Brand new to this site as I actually had my band done this last Tuesday, 12/11/07. I was diagnosed with type II diabetes in 1992 and with the different medications prescribed over the years, including insulin, watched my weight steadily increase. In October of 2005 I reached an all time high of 310 pounds. I was desperate! About that time I heard of a new medication just released by the DEA for the treatment of diabetes called Byetta. I spoke to my physician and he prescribed it for me. One of the side effects that Byetta can have is weight loss due to decreasing the appetite. Over the next year I watched my weight fall to 244 lbs. I was ecstatic (I have since found out that my 66 lb weight loss was VERY unusual). In October of 2006 my weight loss stopped and I began to gain again. In March of this year I went to a seminar put on by my surgeon outlining lap band surgery. Since then I have been working hard to loose most of the weight I gained back in order to qualify for the surgery. My weight prior to the surgery was 253. I am now down to 247.

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Hey Kate. I'm in almost the same boat as you. I had my surgery on 12/11 also (self pay). I weighed 255 before preop diet and was down to 252 by the time I had surgery and am at 250 today. We're on our way now!

Yes we are on our way. My doctor was Bryan Anderson, Boise Idaho. How do I get that cute graft that you have in your reply? I'm really not very blog savy?

You go to tickerfactory.com and design one. Then you copy the code in your signature under User CP at the top left of this page. It is free to get a ticker.