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Starting over with the Sleeve

NYC_PAULA

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NYC_PAULA    194

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I had lap band surgery in 2010 and it worked amazing until 2016 when my band slipped. My band was removed and I was told I would probably gain all the weight back and have to do another weight loss surgery.

I've been so depressed the past two years as I watched the scale go up and felt powerless. In August I decided to look into the Gastric Sleeve. I had my surgery on 2.7.19 and in many ways, it feels like starting over again. I am motivated to be successful and to have this be lasting weight loss this time.

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Congratulations on your surgery and new journey !!

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NYC_PAULA    194

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On 2/12/2019 at 7:21 PM, DanaC84 said:

Congratulations on your surgery and new journey !!

Thank you so much. I'm about 10 days in and so far so good. Good luck on your journey too!

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NYC_PAULA    194

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22 hours ago, dndshepherd said:

Good news! You'll be back on track and happy in no time. Congratulations

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Thank you. It's tough to feel like I'm starting over again but it was the best decision.

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Best of luck in your new journey! I have faith you will do wonderfully. xoxo

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On ‎2‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 6:07 PM, NYC_PAULA said:

I had lap band surgery in 2010 and it worked amazing until 2016 when my band slipped. My band was removed and I was told I would probably gain all the weight back and have to do another weight loss surgery.

I've been so depressed the past two years as I watched the scale go up and felt powerless. In August I decided to look into the Gastric Sleeve. I had my surgery on 2.7.19 and in many ways, it feels like starting over again. I am motivated to be successful and to have this be lasting weight loss this time.

Hello,

I am in your same boat x2 I originally had band place in 2005. Then revised in 2014, however it failed me again. Converted to sleeve on 02/18/2019. Hope it goes well for both of us post lap banders.

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Hi Hi ! Hey, I'm in the same boat. Seems to be a band epidemic. . I got the band in 2014, all went well until 2017 and I had to have my gallbladder removed. I couldn't a d still can't handle a "fill* or "adjustment". I have gained 40lbs back . I'm on the road to having a conversion to the sleeve, hopefully I'll have it sometime in May. How's your weight loss coming with the sleeve?

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On 2/27/2019 at 5:44 PM, Rene' S said:

Hello,

I am in your same boat x2 I originally had band place in 2005. Then revised in 2014, however it failed me again. Converted to sleeve on 02/18/2019. Hope it goes well for both of us post lap banders.

Best of luck. It sucks having to go through this again. I'm finding there are a lot of former lap banders here so it's nice having others to go through this new journey with.

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On 2/27/2019 at 10:43 PM, mzchyll924 said:

Hi Hi ! Hey, I'm in the same boat. Seems to be a band epidemic. . I got the band in 2014, all went well until 2017 and I had to have my gallbladder removed. I couldn't a d still can't handle a "fill* or "adjustment". I have gained 40lbs back . I'm on the road to having a conversion to the sleeve, hopefully I'll have it sometime in May. How's your weight loss coming with the sleeve?

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I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm doing okay. I'm three weeks post surgery and have lost about 18 pounds so far. It feels slower this time but it actually isn't. I noticed last time I'd have weight loss almost every day that first month. This time it will look like I've stalled for a few days but then I'll get on the scale and it will be down a couple of pounds. I'm trying to weigh myself once a week instead of daily to help with my mindset. I'm also seeing a therapist while I'm going through this again which is really helpful along with the group meetings at my surgeon's practice.

Best of luck with your surgery and new journey.

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