Banded on June 06, 2007
Jun 09, 2007
June 06, 2007 my rebirth
Today Sunday is the first day I've felt really good and I wanted to share it.
My Surgeon is Dr. Jean-Baptiste - an educated, talented, compassionate Doctor that I trust impeccably. His bariatric nurse Kathy Wolff is one of the finest medical professionals and human beings that I have ever met. These two are an awesome duo and I know that I could not have made a better choice.
At the beginning of my journey I was going to have gastric bypass. However, a couple of things happened. Knowing that the surgery was just the beginning and in order to maintain weightloss, I would have to change my eating behavior, I started the behavior change in mid February. I eliminated all the bad foods that I am addicted to from my diet and started a consistent exercise program. Cookies, cakes, pies, candy, bread and butter, etc. were eliminated.
By May I realized that FINALLY I was in control and had lost 15 lbs. At the same time I met a very special woman at Dr. J-B's support group that had the lapband and shared her experience with me. Also one of my coworkers had the lapband and was very happy.
Obviously I spent a tremendous amount of hours researching both options and used OH website and LapBand Talk 'till my eyes bulged.
Even though it's very early, I feel confident that I've made the right choice and I will achieve the 100 lb weight loss that I need to achieve.
I will post progress soon.
Clarice
