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Hi,I am being REBANDED with you Sept. 2008's

Janine

By Janine, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Janine
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Hi September 2008 group,

I am ecstatic because I was banded 18 months ago. My band slipped and

now i am being rebanded. I can probably answer some of your questions and concerns, but I don't want to get to pushy.

My name is Janine I live In Mt. Pleasant Michigan. I am married with 4 kids. I loved my band!!!!!!!! You will too! It is a wonderful journey.

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Hi Sheila,

First let me tell you I was thrilled with my band. I abused it though. First I often kept my self to filled which led to not

just Productive burping but to all out vomiting. I then was moving a 300 lb trundle bed with my son, he lost his grip

and I felt a pull in my chest. The doctor said that my stitches had broke. Also when I did have my emergency surgery to remove

the lapband my (lower stomach had protruded up through the band and blood was being cut off to my lower stomach) the doc

was amazed how my liver was no longer fatty. he said with a lot of that fat gone

it might have made my band loose that it shifted. But I am getting the new band

that is suppose to be much less slip prone. I bet your getting it too! Shelia don't get scared you will do fine mine was such a fluky thing.

My doc had to call his colleagues in Princeton to figure out what to do it was so rare. And look I am having it

put back on, I love that darn band. Best of luck to you, you will do great!

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gg2007BandSTAR
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welcome to the group hun! i think having the band is a big learning curve and we all learn from our mistakes. Im glad that u are able to get re-banded!

I wish you all the best!

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sherich2008
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Thanks so much for sharing your story. I am glad that you are being re-banded and that you are willing to help us newbies. Good luck on your up and coming surgery.

Sheila

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jillrenee15
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Hi Janine. I am just 35 minutes away from you in Midland. I will be banded on Sept 12 in Detroit at Harper Hospital. I have not seen many people near me and it was nice to see someone so close for a change. Good luck and much success!!

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Janine
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Thank you everyone!

Jill are you going to join a support group? We have a pretty good one here in

Mt. Pleasant that meets every 3rd Monday at 6pm. Is there one in Midland?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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