I am back on Obesity Help!

Apr 25, 2010

Hello, all!  It has been about 4 years since I have updated my page.  I  had the lapband in 2006 and I didn't find a fill doctor until 2007 when I moved back to the USA from Japan.  I kept the Lapband and I lost about 20 pounds.  I then gained some back.  During this time, I found a GREAT general practitioner who monitored my health closely.  I gained 30 pounds in 1 year!  Dr. Yedla was very concerned.  She ran several tests to see what was going on. I was diagnosed with diabetes at the end of 2007.  In 2009, I decided that I needed to do something else.  I was not losing weight with the band.  Two of my co-workers had already had the RNY.  I didn't want to do that because honestly, I was still afraid of the surgery.  I watched them- one had it in 2007 and the other had it in 2008.  Both are doing well.  I FINALLY decided that enough was enough.  After much soul searching, I converted to the RNY.  I had surgery on March 2,2010.  My diabetes is gone and I am very happy about that!  I have lost about 30 pounds as of today, which is April 25,2010.

So here I am on ANOTHER weight loss surgery; this is my third one!  I had the gastric balloon, the Lapband, and now the RNY.  Even though it is the "gold standard" of weight loss surgeries, I still had that fear that this one wouldn't work, either.  I am now seeing that it is working and I am glad for that.

I do believe that the band is good for many people.  There was another girl that had the surgery 2 weeks before I did and she lost over 75 pounds!   The Lapband is a great tool.

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