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10-18-2007, 01:55 AM
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| Newbie  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics Oct. 18 2007 Start Date:
somewhere from Dec 1 07' to Feb 1 08' Surgery Date:
Height: 274 lb Start Weight:
274 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
144 lb Lb Left to Lose:
December 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 48.5 BMI Start:
48.5 BMI Current:
23.0 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Sleeve Gastrectomy   |  Nervous but Excited Hi everyone! my name is Christina, and I made up my mind i'm sick and tired of being overweight! I have choosen to do a self pay Vertical Gastrectomy... I have choosen this procedure because Gastric seems way too scary and Lap band is invasive and having a foreign object inside my tummy seems strange...plus with Vertical Gastrectomy since i am just 22 and if anything horrible happens (weight regain! lol) I can get a DS in the later years if needed.. anyways.. Yesterday was my first visit to the doctor & nutritionist..next step is psyc eval and bloodwork.. then next month i'm back for my second visit! i'm very nervous and excited at the same time.. just seems I need to do alot to get ready for the Surgery...my Doctor, Dr. Von Ruden of Towson MD said my surgery can be from December 1st to Feb 1st... since i am self pay - omg so excited.. but i have a question does anyone know anyone who had the Vertical Gastrectomy surgery? It seems the main precentage of memebers here had the Gastric Y thanks! |
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10-18-2007, 02:34 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us. Good luck with everything ((((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well. I think applesauce was to have sleeve gastrectomy (which is another name for vertical gastrectomy, so do a search fro that) and a few others. bingoklee had it as revision for gastric bypass, but he had some post op problems, and we haven't heard from him for a couple of months now. I am wondering where he is and how he is doing now.
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10-18-2007, 02:45 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 3
Weight Statistics Oct. 18 2007 Start Date:
somewhere from Dec 1 07' to Feb 1 08' Surgery Date:
Height: 274 lb Start Weight:
274 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
144 lb Lb Left to Lose:
December 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 48.5 BMI Start:
48.5 BMI Current:
23.0 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Sleeve Gastrectomy | Quote:
now with bingoklee's revision does that mean it was done after they had the first procedure or they had it done after? thanks! | |
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10-18-2007, 02:50 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 4,517
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.8571428571 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4872528616 BMI Start:
29.9927159209 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Welcome to the boards Christina. You have found an awesome place! So much info and wonderful people. |
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10-18-2007, 06:08 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,311
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 267 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1947565543 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8254394531 BMI Start:
25.5729980469 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Welcome to the boards. And yes its alot of work and appoitments and etc...but its so worth the journey we make. Making the decision to do something is one of the biggest steps. Congrats,. And sorry I cant help with the type of surgery your havign but maybe someone else can.
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10-18-2007, 06:15 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,609
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hi there welcome to the boards. Yes on Bigkonlee. This was a second surgery he had done when the had the sleeve. There are a couple more on here i think that have had the surgery your asking about. Welcome |
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10-18-2007, 06:38 AM
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| Super Moderator | bingoklee had gastric bypass first, that did not work because the first surgeon did a bad job of it. So, he had the bypass completely revised and the pouch, stomach and bypass all reconnected as they should be, then had the sleeve gastrectomy.
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10-18-2007, 08:41 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,582
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 280 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
138 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.2857142857 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.5886678201 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | How exciting for you!! I actually considered the sleeve initially. Most of the surgeons I talked to indicated it was a pre-emptive to Duodenal Switch, which would have caused MORE weight loss than I was prepared for (plus facing 2 surgeries). I was not comfy with the band either...that foreign body thing and all the adjustments. I figured the gastric bypass was kinda in the middle....and it turned out to be the perfect solution for me! Keep us posted on your date...and welcome aboard! |
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10-18-2007, 09:52 AM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Modesto, CA
Posts: 470
Blog Entries: 11 Weight Statistics 12/13/06 Start Date:
December 13, 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 220 lb Start Weight:
150 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.8181818182 % % Lost:
Dec 2007 Goal Date:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | good luck!! and welcome
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10-18-2007, 01:09 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 4,870
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
82 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.652173913 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.4492961793 BMI Start:
29.889112324 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Good Luck On Your Journey
__________________ 3/2008 PREG. START WT 144LBS. GOAL WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL AFTER BABY  230 lbs 7/2007 & 142 lbs 4/2008     |
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