I am definitely not! I saw the surgeon and an allergist, and they said its 99% impossible for me to be allergic to the band, so it will not be removed! Phew! I hit 40lbs yesterday since 1/14/12, so I was so nervous!

However, my breathing issues haven't been resolved. I went back to Pulmonary yesterday, and I am still wheezing pretty bad after being on inhalers, nebulizers and steriods. They said my lungs may have been injured during the surgery when the anesthesia tubes were inserted. I was given another round of steriods and I go back next Friday. If I am still wheezing, I will have to have a camera inserted into my lungs and see if there is any damage or blockages or masses. This kinda freaks out seeing I will be awake! They said if they find anything, I will have to be put under so hopefully my body just needs an extra week of steriods!

Anyway...thought I would share since so many of you were concerned and so supportive when I initally posted. Thank you again!

That's great news! I hope things only get better for you. You are well on your way! I hope you can soon look back on this as just a little bump in your road to skinnyville!

Best wishes to you and all new banders!

so glad your not allergic, praying the lungs issues resolve soon

jennifer

Great news on the band part! Hopefully you can get your lungs back to normal soon so you can really enjoy your weightloss!! good luck and keep us updated

Wow Amanda, you poor thing! I just wanted to share something with banders. I have noticed when it comes to lungs, If I eat something that does not quite go down right. I will evenually cough off alittle flim. That would always scare me because I have horrible lungs. Amanda honestly it sounds like you are on the road to recovery and going forward into a rewarding journey!! Good Luck in the future ours prayers are with you moving forward

Good luck figuring out what's going on. That's scary stuff. Glad you're not allergic though, that would be devastating.