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03-14-2008, 02:10 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 46
Weight Statistics 02-04-2008 Start Date:
** 8/11/2008 ** Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
270 lb Start Weight:
182 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
52 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.5925925926 % % Lost:
8/24/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.3403320312 BMI Start:
31.2368164062 BMI Current:
22.3120117188 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Other than 'not doing it sooner'!
I would value the opinions of those who have lived this for a while, as I am beginning to get cold feet (I'm about 6 weeks away and haven't even decided on LapBand vs ByPass!).
Do you regret having the surgery?
If so, why or what would you do differently?
Thanks!
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03-14-2008, 02:43 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I regret one thing...and one thing only.....NOT DOING IT SOONER!!! I hate how I have to eat sometimes...I miss not drinking with meals....but all the PROS definitely outweigh the cons...!
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03-14-2008, 02:58 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Dakota
Posts: 3,521
Weight Statistics June 11,2007, lost 36 Lb. before surgery Start Date:
September 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
373 lb Start Weight:
205 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
168 lb Weight Loss:
25 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.0402144772 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index62.0636686391 BMI Start:
34.1100591716 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I guess the only thing I regret is why I did not do it sooner. But they have improved the gastric bypass so much and I am glad that I waited and did it when I did. I had it done lipascoply and glad I had it done this way, I was very scared of being cut wide open becasue of being so heavy. But I lost 36 pounds before surgery and the doctors said that it made my surgery alot easier and alot safer. My husband had issues about the surgery becasue he was so scared of losing me. Well, now he is soooo proud of me with all the weight I lost. I would do it all over in a heart beat becasue I suffered for so many years with all that weight on. It ruined my knees and my ankles where so bad and hurt all the time and now the pain is all gone but my knees only hurt when I have to kneel on the floor or get up from a stooping position, it is real hard for me. That is how I ruined my knees just from all the weight I carried around for so many years. I had such backackes and could not stand very long at all, I always had to sit for everything I did. Now the pain in my back is gone unless I overdo it. I can stand much longer by the counter and peel potatoes or just cutting up meat for the frying pan. I have a dishwasher but at my moms house we do dishes the old fashion way, all by hand and it was so bad with my weight that I would pull up a chair to help with the dishes becasue my back could not handle doing dishes at my folks house. I now can dishes standing and have no problem at all. The gastric bypass has improved my health tremendously and it is a brand new life for me. My daughter feels the same way and she was having so many health problems already. She was my inspiration to have the gastric bypass. I just could not believe how good she came out of surgery and how she looked in a week after surgery. My nutritionist advised me to get a gastric bypass becasue of my history of trying to loss the weight and that I would do much better with the gastric bypass then the lap band. But I did alot of research before I decided with which one I was going to do. But when my daughter had the gastric that really made up my mind to have the same procedure and the same doctor to do my surgery. This surgery was life changing for me and I was ready for it. I was so tired of my aches and pains and being so tired of not hardly being able to do anything. So research very well, and go from there. Go to some support meetings and talk to some of the people there and you will be amazed. Good luck
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03-14-2008, 03:42 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,573
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.3076923077 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.2252456538 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I just had surgery 6 weeks ago and I'm closer to a lot of the cons of the surgery and still can't eat most foods. And I would still do it all over again in a heart beat. I've already lost 64 lbs and couldn't feel better!
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03-14-2008, 04:15 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,605
Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
182 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4243542435 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.7357667585 BMI Start:
28.2426538108 BMI Current:
29.3723599633 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Def would do it again ~ without a doubt. I believe everything happens in due time so I really can't say I'd do anything different. I know there are some cons - for me the skin issue is somewhat distressing, but like someone said before surg I had excess skin then too, it was just full of fat - LOL! Talk about calling it like you see it! The hair loss is significant but is def managable for me. The constant gas is something to deal with too, I have heard it gets better over time and hope that is true. The pros - oh my gosh - are so wonderful. I am saving ~$40+ a month on prescriptions I dont take anymore. BP is normal, blood sugars are low normal, No more chest pains, difficulty breathing, I'm nowhere near tired like I was preop, cholestrol, etc is normal. This has truly been a lifesaving event for me. I wouldnt tell you to do or not to do it, but it was def the right thing for me to do. Oh, and I have a whole bunch of new online buddies that make my life so much richer 
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03-14-2008, 04:24 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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AMEN Clancy...what did we do before we all found one another??  | |
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03-14-2008, 05:25 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I got cold feet one time after seeing a surgeon. It didnt seem right to me to do it at the time but then I figured out it was more the surgeon I didnt like. I would encourage anyone whom thinks they can control or get a hold of there weight on there own without surgery to do so. I was not that person.
About 6 months after my first surgeons visit I went to see another Dr. and this one I trusted automatically. The regret I have to this day is letting my self weigh 363lbs. It destroyed my body and I still pay for it.
This is your decision honey. If you dont feel comfortable right now doing it dont. When the time is right or if it ever is for you .............. you will know it. Take care.
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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03-14-2008, 05:34 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 3,239
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
125 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.8164794007 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.8254394531 BMI Start:
24.3715820312 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Ditto on what KAth says. Should have done it sooner and yeah Im a clock watcher waiting to drink and etc........but oh its so worth it and I am much healthier and a better person for it.
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03-14-2008, 07:41 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 3,605
Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
271 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
182 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4243542435 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.7357667585 BMI Start:
28.2426538108 BMI Current:
29.3723599633 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Carylk - Vickie has a very valid point. What I didnt go into on here is that it took me probably 6 years to decide to have the surgery and then the process took about 1 year for me to do the diet, document, appointments and then I was waiting til summer so I would have someone at home with me. I had some concerns and we all think twice about "going under" but by the time I had my surgery, I was truly ready for it and at peace with my decision.
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03-14-2008, 07:49 PM
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| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,427
Weight Statistics On and off my whole life...Highest weight was 326 Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
210 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
77 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.8292682927 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.3778617937 BMI Start:
31.0081915564 BMI Current:
25.1018693552 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I can not tell you which surgery to have all I can do is tell you about my decision. I do not regret a moment of what I have done, I feel so much better lighter than before. There are times that I wish I could eat certian foods but in reality the foods that I miss are the ones that were bad for me, so I then say that it is good that I wont eat these. I wish you luck in your decison process, do what is in your heart.
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