Hi, my name is Janel, and I say kind-of new but not really because I've had a band since 2003. I had a wonderful surgeon, Dr. Deol in Troy, and the surgery was a huge success and I lost an amount of weight I was happy with and life was good :clap2:

Then in January of 2005 I found out I was pregnant. I was thrilled!!! I had my band emptied and my pregnancy was a breeze!! In september of 2006 I had a beautiful baby girl!! Now Isabelle (my daughter) is 7 months old, and I still haven't had my bad filled because I have gall bladder problems and I need it taken out before I can have a fill. But it gets worse.....I no longer have health insurance so I can't have my gall bladder out!!

I gained more weight than I wanted to with my pregnancy, so now I'm almost back to my starting weight before surgery and I'm starting to get depressed because I don't see a way out of this situation. I know that some day I will have health insurance again and get back on track, but sometimes it's hard to keep my spirits up.

Hi Ginger, I am sorry to hear about your loss of medical insurance. I really hope you can have your gall bladder out. I had my removed after the birth of my 2nd son 5 years ago. I've been banded 10 months. I'm down 2 sizes on bottom and 3 on the top. Good luck and I hope you can get your fill soon. Julie