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09-30-2009, 11:30 AM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Texas
Posts: 169
Weight Statistics My whole life Start Date:
9/18/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
262 lb Start Weight:
166 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
16 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.641221374 % % Lost:
September 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.2832874197 BMI Start:
26.790174472 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi - It seems that many on the boards are quick to recover. My GB was open stomach. Do the majority of you all have Laproscopic?
I just read that someone walked 1.5 miles and had her surgery a week ago. I'm envious!
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09-30-2009, 02:12 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North
Posts: 2,180
Weight Statistics August 20, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
210 lb Start Weight:
102 lb Current Weight:
110 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.4285714286 % % Lost:
August 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0083333333 BMI Start:
19.9183333333 BMI Current:
21.4805555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Each experience is different. I had lap RNY but when I had my hysterectomy I was cut from belly button to pubis. At ten days out I was vacuuming, driving, walking a couple of miles per day (slowly), etc. For someone else recovery may be vastly different.
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09-30-2009, 02:25 PM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Enterprise, Alabama
Posts: 424
Weight Statistics September 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
268 lb Start Weight:
197 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
71 lb Weight Loss:
72 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.4925373134 % % Lost:
18-24 months? Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.9970703125 BMI Start:
33.8112792969 BMI Current:
21.4538574219 BMI Goal:
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I had the lap, and I am walking good as long as it is not hot and humid outside.
I do it ONLY on the mostly flat streets near my house and I go pretty slow half of the time. And I stop and talk to all of the neighbors and dogs, so I get rest breaks. If I do overdo it a little bit I have my pain med.
I can't wait until I can walk YapYap the Wonder Dawg, but doubt it will be anytime soon.
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09-30-2009, 02:26 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Allentown, PA
Posts: 516
Weight Statistics Which Time? Start Date:
7/20/2009 Surgery Date:
6' "
Height:
389 lb Start Weight:
174 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
215 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
55.2699228792 % % Lost:
9/31/2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.7521219136 BMI Start:
23.5960648148 BMI Current:
23.0536265432 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Congrats on 21lbs lost! My surgery was Laproscopic, honestly I have had 4 surgeries in my life all of which were laproscopic, I didn't realize that they even did open RNY now!
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09-30-2009, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ohio
Posts: 826
Weight Statistics January 5th,09 Start Date:
September 23rd Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
289 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
129 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.6366782007 % % Lost:
1-2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.2588549788 BMI Start:
25.0568055246 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I had Lap RNY -I could walk ride a bike and had begun jogging for months before my sergery that was last week. Now I am struggling to walk around the grocery store for 25 minutes while my husband pushes the cart and I hang on. Its not from lack of trying its just whats going on.
Yes I feel like a big loser but I know that in time I will be back on the trails.
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09-30-2009, 03:41 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Texas
Posts: 169
Weight Statistics My whole life Start Date:
9/18/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
262 lb Start Weight:
166 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
96 lb Weight Loss:
16 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.641221374 % % Lost:
September 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.2832874197 BMI Start:
26.790174472 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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31 lbs is fantastic!! Congrats!
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09-30-2009, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Mine was lap, and three weeks later I was strapping on the computer backpack and climbing a couple of flights of stairs to my classroom. Now I strap it on and run up four flights, but that's for the advanced class!!
No doubt your surgeon is aware of lap and chose open for what were to him/her good and sufficient reasons. Looks like you lived through it, too! Now it's all downhill from here. Fasten your seat belt, it's gonna be one heck of a ride!! 
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09-30-2009, 09:43 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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Well i had the lap to. Your surgeon did yours open for a reason im sure. I know you will recover slower because of that. What I mean is your gonna be able to do that mile but not as fast as someone who had lap. It will take a bit longer but you will end up with the same result. Just a few weeks slower is all. The first surgeon I went to told me He would probally have to do open but didnt know if he could stand up long enough to do it. MMmmm I didnt choose him because of the open part but because of the statement he didnt know if he could stand up long enough and he give me a bad feeling. The next Dr I had a visit with I knew I wanted him straight up because he was straight up. He told me listen if it has to be open he would do it open if not he would do it LAP. I did have a bleeder do to old scars inside me from other surgerys but he got that fixed lap to.
So relax heal and you will be walking like that soon enough when its your time. You will tire more easy also having the open. Its all good!
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10-01-2009, 10:34 AM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 162
Weight Statistics 4-16-09 Start Date:
September 16, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
283 lb Start Weight:
131 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
-4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
53.7102473498 % % Lost:
January 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index45.672405877 BMI Start:
21.1416437098 BMI Current:
21.7871900826 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I had open 2 weeks ago.
I didn't have too much pain and as long as I keep my binder on, I can walk well. I do get tired but I just have a seat somewhere. I'm doing some of my walking in a store at least once a day. The rest of my walking is in my yard and hit the porch after a couple of trips around.
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