Donna B.
I had a lap-band in July of 2005 and lost 60lbs before my first slip. I tried many times starting over but only for it to slip again, all the while I was gaining all my wt back. I had always said I wanted to have the gastric bypass and always got neg feed back from my family. I went with the lapband because it was more accepted, doesn't sound as scary. Little did I understand all the trouble with fills, being so hungry while trying to get to real restriction and then the fact that onces it slips you are so much more likely to slip again! I had given up. It was when I truely did not recgonize myself in a photo that I knew what I was doing. My family has been very supportive. My husband even joined Weight Watchers to join me in my journey.
