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Stephy5

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Stephy5    33

Stephy5
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Howdy, I have my revision scheduled for July 20th. Have had 2 lapbands. #1 was very successful and I lost over 100 lbs. sadly got an illness(not band related) had a band slip and on came #2. I've had #2 for over 4 years and have gained about 50lbs back. Lots of reflux, vomitting etc. I'm so afraid not to have a band, because regardless of the complications it changed my life for the better.

My daughter had sleeve surgery 1 month ago and is doing well. Losing weight etc. I read lots of people's posts stating that after sleeve they feel better but weightloss is very slow or non existent. That worries me if I'm doing the right thing. I have become dependent on my crappy band ;-)

Another thing is the first year post band was such a learning year I'm worried about starting all over again. I know I'm rambling but so many fears and concerns about the revision and no one I know has ever done it. Well I guess I will have all the answers soon.

Thanks for sharing your stories as some are very helpful

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mbnurse    28

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My transition from band to nothing for 2 years to sleeve has gone great. Eating with the sleeve is way easier. Cravings I still had with the band are gone, no pain like with the band. Good luck, you'll do great. SW 243 CW 206 sleeved 4/18

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iamjohnbamber    150

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@@Stephy5 I'm in the same boat... Was banded back in 2006, then ten years later had it removed and converted to sleeve June 27th of this year. I've heard about the many benefits of the sleeve that outweigh those of the band, and I'm looking forward to the long-term success that comes with it also.

This whole thing is a process... I was surprised at how much I did remember from my early band-days during recovery in the hospital and getting used to drinking post-op. I'm finding that my body is helping me remember what I need to know, and just taking things slow has worked great.

Nobody's timing you, just listen to your body and take things nice and slow.

I had trouble keeping liquids down (most likely due to hiatal hernia repair I had during my conversion surgery) the first day after. The second day I gave myself 15 minutes to drink 10 mL of Water... Slow and sure things began to stay down, and then I was able to drink more consistently and adjust to the sensations.

The human body is an amazing machine, and it remembers a lot more than you might think.

All the best! :)

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Stephy5    33

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Thank you for responding. I'm feeling much better. I know I have to get rid of this band and have to have faith that all will go as planned. I start my 2 week pre op diet tomorrow. I'm ready! Sure I'll be leaning on this group a lot.

Again thank you

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kgarrettsatx    109

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Im in the revision boat too. Got my surgery date today. July 26. They will remove the band and revise to the sleeve at the same time. Im so excited and nervous all at the same time. So happy to finally have a date!!!

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Stephy5    33

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I'm glad they can do yours at the same time. My date is July 20th and I can't wait. Hope it's a good experience. Good luck to you on the revision.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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