and it was awful (still is.) This was the worst surgery yet, and for some reason I always end up with a high fever and bronchial problems.

The surgery took around 2 hours late Tuesday night, and we got home from Ventura last night. Dr. Billy removed my band in the emergency room, and other than being so physically ill, I'm 100% relieved that Billy took it out. I'm glad it's out of me, I'm thankful Billy was my surgeon, and I'm really worried after all the other stories I heard while staying in the hospital.

The nurses were somewhat "fascinated" with me since several are obese and have been considering weight loss surgery. However, they were telling me of so many complications they see on a regular basis with both surgeries. I did meet one very thrilled and very beautiful gastric bypass patient that was thrilled, but she had it done before laproscopy and has a scar from her ribs to past her belly button. Either way, she looked amazing.

After this last surgery, there's no way I'll ever even consider another weight loss surgery. My biggest regret was going to Mexico. Another regret was not fighting my insurance. But another huge regret was that I didn't have a local, EXPERIENCE, CARING surgeon. The 7 hour trip back home yesterday kicked my fever back in, and it had only been gone a few hours.

So I'm home, I'm alive, I have a GREAT doctor, and I'm looking forward to fighting the fat demons solo. Like Red says in Shawshank Redemption, "Either get busy living, or get busy dying."

I gotta go lay down so I can heal up and get busy living. Please, NO SYMPATHY! I feel physically disgusting, my pain is 10 out of 10, my fever won't break, and I have severe belly cramping and can't catch my breath. I've even gained 12 solid pounds of bloat, so I feel stuffy and gross. I even scared my hubby because he never saw me not talking before. I didn't talk for 2 days other than some grunts. So physically I'm bad, but mentally I'm good. Honestly, I'm gonna be really good.

Thank you all so much for the calls and messages, and I'm sorry I've been too sick to talk. I'll call every one of you as soon as I get my spunk back.

Lisa- I was starting to worry but I knew you'd surface when you were ready/able.

Sorry to hear about the pain. Glad to hear you have good pain meds. To bad they actually have to kill the pain and not just be a little pick me up :-).

thanks for the update...

Megan

I wasn't going to say it, but nothing's really sacred around here anyway. I could really do without the diarrhea. Geeeeezzzz, enough already! Prolly TMI, but I know you're all dying for details, right?

I made a bad move by going on a 3 hour boat ride prior to surgery. Seasick, blah, crying on the boat, big baby. But we had 12 hours to waste, so we went on a whale watching cruise. The whales were nothing compared to the "country" of dolphin. My dad lives in Florida and has taken me dolphin watching many times, but I never saw them flying through the air in thousands, literally. Friggen amazing, even though I was quite green.

You guys didn't think DeLarla wouldn't find a way to sqeeze in at least some adventure, did you?

One of my favorite dishes is Cioppino, which is really hard to find and takes too long to make. Here was Chris finishing off my "last meal." He couldn't even finish it!

He'd kill me if he knew I posted that! Here's a pic of Anacapa Island (view from our boat ride.)

Those are beautiful Pics -- Wow the Dolphins are amazing Hopefully I one day will see them up close but no boat ride cause I would really turn green..

Is Chris eating 7 mares?? My husband and kids love it.. Not me to much of the sea in there. Especially the octupus and squid -- Shrimp and clams are ok..

yOu are amazing...with everything I can still imagin the smile on your face...I am so bummed that I was busy with hubby when the reunion was at your house because you would have been a great person to meet...hopefully next time...

Be well....

Hi Lisa,

I am sorry about your band. BUt I am happy that you are healthy and that the surgery is behind you. I will be thinking about you this weekend and wish you a speedy recovery. The pics are great.

Hugs,

Babs in TX

Glad you're back. Was there still infection in there that they could see? It's so hard to clear infection once it's in the body like that, and with all your port problems I'm not surprised at all that you ended up eroded. I'm sorry you had to go thru that. We'll all always be here to support you and your weight loss band or no band!

Rest and get better.

Hugs and wishes for a very speedy recovery. You've been through so much.

Jack, you crack me up! Chris shoved the bib back at the waitress though. He likes to marinate in his meal.

I asked for the Band, but Dr. Billy had no choice but to give it to Inamed. I don't know if there was any infection left - sure feels like there's infection even now. I feel really gross, but that's typical of me since my first band surgery.

Those pics really did turn out amazing. Chris warned me to stay off boats, but that's like telling my dog to stay away from the garbage. Fact is I had an entire day to burn with nothing but anxiety in my belly, so my goal was to stay occupied.

I’m so glad you went strait home, bummer about having to wait an hour for your meds. Thanks for calling me and taking my phone calls.

Folks when I called Lisa 18 hours after she had surgery, she sounded awful. All I could think about was Lisa should be up and walking….

Sweetheart I’m so glad everything is over and your home and I’m glad Chris went with you. He might be a knuddlehead sometimes and not always have the right thing to say but he Loves you.

Wow 2 hours without a word, that must be a record!

Great pics

I'm so glad that you are home and recovering. Know that I wish you all my best and hope you get to feeling better very soon.

Lots and lots of love to you

glad to see you back and i wish you a speedy recovery

the pics are great

Vera, it was two whole days without a word out of me other than a couple grunts. Chris should have enjoyed it while it lasted because I'm already getting "lippy" with him so I must be getting better Yep, he was there for me the entire time, but I kept sending the poor guy away. He fretted and stewed and chewed his nails off but I just needed to be quarantined and left alone. He went shopping and brought me back 3 new gold charms for my bracelet. Now you see why I keep the - what did you call him? Knucklehead!

I'll be great pretty soon and maybe even better than before. It's so nice coming home to my very own Tin Man, Scare Crow and Auntie Em :mad: