I am a 54 yr old Grandmother of 2 active girls. I have problems keeping up with them with my 5'2" body weighing in at 231 lbs. Once I heard about the lapband, I knew that this may be my solution I was looking for. I found out that several ppl that I work with had already gone thru the procedure and some had gastric bypass. After talking to them and seeing great results, I decided to do the lapband. My surgery was Feb 16, 2007. I have been in several times for fills until the right one was for me. I still think that I need more. I don't have a lot of restriction. As of todays date, Sep 13, 2007, I have lost 16 pounds. I was down 22 lbs. I keep fluctuating up and down. My surgery was done by Dr. Wade Barker in Dallas Tx, who I recommend highly. He is not only a very good and respected lapband doctor, he is also very personable and good looking....lol. :car: The doctor that I have gone to for my fills is Dr Fred Maese. Although I am changing over to Dr Richard Carter because he is 10 minutes from me vs 1 hour for Dr Maese. I am in need of a support group. I know I have to be doing something wrong. My body is not losing and I seem to be slowly putting the lbs back on. I am trying to not get too depressed over this. I have to go see Dr Carter and get my fill adjusted. Any suggestions would be helpful. Looking forward to being in the forum.

Monet (like the painter)

Welcome Monet.

I can't help you with the fill problems (not banded yet).

You have come to the right place for support though. Everyone here is very suportive and always willing to help. Try posting over on the lapband support board, maybe someone will see you. I wish you the best of luck finding proper restriction.

After 4 fills I'm am at my sweet spot! ( I have the small band )

Keep up with your fills, follow the rules and you will see those pounds drop!

Thanks for your word of encouragement. Your pictures are beautiful. It's amazing, we know that the person that we want to be is in there somewhere. Where are you from? I live in Arlington, Tx