Hey

Other than wishing they had the band fitted sooner- has anyone got any regrets on having the band done or has anyone had complications & had to have your band removed??

Cheers

Kel

I don't know if I would have had my band put in sooner. I really don't think I was ready before. I actually thought (for a while there) I was happy fat. I loved eating - that's all I do. Everything centered around food. I had to be mentally ready to give up that food centered life.

I wouldn't have my band removed now unless I had complications. I did have to have port revision. At my first fill, six weeks after surgery, I discovered my port had flipped. That delayed me getting a fill until revisoin surgery. I had surgery on April 10th, Revision on June 13th and my first fill on July 2nd. I wasn't happy about the revision, but we have to play the cards we are delt sometimes.

Not a single regret. I couldn't live without mine now.

Hey Brandy.

I regretted a little until I got my head straight. The night I got home from surgery I turned on the tv and there was a show on about a chef doing a food tour of South Carolina. My mom was born in South Craolina and I've visted many times. Watching this show made me miss my mom and made me realize I would not be able to eat the food shown on the tour.

I turned off the TV, wrote a little in a journal about this band and how I fought for the insurance to pay for it. This got my head cleared and I've been fine ever since (a whole 11 days since surgery.)

I lost 20lbs. in 4 days and about 25 total since 7/18. I used Depaul Hospital in St. Louis and Dr.Scott did the surgery. 270 lbs. now - another 100 to go.

John

well done so far john - keep it up. Im being banded on the 31st aug & im just counting down the days

Kelly,

Good luck on your surgery. The one thing I can tell you from my experience is that the amount and research and preparation I did for this could not possibly have prepared me for the actual surgery.

The surgery went well and I recovered more quickly that I thought I would. I had the surgery on Friday and went to work the following Tuesday. I've had a couple of issues I'm dealing with but I think I will be OK. The thing I did not expect was the psychological impact of actaully having the band. Dinners, BBQs, etc. are no longer important to me. food, once a major focus of my day, is now almost an afterthought. I'll feel hungry once in a while and remember I need to eat something. This is the thing I wasn't prepared for. I didn't realize how unimportant food would become to me. I kinda like this new feeling.

John

Oh i cannot wait to have that feeling- having more important things that what i am going to eat for breakfast/dinner or tea and more to the point how much better i look in the clothes i've got!!

This time next month i'll be done!!!!!