So I figured I would just jump right in with everyone and tell my story . (I’ll try to put it all in a nutshell!)

I have struggled with my weight most of my life. I hit my highest weight after having my daughter in 2007. I weighed in at 318 pounds. In 2008 I was able to get down to about 250 pounds and could not get any more weight off and opted for the LapBand surgery.

I got down to 220 pounds in April of 2010 and wasn’t able to get any more off when I got pregnant with my son. I had my son in December of 2010 and was up to nearly 280. I am currently at 260 now and after talking to my doctor, I have decided to go with a revision and have my LapBand removed and have RNY surgery.

I am also dealing with some gall stones as well so I will be having my gall bladder removed. After talking it over with my doctor, he is going to try and do it all in one surgery. So I will be having my LapBand removed, have my gall bladder taken out and if all goes well with those, he will perform the RNY right then. I am set to have surgery at the end of June. An exact date is not set in stone but I wanted to wait until my daughter is out of school so I had no worries about finding her a way to and from school. So sometime around June 21^st-25^th I will be having my surgery.

After talking it over with my hubby and my doctor, we feel this is the best route to take and after talking to my doc I am really surprised how much of the wrong information I was told about RNY, so I am happy to have a great doc who sat with me through all of my questions. So I am excited and scared about having the revision. Excited, because of obvious reasons that we all share, and scared for probably some of the same reasons. I am considered a failed lap band patient and that is something that is hard to take. The doctor did a good job of explaining to me that it wasn’t entirely my fault on why the lap band did not work out for me, that it just isn’t the right fit for some people. So, yeah, that is where I am at now. Very excited about the RNY in June and very scared at the same time.

Would love to talk to others who have had the revision from band to RNY to see how recovery was. I am an American living in Kuwait right now and unfortunately there aren’t really any support groups out here so I am hoping to find a nice home here and find the support that I need .

HI I too have a failed lapband. Considering having it removed then have a gastric bypass.

So.. tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 7am I go in for my band to RNY revision. I'm excited/scared/nervous/overall overwhelmed by it. I don't know why. I guess I am worried that I'll have difficulties like I did with the band. I'm trying to think of all the positives though. My hubby is a huge supporter and is 100% on board with helping me... and he is losing weight himself so there wont be any good food/bad food struggles in the house or anything. I guess I'm just afraid of the future. How can someone be happy and afraid at the same time? lol

So.. tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 7am I go in for my band to RNY revision. I'm excited/scared/nervous/overall overwhelmed by it. I don't know why. I guess I am worried that I'll have difficulties like I did with the band. I'm trying to think of all the positives though. My hubby is a huge supporter and is 100% on board with helping me... and he is losing weight himself so there wont be any good food/bad food struggles in the house or anything. I guess I'm just afraid of the future. How can someone be happy and afraid at the same time? lol

I think its normal. Good luck and praying for a fast recovery for you.

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Good luck tomorrow Artistapril