I’ve been gone a while from the forum. life has just been busy and I guess time just gets away from me. It’s like I turned around and I’m old ? not really old but you know what I mean.

looking at my profile it’s hard to believe I’ve been banded since 2014. I can only imagine where I would be if I never had the surgery. Or if I had done it sooner….

today I’m probably the healthiest I’ve ever been. I’ve got to be the mother and grandmother MY parents and grandparents never were and it’s because I changed. My career my marriage and my family has all flourished!

is it all because of the surgery? Maybe not. But I definitely attribute a lot to it!
the way I feel, the activities I can do…my overall mental health….i still deal with body image issues….still that chubby woman in the mirror, stuck episodes and bad days. We all probably do. But the good definitely outweigh the bad!

I recently went to the dr for a horrible sting and when she took my blood pressure it was 55bpm I said “isn’t that too low?”

she said “honey, you are almost 44, sitting cross legged on my table and just told me about your 20 mile mountain bike ride. Just looking at you I would say other than this sting you appear pretty healthy. It’s just fine.”

coming from a family tree with tons of health issues, cancer and obesity I felt a huge win!

so here’s to hoping the band holds up another 10 years? (I see a lot of horror stories) she has been a lifesaver and a huge help. Without her I don’t think I would be where I’m at!

cheers to you all! Wishing you all the best of luck on your journey!

i HAD LAPBAND IN 2012. AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE SINCE. I TRIED AND THE DR WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK ME. MY ORIGINAL DR RETIRED. I ONLY HAD 3MM ON SALINE EVER IN A 10MM BAND. HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW DR, BUT NONE IN MY AREA WILL HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF CITY.