ryhyatt
I started this journey in April 2006 after finally having enough of being obese. My knees were aching, my back hurt, and everytime I'd get up out of a chair I'd hear something crackle. I went to a seminar and make the decision then and there that I wanted to move forward with the Lap Band procedure.
It actually was an easy decision to make, but I had to figure out how to pay for it. I waited months as I gathered all the info necessary to send off to the insurance company. It became clear in June or July that it just wasn't going to happen through insurance so I decided to invest $17,000 in myself! My husband agreed that it was a good use of money and we took out a loan to pay for it.
So on September 26, 2006 I had the surgery. I wasn't really nervous about the surgery, more just anxious to get it over with! I had 2 weeks of major sickness afterwards where I really regretted my decision every hour of everyday for 14 days. I think I was more sick because I'd never been under anesthesia before. Yuk! Finally on about the 14th day, the tide turned and I started to feel normal again.
The weight thus far has come off pretty easily. I try to follow the diet and have started exercising. So far so good!
