Welcome!!

Welcome to my blog, I have chosen to blog my journey of WLS in hopes of helping others, going or hoping to go through this journey. My journey started in 2007 when I finally made the decision to call Dr. Forgione's office for the information packet. I then scheduled myself for the informational meeting in Aug. 2007 and then began a long 6 month journey of weightloss. Only to find out my husbands insurance company did not approve the surgery in May 2008. I got my own insurance through a job in Aug. 2009 and restarted the process and was approved for surgery in Oct.2009 and had surgery on Nov 25, 2009. I chose the Realize Band, for the main reason the port is low profile and larger, compared to the LapBand system. But its a choice that is individual and I recommend you do your research.

Before Surgery

Before Surgery
11/24/2009

Sunday, October 2, 2011

ER Trip

Well, I got sick with some sort of stomache bug, vomiting for 4 days straight, so I finally decided 9/11/11 to go to ER where they took out 8.5 cc's of fluid from my band. When I went to ER I weighed 155 pnds I had lost 10 pnds in 4 days from being dehydrated. I learned from this experience that it is so important to stay in contact with your surgeon. I had an appointment on 9/29/11 where I found out that I had gained 10 pnds from my last appointment. He put back in 5 cc's.