This is me in 2006 me today looks the same but add about 25 more lbs. i cant find a good recent picture. If i do i'll post it later.
I had the lapband surgery on September 16, 2008. I decided to have the surgery for a ton of reasons mostly for my family and for my health so i can be around a long time! And Darrell and I would like to have another baby and doing at my current weight is just not safe! So i went to a seminar and researched the lapband and the gastric bypass surgeries. I decided on the lapband because it was less invasive and a quicker recovery and it could be reversed if there are complications. So I jumped through all the insurance hoops and got approved and found an awesome surgeon and viola! So the two weeks before my actual surgery i had to do a all liquid diet to shrink my liver (the surgeon makes everyone do it). During that time i lost 13lbs! I'm not gonna lie it wasnt easy but with God's help and strength and will power I did it! So the day of my surgery came and my sweet husband accompanied me to the hospital and we prayed and were nervous but we knew God was in control. Everything went smooth the surgery only took an hour and i was in recovery. I was home by 4:30pm that evening! A couple days of pain w/ meds but its been 10 days and i feel really good! and i've lost 4 more lbs!! at first i could barely eat a 1/2 of cup of anything. Now i'm good at a cup of food. I can tell the band isnt restricted at all because as each day passes i can feel myself eating a little more even though i'm trying to stick to the 1/2 cup rule! I go next thursday to see the dr and get some stitches out and then 2 weeks after that i'll get my first fill on the band woohoo!!!
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