I appealed, unsuccessfully. The bizarre thing was that while they waited to get an appeal committee together, I was still considered a member in good standing. Real mental head game.
However, my biggest mistake in my appeal was that I was terrified to speak against the elders, thinking I needed to always be respectful towards them and that that would work in my favor. I believed jehovah's spirit was operational and overseeing things, so I was confident it would turn out okay. So I didn't tell the appeal committee all the wrong things the elders had done when they asked me. I just focused on the fact that I was repentant and should not be df'd. The appeal committee said that they believed I was repentant, but that since the elders had followed the correct process, my dfing would be upheld.
I don't know if speaking out against the elders would have made a difference, but it was stupid to defend them instead of telling the appeal committee the truth. I paid heavily for respecting the elders.