Recent content by elizmar2006

When I first had my surgery I felt depressed. At first I thought I would never feel better. I felt slow and weak. Before the surgery I was pretty active. I went to the gym, walked when ever I could but after just going down the stairs winded me. It did get better. Another thing that hurt my...

Hello, I recently joined. I had Lap-Band about 5 years ago and was doing great until a slip occured a few months ago. Before that I was down to around 230 and still loosing. Now I've gained back 30 lbs and am faced with a desicion to either remove the band or get the Sleeve. I joined...

Hello, I am new to this forum and joined because I am looking for opinions of people who may have switched from Band to Sleeve or who have gotten the Sleeve. My surgery was in 2006. I opted for the band because at that time my only other option appeared to be Bypass. The thought of...