jakrnsewing

Hello it has been a long time since I have posted on this forum. I had my lap band surgery January 2011 and have yet to hit my goal weight. At one point I was down 52 pounds and then ran into some health problems. It started in August of 2012 my band out of no where tighten so bad I could not swallow my own saliva...very scary. Went and had 3cc pulled out of my band and wow I could eat again. I won't say I was totally out of control but being able to eat a normal meal did feel good. Then in October 2012I started having issues with my stomach. Pain so severe landed me in the ER to find out my gallbladder had to come out. I had large amount of stones and sluge. Scheduled my surgery for the following month only to have it cancelled because the place where I got my lap band told my surgeon my band needed to be fully emptied before surgery. One thing I would like to note is the surgeon tried for 2 weeks to speak with the lap band surgeon who never returned one call. Talk about being upset. Then I go to make the appointment to have my band emptied and can't get an appointment for 3 weeks. Long story I had my gallbladder removed by the end of November 2012. Waited a few weeks and went back to start getting my band filled again as I could feel the weight adding up on my frame. I gained 10 lbs which was not too bad in my opinion. Started walking over 3 miles a day and even started running. My weight was going back down nicely and then another set back. I started having a lot of knee pain which was worse in my left knee. Went to the doctor had an X-Ray which showed no obvioius injury. While doing some sprints on my treadmill one evening I felt a horrible pain in my knee, I was unable to walk. I went to an urgent aid had another X-ray and brace applied. Although it felt better I was never able to return to my previous workouts and started an overall decline in my success again. Many months of pain I finally got an MRI which showed a torn meniscus. Guess what another surgery. In February 2013 I had my injured left knee repaired, only to find out I also have severe arthritis in my knee (I am 48) and had ongoing pain, swelling and inability to even walk long distances. 2 months after surgery had Fluid drained off my knee and now on antiinflammatory drugs to deal with the daily pain. My weight now is up 15 pounds. I find myself turning to food to deal with current situation. My band has some restriction but I am able to eat much more than I should be so I have scheduled to have a fill on 9-20-13. This will be the start of my new weight loss journey. I need to loose at this point 70 pounds to hit goal. I am still 35 pounds down from my original weight. I am determined to not let anything Detour me again. Reading the post on this forum does give me the encouragement that I too will win this battle over my weight and build a better relationship with my band!.