Hi! I am new to the board and wanted to introduce myself. I had a lapband put in 11/06 and lost about 60 lbs. not nearly what I was hoping. I had trouble with the lapband and fills so I had to keep my band unfilled and in 5/10 had to have surgery to remove it. At that time I did not want to do a revision. I had not eaten for about a month b/c the band was so tight and I threw everything up, didn't sleep b/c of reflux, etc. I felt like such a failure and thought I would never lose.

Fast forward to now. I have continued to gain weight and I cannot enjoy family activities b/c of my weight and decided I needed to do something ASAP. RNY scares me and so I began researching the sleeve.

I will be sleeved April 27 in Mexicali with Dr. Aceves. He also did my lapband and my lapband removal.

I am scared and excited. I am nervous. I have failed so many times. I want to lose and keep the weight off. I want to be able to go on vacation with my family and not hold them back and go on rides with my kids. Heck, I want to be able to walk out onto my daughters soccer field and watch a practice or game w/o being completely out of breath from walking.

I have alot of weight to lose. It will be a long journey but I am glad to find sites like this to talk to other people who understand.

Welcome Nicki;

While I never had a lapband, several participants on this site have been revised. Make sure to check out the link on this website, scroll down about a quarter of the way and look for topic listed in purple BAND TO SLEEVE REVISION. Think you will find a lot of similar stories and support from those who have already been down the road you are soon to travel. Best wishes!

Hi Nicki...I'm getting sleeved the day before you!

I haven't been through the same experiences as you, as far as the band, but I'm familiar with the frustrations of gaining and losing. I'm sure it's only magnified after going through a procedure to resolve it and then having other troubles. But you're on the right track now and soon enough you'll be doing all those things you're thinking of and more!

I just joined the site too and have found a lot of great information so far...best of luck with everything!

Welcome

Congratuatlions and good luck!

Welcome to the group! The sleeve has helped me make a major change to my life. I know eat to live and not live to eat. You will see the progress you wanted to see with the band. There is a lot of information on the site. Just put in the search area when you are in the forums tab and type what you want and I am pretty sure you will find it. If not then post and someone will have a reply.

Welcome! I am being sleeved on the 27th too. You will love this site, the people have been 100% supportive and informative. Good luck and I wish you success!