Wesley'sgurl29

I had left shoulder surgery in June 2014 previously, I was very near my goal weight of 140 which was down from 282 lbs. I am back up to 179 lbs and I hate it. I cannot seem to get things back under control. I was diagnosed with low thyroid and placed on Levo-Thyroxine. After after 7 years of no insulin, I have had to take insulin again. My Hgb A1C has climbed from 5.0 to 7.2. Very UNHAPPY I cannot seem to get back on track. Any suggestions? I am making poor food choices and I am consuming larger amounts. I crave sweets all the time and I am a full-time student and work full-time at a sedentary job.I was one of the miracle patients with the lapband and now I feel I am out of control. I had left shoulder surgery in June 2014 previously, I was very near my goal weight of 140 which was down from 282 lbs. I am back up to 179 lbs and I hate it. I cannot seem to get things back under control. I was diagnosed with low thyroid and placed on Levo-Thyroxine. After after 7 years of no insulin, I have had to take insulin again. My Hgb A1C has climbed from 5.0 to 7.2. Very UNHAPPY I cannot seem to get back on track. Any suggestions? I am making poor food choices and I am consuming larger amounts. I crave sweets all the time and I am a full-time student and work full-time at a sedentary job.I was one of the miracle patients with the lapband and now I feel I am out of control.

I had my surgery November 8, 2008. I successfully went from 258 to 140. I had to have shoulder surgery in June of this year and now the fight is on. Blood sugar out of control, weight gain to 185, and thyroid medication d/t hypothyroidism, I am so ashamed of myself, I have gained all this weight and there seems to be nothing working. The Dr totally unfilled my band and since then he has put fluid back. No luck I am still gaining, and I feel like a hungry bear with no stopping. Blood sugar is crazy. i took 100 unit of insulin prior to surgery and I was able to go off the anything at all for blood sugar. My A1c has climbed and now having to do sliding scale. Anyone else having these issues?

<a href='http://www.lapbandtalk.com'><img src='http://www.lapbandtalk.com/tickers/249084-wesleysgurl29/bodyweight.png?ts=1360244165' /></a> I love my band even now after all these years and I would not change a thing so very glad that I did this. It has saved my life. No more insulin and blood pressure good. I feel and look like a new person. Dr Ikram Kureshi is awesome. He is in my opinion the very best of the best! Bari his nurse cannot be beat! This is best decision that I could have made for myself. I have NO Regrets!

I was banded on 11/04/08 I am succesfully losing my weight. I have lost from 258lb to 172. I am doing well I have no regrets and would definately do it again if necessary. I am no longer an insulin dependent Diabetic. In fact my AIC is normal blood sugars are nomal all the time. I feel great! I have learned alot about myself in this journey and I dont ever want to go back to the old life again.......:w00t:

I was approved very quickly with Tricare. they have been excellent with my banding. They have paid very well this year after banding......

OMG the gas is awful. My pouch swells and it hurts when I try to drink soda. UGH! Best to avoid it........

Don't be nervous it's not that bad. Just look forward to the results. You will be so happy once it is over. The lab tests are nothing. The decision to have surgery was the best decision that I have ever made. My only regret is that I didn't make it sooner. good luck to you.

Hi ya'll. It does get better.. The gurgles either get quieter or you just get used to them. I'm not sure. I still have them and they are usually when it would be so nice to not have them. I was banded 11/04/08 and have not had any regrets whatsoever. Hang in there.

I remember how i felt before my first consultation appointment. The apprehension left after the first visit and I knew this was for me. It has been life changing for me. I was a very brittle Diabetic and on several medications for Blood Pressure problems. I no longer take any medications for anything. Just think of the benefits of surgery at your age as apposed to someone my age. Hope that you find some support near you. My advice would be to find a local support group and utilize the lapband forum for additional support. Good luck to you.

Well, I know where you are coming from.... been there. I do not regret this surgery whatsoever. it has changed my life drastically my HGAb1C went from 11.8 to 6.2 from 11/04/08 to 08/12/09 I no longer wear insulin pump/60-70 unit Novolog per day to no insulin. i do not take any other medications for diabetes or blood pressure. so, if you ask me I would do it all over again........My weight has gone from 258 to 178.2.

highest wt 258, preop wt 245, surgery date 110408 238 current wt 178.2 goal wt 125.

It does get discouraging at times. i especially feel that way when I have these urges to binge when I'm under an increased amount of stress. My band will not allow me to binge the way that I did prior to surgery. I really serves as a reminder that I need to be in better control of what goes in. I do need to exercise even if its simply walking. Any movement at all makes a lot of difference in progress. Hang in there and just think that you may not be where you want to be but you are on your way!

This post was an earlier post.. I am now no longer taking any more insulin and blood pressure medication. My diabetes is completely gone...........yipee! Best thing that I have ever done is to be banded....

hang in there its not that bad.... I was terribly frightened when I went in for my surgery. It was not bad. I had absolutely no complications and I feel like my surgery was a success and I'm still making progress.

I was banded on 11/04/08 and I started out at 258 before surg and the day of surgery weighed in at 238lbs. I am now at178lbs and feeling great. I do not regret my decision to be banded whatsoever, I absolutely love the fact that I no longer wear and insulin pump or have to take any type of BP meds. My bloodsugar is normal all the time. It is one of the best things that has ever happened to me.......

I have noticed that the weightloss slows down after awhile. As far as the Dr, I would suggest that you consider finding a different Dr to do your fills if you are not satisfied with the one you are now using. It does make a difference in the progress that you make if you have a supportive physician.Keep hanging in there and don't give up it is worth it............

Please add me to the spreadsheet for November 08. My starting weight was 258lbs, surgery day weight was 238lbs on 11/04/08, current weight 178.2. Surgeon DR Ikram Kureshi Denison Tx. I am 5.3".

JoeJoe great Job on the weight loss. I had surgery on the 4th of Nov. I am down to 198 from 248. It is a slow but wonderful process. I no longer have to wear my insulin pump and take blood pressure medication.

I have Tricare Reserve Select. I was very pleased with the response that I recieved when i decided to go with the Band. I saw the Dr 09-15-08......... and had my surgery on 11-04-08. They paid very well. As soon as I had my pre- test and dietary and psych eval out of the way I was approved for surgery at one week out.

I am doing well since my surgery. I have been able to reduce my insulin and blood pressure medication significantly since 11-04-08. I do not regret my surgery and i would certainly do it again. I am a totally different person since my banding. I am excited about the changes that I feel in my body. I have more energy and stronger mentally an physically.:laugh:

I have Tricare Reserve Select in the South Region. I was approved within the two months that I had all scheduled consults etc. I was 100lbs overweight with co-morbidities of HTN, Diabetes. It was very easy for me.I think Tricare is one of the better insurances. It has paid 90% to the Dr.I also got my hosp bill and they paid all but 600.00 of the 29,000 bill.

I started the process in Sept,08 and my actual surgery date was 11-04-08. My consult with the Doctor was the very first thing that I completed. I went to the dietary and the Psych consult. I then completed all the labs after the approval. The process went very fast for me. My Dr wrote his letter and I called the insurance the day that he faxed it. I had approval within the next two days. congratulations on your choice for WLS you will not regret the decision.:hurray:

I am with you guys. I got on the rollercoaster and I need to get off before it gets the best of me. I have gained about three lbs and I'm not happy about that. I have failed at every diet I have tried in the past.That is why I do not look at this as a diet but a lifelong commitment to change.

I was banded 11-04-08 and have had only one fill 1.5cc in a 10cc band. I feel very little restriction at this point and I must confess that I feel hungrier at times. I did eat a little more than I should have i am sure over Christmas. I am not going to kick myself for this I am going to get right back on track. I know that even though the weightloss has slowed down for now I am on the right road to weight loss.I am needing to start exercising more and I know this will help a lot.

I just want to provide the info to update Nov spreadsheet:) highest weight: 258 current weight: 215 pre-op weight: 242 surgery weight: 238 goal weight: 125 surgery date: 11/04/08:thumbup: