Effi B.

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It’s been a year and a half since the Lap Band. I’ve lost about 100 pounds to date. I now weigh 145 pounds.

I look and feel good. I am having a tummy tuck tomorrow. It all happened really fast, I asked my doctor last month about the possibility and before I knew it I saw a plastic surgeon who on the spot scheduled a date which was just a month away. The insurance authorized the procedure and that’s it!

Actually the insurance only authorized the removing of the “flap” but not the cosmetic reconstruction of the stomach and of the belly button. So I decided to pay for that myself instead of having a half a job and looking deformed. 
I will post photos hopefully in a few weeks when I feel better.

I am 6 months out and lost 65 pounds.  

I had a really bad experience with an overfill – it was actually horrible.  My doctor thought that I am probably in a good place but since I one day had 16 pieces of sashimi I thought I could use another fill. After the fill I was 2.8cc in a 4cc band.

I only had a protein shake after the fill that barley went down but came night time the nightmare began.

I couldn’t sleep because I kept chocking on my own saliva. I would BP on my own juices. I had to sleep sitting up and that was impossible. It was Friday and I went thought this until Monday morning.

Needles to say no food stayed down. Monday morning I called my doctor’s office but she was performing surgeries.  I was told to try to make it in less than an hour to the Hospital (before her first surgery starts). Of course I was late but I was brought out side of the surgery rooms and my doctor came out and unfilled me. She took out 0.2 cc.

Well…I am fine now.  I went back for a follow-up last week and didn’t get a fill although I feel am eating too much.  I just don’t want to go through that experience again.