angelshyneek
Hi, my name is April, I am 37 years old, married, with no children, but we are still trying for the babies . My motivation for me to have the LapBand was to become healthy, and to improve my quality of life. I have been overweight all of my life, but when you start noticing people staring, and watching what you eat more than you are, and not to mention obesity related illnesses. It all got to be too much for me to deal with. I stayed depressed all the time, I was just tired of being overweight and everything I tried; failed me.
My Pulmonary doctor suggested that I try surgery. He suggested the Gastric Bypass. I was too afraid of that, due to all of the negative things that I had heard. So I started to do a little research of my own, and decided on the Lap Band. It took me 2 months to get Blue Cross Blue Shield to approve me. My surgery date was set for October 23, 2007. I was off from work for 3 weeks. Within those 3 weeks, I lost my first 8 lbs.
As of my last fill on 2/24/07, which was my 3rd fill, I had lost a total of 30 lbs. I would like a little more restriction, but I will take it slow. The only exercise that I have been able to do is 10-15 minutes on my cardio machine.
I will up date again after my next fill in about 3 weeks.
