{"id":5793,"date":"2016-02-10T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T23:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2021-12-08T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T19:19:47","slug":"out-in-the-sunshine-jamies-7-year-revision-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/out-in-the-sunshine-jamies-7-year-revision-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Out In The Sunshine: Jamie&#8217;s 7 Year Revision Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Band_Bypass_Revission_JamieE_7Yearwm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"jamie band to bypass revision vsg bariatric surgery sleeve gastric lap \" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5794\" height=\"303\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Band_Bypass_Revission_JamieE_7Yearwm.jpg\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Band_Bypass_Revission_JamieE_7Yearwm.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Band_Bypass_Revission_JamieE_7Yearwm-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Band_Bypass_Revission_JamieE_7Yearwm-495x300.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>This is Jamie&rsquo;s Seven Year anniversary of her lap band to gastric bypass revision surgery. She successfully kept the weight off for all of these years. If you are struggling with a prior weight loss surgery a revision surgery could possibly be your solution. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Disclaimer: I work for BeLiteWeight but I&#39;m doing a testimonial because I had surgery, lost weight and was pleased with the care I received at the hospital etc.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tI had revision of my prior Lap Band surgery to a Mini Gastric Bypass on January 29, 2009.<strong> I had lost close to 90 pounds with my band*<\/strong> but after some other health issues (not band related) I found myself<strong> all the way back up to within 5 pounds of where I started originally back in 2003.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>I couldn&#39;t live heavy any longer <\/strong>and found that I was missing so many vital things in my life like enjoying activities with my children. I wasn&#39;t looking forward to another surgery (I&#39;m a surgery whimp) but<strong> I didn&#39;t see many other options<\/strong> since I was a total failure at dieting (obviously).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMy revision surgery went well, I won&#39;t go into the fact tha<strong>t I think that all the surgeons we have are awesome<\/strong> but I wanted to tell you my experience with losing the weight.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>At my one year surgery anniversary I wrote this for my blog:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBefore Weight Loss Surgery I Weighed 92.5 Pounds More (<strong>Now its 109)<\/strong> and&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t~Couldn&#39;t<strong> walk up a flight of stairs <\/strong>without being winded<br \/>\n\t~Couldn&#39;t<strong> bend over to tie my shoes<\/strong> without strategic propping involved<br \/>\n\t~Couldn&#39;t imagine that life would be <strong>any different<\/strong> than it was already was\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tToday I&#8230; Weigh Less Than I Did When I Was 14 Years Old and&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t~Can<strong> walk long distances<\/strong> without trouble<br \/>\n\t~Can <strong>bend over to pick something up<\/strong> without feeling like I might fall over<br \/>\n\t~Can see <strong>great promise in future things<\/strong> to come my way and already have a life that is totally different from before\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Now at my seven year anniversary I am STILL keeping the weight off <\/strong>and having weight loss surgery is<strong> STILL one of the very best decisions I have ever made in my life.<\/strong> I was a relatively &quot;heathy fat person&quot; so, other than having no energy, being heavy<strong> robbed me of more of my &quot;life experiences&quot;<\/strong> than anything else. Seven years later I am proud to say my revision surgery <strong>gave me those life experiences back<\/strong>. In the last few years I&#39;ve gone on<strong> trips to Hawaii, Carribean, California, and around Mexico too.<\/strong> I can&#39;t believe how much easier it is to <strong>travel, work, and enjoy life.<\/strong> Each and every day <strong>I am so incredibly thankful<\/strong> to have had weight loss surgery.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThanks for reading and allowing me to share my experience with you!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJamie\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Procedure Lap Band to Bypass Revision<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/weight-loss-surgery-procedures\/revision-weight-loss-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revision <\/a>surgery, and other weight loss options, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/contactus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact <\/a>BeLiteWeight today!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">*See below<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Jamie&rsquo;s Seven Year anniversary of her lap band to gastric bypass revision surgery. She successfully kept the weight off for all of these years. If you are struggling with a prior weight loss surgery a revision surgery could possibly be your solution. 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