kahlia_shanae
I'm BAAAAAACK!!! 7/15/09
Jul 15, 2009
Hello O.H. peeps!!! After over one year of being on hiatus, I AM BACK. Yay! Time to update yall on my absence. Well, as the last post from Jan '08 stated, I was trying to get back on track with the weight loss after experiencing a dialated band (filled to tight, stomach started to stretch). I was slowly gaining weight back. Well, 3 months later I find out I'm expecting a baby. *I'm all smiles now, but I wasn't at that moment; that's another story though lol* Anywho, being pregnant I had to get all of the fluid taken out of my band, giving me the freedom to eat like I did pre-operation. Long story short, by the time I was due at the end of November, I had gained at least 50 pounds. I knew that there would be weight gain, but I had gained absolutely too much weight back, and my OBGYN did not let me forget it too. I guess the moral of the story is, no matter how filled or unfilled I am, I need to learn to eat correctly. So, 11/29/08 I had a beautiful and healthy baby girl. Now, I'm no longer pregnant and looking like I did a year after I had the Lap Band surgery, and most certainly feeling like the former fat girl I was before.I got refilled gradually in Jan '09 weighing in around 250. I've been going to monthly appointments to keep getting filled back to where I was before I got pregnant. Right now, I weigh 226. It's a good start, but I guess I'm impatient because of the slow process and I'm so ready to be back into my size 12/14 and not at a size 16/18, plus I want to look good for my upcoming cruise in Dec. Overall, I just don't want this weight loss surgery I had nearly 4 years ago to be a big waste of time.
Oh, I had another fill about 3 weeks ago, and the amount that was put in the band was the amount I had before I got pregnant. Well, guess what...it was too tight! the same thing happened to me again with the dialation and the stomach stretching...GRRRRRR!!!!! I had HALF of the fluid removed yesterday (on fluids 5 days and soft foods 5 days..grrr...) Remember from previous posts of me expressing how it threw my weight loss off track and I was gaining. That's my worry now. I'm still a good 30+ lbs. from where I use to be and this little problem is not helping. Hopefully, it won't be like last time. I just want to be back to the way I was. This whole pregnancy/weight gain really hurt my confidence. I just don't feel as outgoing anymore; I feel like the fat girl I was back in '05 before the surgery.
I just hope it all works out
~K'la
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About Me
Duncanville, TX
Location
35.7
BMI
Surgery
12/19/2005
Surgery Date
Nov 28, 2005
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