again. I started to notice the difference in a couple of days and seeing the pounds drop on the scale.
I did backslide due to having fluid removed, but went up to a 18 or 20 in some things, however not fully into what I was at or weight. I figured it is what it is, I did what I had to or felt was right at the time. Now I am back!!!
My boyfriend/domestic partner is extremely supportive and tries to figure out ways to help and loves to cook! But he tries to follow my diet and we split chicken or meat dishes. He knows the cup of food idea and when he cooks keeps my food amount at what I am supposed to have. So I am really lucky with the support I have. He has seen me thrust into learning how to eat AGAIN after the fill and the chew, chew chew, and had to go through a couple of PB episodes in the week following my fill when I took a large vitamin and it got stuck. So it is a journey and I am back!!! I have been coming here almost on a daily basis or if I need to work through a thought process or way of thinking and it helps.
I am not thinking I was a failure at it but I had a Life detour. Now I am back on the path!

Hello Everyone:
I was banded in February 2008. This makes me 4 years post op. (I still can't believe it!)
I think that I am doing pretty well. I am down more than 100lbs and have maintianed that. I still have about 30lbs that I am working on losing.
How are the rest of the 2008(and earlier) bandsters doing? I know that when we all initially were banded, we reported to this forum/website like it was our parole officer. Now that we have been banded for a while, I am seeing less and less of those who have been banded for a year or greater.
This site is still an excellent and frequently used resource for me. Hearing from you guys keeps me going.
So here is my roll call to see how the 2008 and earlier bansters are doing? Share your up, downs, advice given, or lessons learned.

I got the call this morning that my insurance has been approved and she has let the dr.'s office know!!! I'm just waiting on them to call me back to officially set my date. I'm hoping for May 16. This is so exciting and scary all at the same time. As soon as I seen her number come up on my phone my heart dropped! New me here I come!