Lapband to Gastric Sleeve

The fill under flouro did not show a leak, however we put 9cc's in my band and 2 weeks later I was back down to 6. The PA said "So do you want to fix the band or do you want to revise?" Duh I want a revision. Now don't get me wrong, I loved my band, when it was working! He wrote a long note in my chart and went over all of my information with me. I still qualify for WLS per my insurance. So we are going to go ahead with trying to get me revised to the sleeve. I am so excited for this ordeal to be over. The case manager came in, explained what I needed to do before we submitted the paperwork to my insurance. I need to redo all of the classes I did with the lap-band. The intro class, nutrition, support and the one on one with the doctor. The only thing I do not have to do is see the shrink! Thank Goodness!

She said due to my BMI and that it is not my fault that my band has an obvious leak I should be approved the first go around. Please say a prayer for me. They will call me within a week so I can start my classes. I keep looking at my phone wishing it would ring so I can just start them.

XOXO

Erica

Fill Under Floro

July 8th is the date! Prayers that this test shows the leak so we can submit to my insurance company to have the band revised or fixed. I have gained about 20 lbs since the whole leak thing started back in March. Now, I have not been as strict as I used to be so that is not helping at all. I just need ya'll to pray that this test shows something.

Thanks!

Lapband Leak? Update

I went to see my PA on Thursday. We noted that on the 8th they filled my band to 9.5. On Thursday they were able to pull out 7.5. So she filled me back up to 9 which was too tight, weird since I was okay with 9.5. We pulled .5 out and I had some restriction. I was okay Thursday night, Friday and Saturday morning. Had some restriction not much but some. But something changed since, I again have no restriction. I am really tired of all the poking and prodding. Just take the damn lapband out and revise me to the sleeve! No, instead I need to call my Dr. office back and let them know I again have no restriction and go back in to measure the fluid. Then let them shoot some dye into my band to see if there is in fact a leak. If there is, then we can submit it to my insurance company to see if I can get a revision. I need some revision prayers guys! :)

Now if you don't like needles, I advise you to not look at the pictures. My friend went with me to my appointment and decided to play "Photographer" while they removed and added to my band.

Dr Visit.

May 8th I had an appointment with the PA from my Surgeons office. I told her the issue I was having which is I do not get that restriction that I used to get. I am able to eat more and I am hungry not long after I eat. So she decided to pull out all of my fluid to see if it matches up with what was put in at the last appointment in March. She was able to pull 6.5CC's out (I had 9.6cc's) in the first go around. She had a hard time finding my port and really hurt me getting to it. My port is slanted so she actually had to grab it through my skin and hold it. Can we say OUCH!?! She decides to get rid of that liquid she pulls out and fill me back up to 9.5. When she goes back into my port, she pulls out an additional 1.5cc's. Which is not an indication of a leak. So she fills me back up and makes me gulp water, I feel hardly any restriction. I leave the office and do my normal liquids for the next day or so. Well here I am, 8 days later and still no restriction. She said to call the office if I have no restriction. Unless I can get in on Monday or Tuesday, I will have to wait until after my vacation next week. Oh by the way, I have gained 14 lbs since March. FML!

What could it be? I am seriously at a loss. So frustrated!

Obesity Help 2014 Conference

This morning as I was reading my twitter feed I noticed a posted from @ObesityHelp regarding a conference they hold every year. They have speakers and all that great stuff just like every other conference however this screamed at me! I heard "Hey Fatty, its time for you to get back on track. You need this." I am not the type of person to go anywhere alone so I thought I would ask some of my IG family if they would like to go, if they are in So Cal. Of course people travel to these things. But I think this is something I need to do so I can get out of my slump. By the way, I weigh 202 lbs today. Depressing. I am over 200 pounds again. My fault. I ate cookies again. Had some soda. Again. I am out of effing control.

Anyway, if any of my Weight Loss Surgery friends on here are going to attend the event in LA, please let me know.

A Little Down

Lately I've been feeling a little down in the dumps. I really have no reason to. I bought a new (to me) car, which I looooove. Things have been going extremely well at work and at home. I am unsure what brings on these emo times. But I am truly sick of it. Because when I get this way, I eat. Cry and eat. So I have gained some weight. I am at 197 today. Depressing. Almost back to 200 lbs. Which causes me more sadness.

Normal people do not eat when they get sad, or do they? I have a toxic relationship with food. I bought a box of cookies and ate them all but 2. I kept going in the kitchen to get another and another and another until they were gone. I am so disappointed in myself, yet I keep going down this route.


Anyone else feel like this? 

The Truth

I am sick of having the lapband. I get so frustrated with it. Either I can eat NONE or I can eat a ton. There is never a middle ground. Maybe I am not using my tool correctly? Who knows, but what I do know is I am tired. I always feel drained. I ate ONE strawberry on Saturday and ended up puking for an hour. Sometimes I just want to rip the band out. On the other hand, the other night I had a Chipotle bowl and ate the whole damn thing. So it took me forever but the whole damn bowl?! Geez!

Am I the only one?