Please excuse when I say this is episode 3 as it's clearly not! It's 6! It's the third episode I recorded though but decided to upload what I had recorded in different orders to what I recorded them in!
In this episode I chat about weight loss surgery. And I may say a few things that people don't agree with but I am sharing my lived experience and my personal opinion on this topic.
I always get asked if I have had it. Yes, I have but in saying that, it didn't work as well as I had hoped it would and whilst I still have my band, it does not restrict the amount of food that I can eat. It doesn't really serve a purpose at all at this point as I need to have it repaired again.
People ask me if I regret my decision to have weight loss surgery given the fact it didn't work as well as I'd hoped it would. No, not at all. If it were not for my lap band, I'd be dead. I went from being 175kg in March 2008 to being 243kg in August 2010. That's a massive 68kg in just under 2 years. If I'd gone another 2 years at that rate, I'd be 311kg - if I didn't die before hand which I really believed I would have.
As always, feel free to get in touch with me anytime with any questions, comments or feedback you may have :) I have a list of topics to discuss in the coming months but welcome more. If you'd like me to touch on something, let me know :)
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