bugsy
I was banded in 5/2010 and let me tell you, I was so excited. I had reached my highest weight...346! I was so appalled with myself that I had let things get so out of hand. I lost almost 15 pounds pre-op and then post op got down to about 288 and that took almost a full year. I had such trouble with my band. Constantly taking more fluid out of my band than what I had put in. It was so frustrating! I dealt with constant fluctuation. One day my band would be so tight I could barely get liquids down and the next I could eat almost anything (within reason of course)! This led to bad eating habits because ultimately I was starving myself! The weight crept back on. I was so ashamed of it all, I stayed away from going back to the doctor as often as I should have. I just dealt with it thinking that I hardly had any fluid in there so what in the world were they going to do for me. Boy I was wrong. I finally told myself that I needed to figure this darn band out and get back on track. I met with the NP trying to follow the plan to the T but still wasn't losing. They even removed MORE fluid. I was just so tired of the roller coaster. The Nurse Practioner then asked...have you ever considered a revision to a sleeve. After much contemplation, I went for it! I was sleeved on 10/10/13! I am so excited to see what the future holds. I am ready to do this right!!!