Lapband LaLa

http://youtu.be/fGiWh_-zR3E On June 20th, 2012 I was UNBANDED due to complications. I was banded for three years total. I lost all my weight but when my band failed I gained 40lbs back. So now my journey is going in a different direction and I am following the Eat to Live Plan by Dr. Joel Furhman. I have lost 11ls in two weeks and here is my story: Twitter: @lapbandlala Facebook: Lapbandlala Wordpress: Lapbandlala

http://youtu.be/7qk_RWDa8sk On June 20, 2012 I was unbanded due to my lapband eroding. I also had an infection and a hole in my stomach. I was banded May 2009 and had no issues with the band until the third year. This is MY journey. I want to share my journey to help someone out there who may be experiencing the same thing. Where do you go when you are unbanded? Do you want more surgery? How will you maintain? NOW WHAT? Well, I don't have the answers but maybe we can find them together. Twitter: @lapbandlala Facebook: www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa Blog: www.lapbandlala.wordpress.com

yes, I have a whole blog from when I first started all the way up to now. Please feel free to read my journey. http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/

http://youtu.be/bsJYqF5FVw4 Join me on my next steps from being a banded to being NOT BANDED. I had the lapband for a little over three years. The first two years were perfect and I lost all my weight within 8 months. I was the happiest ever! Then in my third year things went downhill. So what does a person do once they have been unbanded? Well...I don't know but I am willing to share my journey with you! LapbandLaLa@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa Twitter: @lapbandlala

http://youtu.be/7hHtmk9ZqPc On June 20th I was unbanded. Leaving me with a checklist of emotional setbacks. I am working through them. At this point in my journey I have no idea what path I am going to take but I hope to share my decisions with you. I was banded May 2009. Lost all my weight in eight months, a POSTER CHILD for the lapband and then after two years it started to go downhill. I hope my story blesses you in some way and helps you on your WLS path. LapbandLaLa@gmail.com www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that is SO HARD for me to say. But my health was at risk and I guess I was SO caught up in the sheer madness of finally making this decision that I felt NOTHING would happen to me. It's part of why I followed the rules to a "T"! Perfect bander. But then again you are asking me when I am "reeling" from this and I am in a complete emotional frizzy. I just want to be honest!!!! SHARE my story and maybe help someone else see that there COULD be complications even if you doing everything right.

GET TO YOUR DOCTOR NOW! DO NOT PASS GO.....DO NOT COLLECT $200....GO!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ppPP63ulCY&feature=plcp On June 20th I was unbanded. Leaving me with a checklist of emotional setbacks. I am working through them. At this point in my journey I have no idea what path I am going to take but I hope to share my decisions with you. I was banded May 2009. Lost all my weight in eight months, a POSTER CHILD for the lapband and then after two years it started to go downhill. I hope my story blesses you in some way and helps you on your WLS path. LapbandLaLa@gmail.com www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/

OH yes, yes, yes I DO UNDERSTAND. I was just unbanded Wed June 20th after three years of being banded. I am at a bit of a loss right now. I did everything right. A lapband A++++ student. So now what do I do without it? I'm not sure. But I want you to know I do understand and I am sending you so many love vibes right now! I wish I had magic words to say but I do know this...you are NO LAPBAND FAILURE!

This helped me. I went to a plus sized consignment store. I brought in my old clothes and purchased new ones withe the funds I received. It sure helped me out! See if you have one in your area.

On June 20th, 2012, I was unbanded in am emergency procedure. My band had eroded and I had an infection. The erosion caused a hole in my stomach that had to be repaired as well. I am now home and dealing with the physical healing as well as some emotional issues that really frighten me. http://youtu.be/GEGJ2geOW_g Lapbandlala@gmail.com www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/

Checking into this more. I have to have my band removed after only three years. Very upset and hurt over the whole thing.

Guess I should not have counted pennies before they all rained down. Being unbanded and not getting a replacement. Very upset and sad.

After three years I am being unbanded. I was a success story. I lost all my weight within 8 months. A little after my two year mark, I started to have some issues. Now I have an infection and I must have it removed. It's become a question of my health or my band. Guess it's my health. Believe it or not that was something I questioned. (really....being fat again...why?) I was self pay so I am not dealing with paying for this procedure to get it out which has become a frightening story in itself. Not to mention all the emotional issues coming along with this whole failure. My issue was not me. I did not eat things I was not suppose to eat. I did not drink soda, I exercised, waded through emotional issues and did everything I was suppose to do. I am hurt, mad, sad, scared, etc. you name it....I feel it. What do I do now? there is one F-bomb in my video diary today. so if that upsets you please don't view. it's just a part of my frustration and being afraid of gaining all my weight back. [media=]http://youtu.be/vrPNTULVQOw[/media]

I am sad to report I will be unbanded asap. I was banded for a little over three years. I lost all my weight within 8 months. I was the happiest I have ever been in my life and then the problem started. Now what? How do I live my life unbanded? How do I get the band out since I was a self pay bander? With no insurance, that's almost impossible. How can something that was my intimate friend and helper become the enemy now? Warning...I let the F-Bomb out one time guys, if that upsets you, please don't listen. This is pretty emotional to me and I let it slip. My Video Diary Entry: http://youtu.be/vrPNTULVQOw LapbandLaLa@gmail.com www.lapbandlala.wordpress.com

You are good. Sometimes our bands have no rhyme or reason as to why and when they don't want something. Lilith (my band) lets me know immediately! Twitter: @LapbandLaLa Blog: http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com FB: www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa

You can find some pretty cool free workouts on YouTube or go by the library and check some out. It helped me in the past...and now it's got to help me from this point on! LapbandLaLa Twitter: @lapbandlala Blog: http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/ FB: www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa

Welcome to my new blog! Join me! http://lapbandlala.wordpress.com/ Putting yourself out there for the world to see is a bit scary. For someone to put themselves out there about weight, is even more frightening. Let’s face it, when you are fat, you are easy target for others. Sometimes you feel invisible, other times you feel you are being watched with micro-eyes. I want to share this journey with you. I decided to be banded in 2009. I started at 285lbs. I made it down to 155lbs at one point. I hated 155lbs. I looked and felt horrible. So I felt 165lbs to 170lbs was best for me. Along this journey I was successful! The band (Lilith) was my tool. I used her like nobody’s business! I reached my goal in less than a year and was the happiest I had ever been. Then my band started giving me a few issues. So I am sharing this journey with you. I hope you learn and share this with others. It’s MY story and I am willing to share it with you! HERE WE GO… Twitter: LapbandLaLa Facebook: www.facebook.com/LapbandLaLa

Hello Beautiful. I've been banded for almost two years now. May 2009. I was banded here in the states so I am not sure how it works in Mexico, but I thought there were plenty of places here to get fills and unfills. Matter of fact...fill centers. Why would you have to go to Mexico for that? Call a coupe of local doctors or do a little research on where you can go. You can't be uncomfortable like this, and it could do more harm in the long run. Where are you located? Now if I am just saying something you already know, I'm sorry. I have not been on in a while but your post moved me and I wanted to let you know someone feels you.

Hubby is working on his 3rd CD and so we should be out singing again soon. I can't wait!!!!

Hard to believe I am sitting here thinking over how far I've come! When I started this journey I was 280lbs and being thin and healthy seemed so much of a dream. In fact it was a dream I held so many years that I was starting to dis-belive it. I was always the chubby girl, the "cute in the face" girl who never got asked on dates....I don't have to say it all over again, majority of you know exactly where I am coming from. Now I sit at my desk at about 160. (I flux between 155-165) and I am in a size 10 jean and a medium shirt. Something I just could not really see. Life is good and I am blessed. I enjoy my days so much more. I have become a true girly girl. Love the hair, nails, clothes and SHOES! Ha! Without my LAP-BAND® (her name is Lilith) I would not have been able to enjoy this feeling of "LOVING MYSELF". Now my problem is...stopping myself from thinking I am TOO CUTE! But I allow myself that guilty pleasure for a while! That person looking back at me in the mirror is who I knew was inside and I am so glad to get to know her. I would not change the world for my journey and I would do it over in less than a heartbeat. I was self pay and I'd pick up pennies again to do it all over if I had to. I may now be looking at a tummy tuck. Not sure but I feel it tugging and I need to have that gone, but I will cross that bridge when I can get to it. For now...I am grateful!

I remember the first time I realized I really did have eating issues. For the most part all of us know we overeat, but I had been strict enough in the past to lose weight and one time I even got down to 199lbs! Yes, yes...so I thought, naw it's genes, it's this, it's that. It was not until after I had my lapband for about four months when it really hit me that I was a TRUE emotional eater. In my heart I knew this was a piece of my weight issues but I thought I had it under control. It was the first football game of the season...and I love to watch football with my hubby. I'm not a big fan, I just love spending the time with hubby. Well in the past we'd order pizza, pasta, make cookies, popcorn, candy, soda...you name it...we ate it. I now see I liked that time to EAT just as much as spending time with hubby. And EATING PLUS HUBBY....man what a JOY! I actually got ANGRY! Yes ANGRY because Lilith (my lapband) was holding me back from enjoying the game! HA.....Realty Checks....we need them. Keep pressing forward, this growth has been amazing and I feel like a new woman, you will too! Surgery Date: May 21, 2009 Starting Weight: 280lbs Dr. Michael Metz - St. Luke's Hospital Denver, CO:thumbup: Follow my progress thru photos: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/members/5...lbums3475

I am SO proud of you. What an amazing step! And it's a positive step in the right direction. Two years ago, I refused to take photos with my husbands band. I am the lead female singer. His project was fantastic yet I could not share in his joy because I was 280lbs and there was NO WAY over the RAINBOW I was going to be pictured with my handsome talented hubby looking the way that I did! Then after the CD came out, I got hurt all over again, because....I WAS NOT IN THEM! Everyone said, where are you Laura and I did not want to explain to them the trama of it all. See where we put ourselves? Our weight can really keep us trapped. But now....OH YES, he is working on his 3rd CD and GUESS WHO'S GOING TO BE IN THE PHOTOS!!!!!! HA! GOAL is SWEET and the lapband has been the best thing I have ever done for myself! So keep posting those photos because now they are going to tell your story and show your journey! So...I AM PROUD OF YOU! Surgery Date: May 21, 2009 Starting Weight: 280lbs Dr. Michael Metz - St. Luke's Hospital Denver, CO:thumbup: Follow my progress thru photos: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/members/5...lbums3475

Bet you guys thought I abandoned you? NAH...I am a Realtor and let's just say...things have not been so fun for a while and I have been working so hard and concentrating on my business I have not had much time to do anything else. So, for now I will just give you a short update. I am steady at 155lbs. Anything less and I look sickly. My goal was 170lbs but my body settled at 155lbs so I am happy with that! I have lost a total of 125lbs. My year anniversary was May 21, 2010! I am a size 10 but I am being told some of my jeans look baggy so I plan to go try on some size 8's? REALLY...I think I will pass out if I get some of them to fit! HA I am wearing strapless dresses! Something I thought I'd never be able to do and even though I have a little flab. I don't care! I am at my sweet spot. I have 4cc's in my band. Anything more and I get sick real easy. I love my new body! I still have a hard time getting in exercise but I work hard at it. I still do what I am suppose to do to be successful. No soda, no junk, no slider foods. I have trouble with some foods. Lilith (my band) does not like chicken wings (baked or anything else) She had a bit of a time with some fish and my steaks have to be medium rare. I can eat almost anything else. So...that's it in a nutshell! I am hoping to get active on here again. PRAY that things turn around!!!!!!!! I need to sell some houses!:laugh: Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?:cool: Surgery Date: May 21, 2009 Starting Weight: 280lbs Dr. Michael Metz - St. Luke's Hospital Denver, CO:thumbup: Follow my progress thru photos: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/members/5...lbums3475

This was the BEST thing I could have EVER done for myself. I am a year out. I celebrated my year on May 21st. I've lost 125lbs. I hit my goal weight in January 2010 and I continued to lost a bit more. I am steady at 155lbs and I am at my sweet spot for my fill as well. I live in Westminster and I WILL make sure I go to see Dr. Metz WAY>>>>>> down in Parker because I love my Dr. Dr. Metz was not like the other doctors I met. He took the time to talk to me, he smiled at me, listened to my concerns and even answered a couple of personal questions. I did not want to be "just another patient" so I decided Dr. Metz is for me. He is using my "Before and After" photos in his seminars now. I LOVE IT! So....do your research, make sure you are happy with your doctor, make sure you are ready for this in your head...REALLY READY, because it's hard work. It's not a magic pill but for me....I could NEVER go back. Best money I ever spent. I was self pay.