nancee.n
Hi Guess it's time for me to tell my story so here goes. I have been over weight from late Jr high till my band placement but I also have been very active. camping hiking back packing around the world and traveling any where any place I can get to. then in dec of 06 while bowling I injured my knee and exreise and getting around became work and even thought I was already over weight I really got fat. and now getting around and doing my favorite things was work and I was very unhappy with the way things were going so around my 50th birthday I started to think about where I wanted my life to go cause in the last year I had gained 30 pounds and if it didn't stop where would I be at 55 or 60 ???? I thouht long and hard then researched weight loss surgery. I had tried diets and gyms and Dr supervised weight loss and never kept off the weight and like so many just added on more weight.. I checked into my insurance and what it offered . I knew RNY was not for me not now not ever I didn't want any thing that major as far as surgery and I wanted to know if I ever had any health problems I could have things undone.so i looked long and hard at the lap band and new this is what I needed.so in July of 07 I start the program at unity hosp. as it was what my insurance covered. ( I would like to add this was a great choice for them and me I love the program there you get such good support and help and they have all the infomation you need and help you at ever step they are the best really ) I did all the hoops for insurance which weren't bad just took time and I have been fat all my life so a few months here or there would be fine . plus it gave me time to get my head around what I was about to do. I started in july weighting in at a top weight of 315 pounds and with diet and some exersise I was down to 263 on feb. 5 th the day of my surgery. My surgery went great no pain felt good was up and about with no problems . My Dr. was worried that I would have pain and it just hadn't hit me yet so before I went home he had me take a dose of pain meds. Nice Man but very wrong 1st I got stoned from the pain meds and 2nd I never did get any pain ( I must say stone is quite fun
) lol.....Any way post-op all went well. I didn't mind clear liquids or full liquids at all I rather enjoyed them. got to puree's and then softs and still all was fine . The luck of the Irish is and has been with me cause I was losing weight and had no hunger. went in for my first fill and was very confused at first when I was told no fill for now. will as it turns out I lost my hunger and got restriction from the band placement. Its in just the right spot. It doesn't happen often but it does happen so I still am losing weight and have not had a fill. as of to day( 11/9/08) I'm down 112 pounds total and two pounds from onederland.wow right well nothing in life is ever totally perfect so I still had a problem along the way. with restriction from the start and no fill if I get stuck I can't have a fill taken out cause I never had one in. So of course I got stuck. If I was told I missed it but during your periods if you retain fluild its every where . so my stomach was swollen at that wonderful time and I new I was getting full and felt like food wasn't going down but didn't know why I had put my self on full liquids and then with out thinking took my medications and look out stuck and really bad stuck pain and pain and did I mention bad pain I called the Dr. and if I couldn't get unstuck he would mostly have to manually remove the pill and if the swelling didn't go down or the band got damaged in any way it would have to come out. I was so distressed and depressed and upset OMG . but after about 5-6 hours lots of sip of hot water the pill got through I was swollen and on clear and full for two weeks then just as I was about to srart back on real food oh that lovely little friend was back and I was retining fluid so back to clears and fulls for another week.. I did live through it and now know how to deal with that time of the month. so like I said nothing is perfect. but with that said I still love my band and I would not only do it again in a heart beat my only regret is I didn't do it years ago. My knee is better I'm back to camping hiking and traveling about.. I've met the best people a long the way supportive fun and just plain good folk. I fill so blessed My journey has been wonderful My Dr. is just the best and things are going great..I know i'm only on the first leg of my journey and I'm looking forward to a new healther and thinner life. so this is my story for now . thanks for taking the time to read about me 
have a good and blessed day Nancee
