Four months have passed since my Roux-En-Y (RNY) weight loss surgery. As I started down the revision surgery road earlier this year, I was unable to find many blogs by revision patients. I enjoy learning…
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The Weight Game
As I approach the two weeks post gastric bypass (RNY) point, I have been watching the numbers on the scale fall daily. It’s not my first time in this love affair with the scale. Five…
5 common questions I am asked about weight loss revision surgery
My anticipated surgery date is this Wednesday. To bring the casual followers of this blog up to date; I am undergoing weight loss revision surgery to remove my Lapband and revise it to Roux-en-Y (gastric…
Five years and still weaving a tapestry of change
Today is the fifth anniversary of my Lapband weight loss surgery. I spent some time over the past weeks contemplating what I would blog about on this significant day. As I read my past blog…
Revision surgery… a new road for me
This is the most difficult post I have had to write in my eight years of blogging. This summer I am having weight loss revision surgery that will remove my Lapband and replace it with…
2 Ways that my Lapband is like a Lighthouse
One of my favorite things to do while on a beach vacation is to visit and photograph lighthouses. This week I’ve had an opportunity to see some new ones. The other day I cycled to…
Does a 30 BMI warrant Lapband surgery
You may have seen the recent announcement that the FDA approved lowering the BMI threshold to qualify for adjustable gastric banding, i.e. Lapband, surgery. Previously a person with one obesity-related medical condition such as diabetes…
my 2nd surgiversary… life is good!
Today is the 2nd anniversary of my Lapband weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery (WLS) post-ops generally refer to these dates as surgiversaries. My cycling pal Chuck has what I think is a better term,…