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Hi tscott! What kind of original surgery did you have and what kind of revision? How has it worked out?
All Best,
Layla
3/30/2005 Lap Band installed 12/20/2010 Lap Band REMOVED
6/6/2011 Vertical SLEEVE Gastrectomy
11 Years here, and glad I did it and would do it again. Other than problems with hair loss, I have never had any big issues.
Hey, Jordan
I had my RNY in April 2005. I've kept at around 145-150 down from 330. I've had some health issues, specifically anemia and gastric issues (gastroparesis, diverticulosis), so my food is very limited. I don't care very much. If a food hurts, I avoid it. I drink a lot of protein shakes to avoid trouble. But I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. I'm 61 and I don't know what the future will bring, but I've lived the last 10 years thin and I freaking love it. And there is not a day I'm not conscious of it. Anybody else that doesn't think it in a day? I can't imagine.
Hope YOU are doing well!
Emm
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement). 
I didn't understand at first what your post had to do with "7 things not to say to a weight loss patient" until I finally realized you had posted a list first -- for those of us who didn't have our morning coffee yet, and there may have been one other than me, next time maybe say: LOOK AT THIS GREAT LINK!" Thank you for posting -- yeah, in 10 years I've heard them all ad nauseum! But I'M STILL HERE!
Peace and health
Emm
Marla a/k/a Feistyemm
Surgery Date: 4/21/2005; HW: 333/ SW: 271/ CW:133/ GOAL: 150 or UNDER
Highest BMI: 54.7; BMI Now: 22.6 -- Jeans before surgery: 32. Now: 6
PS: 2006/7 LBL, Bracheoplasty & Upper Thigh Lift. 8/2012: UBackLift & Breast Implants
(redone 3 times). 7/17/18: vertical thigh lift (needs to be redone - left too much skin) &
replacement of 1 breast implant due to rupture (still needs to be fixed due to placement).
Anyone in this community 15 or more years post op? What has been your experience? 
14 pounds lost before surgery. My first ticker is when I hit onderland: this was my goal when I started on this journey. I want to focus on that right now...once I get there I can reevaluate.
My second ticker is my dream goal. Even if I only visit there for a short time, it would be nice to see that number just once. I am pretty sure I'll need plastics to hit this goal.
I had my surgery March 2008. I did really good, maintaining at my goal. In November of 2012 I started losing weight, feelin like I always wanted to sleep, bruising easily, well after much testing on 1/11/13 I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. What a shock!!! My appetite has changed & my tastes have changed too. I take a chemo pill every day, for the rest of my life. It sucks because I've put on 30lbs since my diagnosis. This makes me more depressed. I know it's because of the fatigue I don't do much, and I don't eat well either, I just eat what I can, grits, grilled cheese, for example. Anyway, that's my story, I hope to lose this extra weight. I haven't posted in so long because I've been dealing with leukemia.
