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02-29-2008, 08:02 AM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hagerstown, MD
Posts: 42
Weight Statistics July 11, 2007 Start Date:
April 15, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
254 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
61 lb Weight Loss:
104 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.3650793651 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.0637207031 BMI Start:
43.5942382812 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  I'm still here! I know I haven't been around much, but I am still here and guess what? I have not only been approved for my RNY, but have a surgery date of April 15!!  My question isn't so much a question but a "is there any amount of truth to this at all?" My gut tells me no, but I thought maybe Doc Sanae could weigh in on this. I have iGoogle and one of the things I have it set up for is a blog search for gastric bypass. Yesterday, it came up with this article which just infuriated me (as this woman generally does as I've run across her accidently before). She spews out all this stuff but there is nothing there to back it up, but Doc, do you think such places really even exist?? |
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02-29-2008, 08:21 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama
Posts: 2,536
Weight Statistics 9/28/07 Start Date:
9/28/07 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 279 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.2580645161 % % Lost:
18 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.0268595041 BMI Start:
30.5020661157 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
| Congratulations on getting your date. It will be here before you know it and we'll be saving a place for you on the Loser's Bench.
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02-29-2008, 08:38 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Hi, longtime no see, glad to hear you are doing well. Congratulations on your date!! As for your Q. You do know that for some people WLS can end up being too much. Deficiencies and ill health can happen, primarily due to not keeping up with vitamins and minerals, and following your surgeon's instructions. Others have underlying health issues that are aggravated by the weight loss, contrary to the fact that a lot of issues that are aggravated by excess weight gets much much better as you lose weight. Some of what she says are misconceptions, like everyone being less than 10 years out. A few papers came out last year with stats for long term follow up, and they were good enough to merit WLS as a good choice for treatment. One paper I checked followed patients that had surgery as far back as 1984, so there are plenty of patients more than ten years out. As a matter of fact, CraigT who hosts this board had his open RNY in 1997. I also put up a thread and some posts a while back on the *numbers game* so check that out. Keep in mind, there will always be people who want to say bad things about whatever, and spew half truths, which is worse than blatant lies, because with lies, you won't be able to find anything, but with half truths and facts twisted round and only things that fit their agenda picked up can be bad because you will find something that seem to subsantiate their arguments, and in this case, the only way you can be sure that that what the person is saying is distorted, is if you yourself know the source of the info. At any rate, just ignore such articles and people, your time is too precious to waste over such things. ((((((HUGS))))))
__________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun."   Just a li'l bit 'bout myself  Last edited by DocSanae : 02-29-2008 at 12:38 PM. |
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02-29-2008, 09:01 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,556
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | YAY! congrats on getting a date. disreguard the article. its easy to say but you will find that there are people out there who are negative about this for whatever reason. dont let it concern you.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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02-29-2008, 11:37 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 4,301
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
179 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
160 lb Weight Loss:
19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.197640118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.8882001837 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | congrats on your date!
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02-29-2008, 12:27 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: coarsegold california
Posts: 1,409
Weight Statistics 8/23/07 Start Date:
8/22/07 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
193 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
122 lb Weight Loss:
23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.7301587302 % % Lost:
I have no idea Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.3305858766 BMI Start:
30.2247716641 BMI Current:
26.6228558699 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I am with Doc, the only thing more dangerous than a blatant lie is a half-truth!!! I was tempted to post a comment on this womans blog but thought better of myself and didnt, Grandma always said "if you dont have anything good to say, dont say anything at all" and I will just keep my mouth shut.
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02-29-2008, 01:34 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,569
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  | Congrats on your date!! The article makes me sick....I have a friend who is 6 years out and she is doing fantastic...she was a lot of my motivation...and she even had a few problems post op...fortunately for me, I've had no complications, but I'm only 7 months out now...I hate when I read articles from people who have NOT their homework...this surgery can be reversed...my surgeon has reversed SEVERAL!! Thanks for sharing the blog and again....CONGRATS ON YOUR UPCOMING SURGERY!! |
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02-29-2008, 01:44 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hagerstown, MD
Posts: 42
Weight Statistics July 11, 2007 Start Date:
April 15, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 315 lb Start Weight:
254 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
61 lb Weight Loss:
104 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.3650793651 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.0637207031 BMI Start:
43.5942382812 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thank you for the feeback. That woman makes me insane. I shouldn't let her get to me, but it blows my mind why some of the FA (Fat Acceptance) community think it is okay to bash WLS wannabes or patients. I understand their movement and think that accepting people at any size is a good thing and something that everyone should do. By why, just because someone is able to acccept themselves as overweight or obese do they feel the need to attack those of us who can't? Hell, I wish I could accept myself as am, but I've tried for 41 years and it just isn't happening! I just don't understand people like her who feel they are doing some kind of justice by raising the fear factor when it comes to WLS. |
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