Well, it's been 5 years (almost).  I initially lost 140lbs with my band but the past couple of years it has given me fits and just recently discovered a slight slip. In the past 2 years I have also gained back about 50lbs.   I saw my surgeon today and I have decided to move forward with a revision to a sleeve if my insurance approves.  It's scary but I am excited to have this chance to regroup and get back on the road. :-)

Wow.  I cannot believe it has been almost  a year since my surgery.  I never dreamed I would have this much success.  I am down (as of this morning) 114.2lbs.  It is almost surreal at times.  I wish I could describe the feelings I've felt this past year.  In many ways it feels like an eternity ago and other times like just a moment.  It is exciting, it is scary.  Sometimes I feel like "man I look good" and other times I feel like I haven't changed a bit.  To answer the quesiton I get asked a lto...Would I do it again.....YES definitly!

Hi,

I had an appointment today with a Bariatrician.  It was kinda interesting.  I don't know how long it is going to take me to get approved for surgery or how much of a medical managed weight program I am going to have to  participate in.....so I figured this couldn't hurt.  Anyways, I have been told by my regular physcian that all my labs are "normal" and I have always questioned that......Dr. Kline is going to retest.  He also change me to a new anti-depressant.  I had been taking Prozac but he said that it did not really treat stress (and I'm a huge stress eater).  So I am now trying Cymbalta.  I start it tomorrow night.  We'll see.  I go for my lab work on Tuesday.  Well I'm off of here to do some work.

Later y'all!!