I got my lapband 12/05/06 in Lincoln Ne with Dr Raymond Taddeucci. I started out with a presurgery weight of 252lbs. After 10 mos i weighed 148lbs. Fast forward until 2009, moved out of Ne to Ky, then to Fl. i guess i dont handle stress well, so i gained back 40lbs. 188lbs is where i am currently at 6-1/2yrs after getting my band. I just found out i have a small slip and now a complete unfill- hoping it fixes itself. I wish everyone luck on their weight loss journey & i'm glad to be a part of this great online support group.

Welcome Annette! Lots of us in Florida on here! Where are you at? I live in central Florida about 40 miles from Orlando and same from Tampa! I see a dr in Zephyrhills. I was banded in 2009, I had a revision in 2011 and have, also, gained 30 lbs. I have just had a slight unfill becaue my surgeon felt I was eating around the band. I had stayed away from salads because I had a hard time chewing them well enough. He removed .1 ml of fluid and I just had my 1st successful salad in 3 years! I would be glad to be your friend! Karen

Hi there! I'm from FL TOO! I live in Titusville but my surgeon is in St Petersburg. I could have gotten banded in Melbourne but I attended 3 different seminars. The doctor in Melbourne was cold, clinical and matter of fact. He was not interested in building a rapport with his patients. So I travel from Titusville to St Petersburg once a month until I hit the green zone. I still have not hit that spot yet but I love the drive from the East coast to the West coast. I get to see the beautiful west coast beaches. The sand is like sugar on the west coast.

Anyway aside from the traveling time I have a good rapport with Dr Rehnke. I can at least hold a conversation with him and not feel like a number. By the way I was banded on 12/28/12 and had to have a port revision on May 10th. My port flipped so I had to have ambulatory day surgery to have it repositioned. Hopefully after my next fill I'll be in the green zone. Good luck to all my Floridian pals!