Well...after a very long and successful life with my lap band I have to have it removed. I am completely devastated, scared and depressed. Many of you all on this site know my story (it's quite a long one)...in case you don't, here it is in a nut shell:

2007: 275 pounds...had lap band placed

2008: learned that my husband was cheating for years, completely devastated

2009: after attempting to save marriage, asked husband to leave

2009: 141 pounds...had lower body lift and breast lift with augmentation...never felt or looked better in my entire life...

2010: Divorce was final (May)

2010: Diagnosed with breast cancer (December)..had lumpectomy followed by 6 1/2 weeks of radiation therapy

2011: Learned that I was pregnant by my (now) fiance'

2012: Underwent numerous doctors appointments and biopsies because they thought the cancer returned...luckily it did not.

2012: May 15, 2012, my post cancer miracle baby boy was born and despite the horrible statistics that they gave me...he is PERFECT :-)

Today: I went in to have a fill after having it drained during my pregnancy. About three weeks ago I had an upper GI to see the placement of the band. I was so excited to go get a fill only to be let down and told that I have a small hiatal hernia and I have to have the band removed...FOREVER. I am completely and utterly devastated. I gained a lot of weight with my pregnancy and I am so fearful of being fat and unhealthy again. I am sitting in my office at work crying over this...I feel like a part of me has died

We are all praying for your journey! Let us know the outcome!

Had my appointment this morning...no surgery and even left with a small fill...I'm very very happy

That's great news!

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I just want to encourage you to continue the lifestyle changes that you made. You have done an awesome job inspite all of the challenges. Hang in there.

Thank you...my weightloss is non existent...I'm not doing well at all. I completed my 4th Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk a couple of weeks ago and it was extremely difficult this year with all of this weight on me. I never thought that I would see this weight again...I'm really, really depressed, which doesn't make losing weight easy. I look at my profile picture and just want to cry...I will NEVER look like that again, nor will I feel that great again. Sometimes I just want to say the hell with it...not having a good day, at all :-(