Patti.....I know about gaining weight. I've seen people with every different type of wls and I've seen few people keep it ALL off and lots of them who gained MOST of it back. We all thought we'd be able to eat most anything we wanted....just smaller amounts. I don't think any of us realized...
Hi Pat....I'm trying not to beat myself up over failing at yet another attempt in my life but its difficult. I do have lots of medical "conditions" like arthritis in both knees, HBP, thyroid disease.....who knows what could account for me not being able to have any other surgery. But now, I...
Janet, thank you for posting. I worry about the foreign tubing floating around in my body and then the thought of that band on my stomach and me gaining weight and thinking about that band cutting in to my stomach just really makes me nervous.
I was very sorry to hear about your nephew and...
I have talked to lots and lots of people regarding wls. I was a support group leader during my experience with the band. EVERYBODY has something that happens in their life that pushes the envelope and they choose surgery as a "last resort". Problem is, its not a "fix" or a "magic bullet"...
I was banded in November, 2005. I got a port infection in November, 2006. I had the port removed. Giving my body 6-8 weeks to heal, we went in to a new year and no insurance no longer covered wls. I had to beg to get it covered. Port replaced on the other side of my body in March, 2007. In...
I was banded in November, 2005. I got a port infection in November, 2006. I had the port removed. Giving my body 6-8 weeks to heal, we went in to a new year and no insurance no longer covered wls. I had to beg to get it covered. Port replaced on the other side of my body in March, 2007. In...