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05-28-2007, 03:04 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southwest Virginia
Posts: 501
Weight Statistics June 12, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
330 lb Start Weight:
213 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
117 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.4545454545 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 54.9088757396 BMI Start:
35.441183432 BMI Current:
29.950295858 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Question for those who had open procedures...
If you do not mind answering this question, I would love to know why your surgeries were open and not lap? It is two weeks before my surgery and although I am calm, my mind races with every possibility, ya know? You can email your answer if you don't want everyone to know..or not answer it that would be okay...I just was reading all of these posts and noticed two people who had it recently and it was open..
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05-28-2007, 03:12 PM
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| Whipper Snapper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cheyenne, Wy
Posts: 15
Weight Statistics 2-16-07 Start Date:
2-12-07 Surgery Date:
Height: 369 lb Start Weight:
313 lb Current Weight:
180 lb Goal Weight:
56 lb Weight Loss:
133 lb Lb Left to Lose:
15.1761517615 % % Lost:
6-08 Goal Date:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |
I was scheduled for a lap but they had to convert to open because I have had 2 previous abdominal surgeries: A gallbladder removal and an exploratory abdominal surgery when I was a baby. So I had tons of adhesions from them. Feel free to ask me any questions you need too!! Good luck to you!!
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05-28-2007, 09:34 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 857
Blog Entries: 51 Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
163 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.9154929577 % % Lost:
may 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.9469822485 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
Mine was open from the beginning so one else did lap at that time in KCMO so the open was the only option available. -bree
__________________ --BREE open RNY 5/17/2002 -166 lbs(-200 at lowest)  Everything & Anything is possible with Belief in place....WLS changes LIVES  |
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05-29-2007, 11:32 AM
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Oldies, those several years post op, will often be open, as lap wasn't the norm for a while. All lap surgeries are done with preparation for going open if the necessity arises. Things like more adhesion than expected, or unexpected bleeding, among other things, can have the surgeon make the decision to proceed the surgery open, even if he/she started out doing lap, so even if you and your surgeon decided on lap RNY, you may wake up and find that the surgeon had to go open while you were knocked out. Sometimes, patients and drs talk over the condition of the particular patient, and decide to go open from the beginning.
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05-29-2007, 12:19 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
I know for me my surgeon thought for sure i was going to wind up being an open being i carried my weight mostly in the middle he had me totally prepared to be a conversion but in the end i was text book perfect lap. SOME surgeons are not trained to do it LAP and only offere their patients open even to this day......
__________________ LISA  http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass  |
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05-29-2007, 06:54 PM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: May 2007 Location: newjersey
Posts: 19
Weight Statistics may/02/2007 Start Date:
may/02/2007 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
425 lb Start Weight:
240 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
185 lb Weight Loss:
40 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.5294117647 % % Lost:
may/2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 56.0658660161 BMI Start:
31.6607243385 BMI Current:
26.3839369488 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
for me there was no choice my surgeon only does open
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05-29-2007, 08:26 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 687
Weight Statistics 6/16/2007 meda-fast Start Date:
July 19,2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
325 lb Start Weight:
201 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
51 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.1538461538 % % Lost:
no time line i just want it to be lost Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4506427916 BMI Start:
32.4387052342 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I have chosen LAP but noing that if something should go rong they will proceed with the open. My surgen let me choose what i wanted and discused with me the chance that they could have to do open. my reason for chooseing LAP was solely on there is less scar( in case of othere abdomin surgery down the road im only 26 i have a lot of life left and things may arize down the road) tissue with it and its less invasevie and much faster recovery if they need to do open though im game. they know better then me its there job and im letting them handle it.
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06-01-2007, 06:40 PM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Anna, TX
Posts: 12
Weight Statistics February 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
369 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
180 lb Weight Loss:
49 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.7804878049 % % Lost:
1 year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 63.3317871094 BMI Start:
32.4382324219 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Open
Mine started off as lap, but in recovery I crashed and they found out the surgeon cut an artery and I literally bled to death. They had to open me up to find and fix the bleeder. They gave me 9 units of blood and I was intubated for 24 hours then I finally woke up in ICU. I couldn't believe what had happened because you just expect everything to go okay. I have an 18 inch long scar as a reminder that "risks" are real, but at least I am alive. I think everyone needs to remember that the hundreds of risks the surgeon reads off to you in 5 seconds in pre-op are real and CAN happen. My surgeon has done hundreds of surgeries without a single complication...until me. I really had a lot of regret for the first 6 weeks, but then I started feeling so much better. My incision site still hurts a lot, but the doctor said it can take a long time to heal. All I can say is to be prepared for anything. Feel free to email me anytime with your questions. Although I am only 3 months post-op I had a lot complications even after the surgery so I might have some insight for you. Good luck! Angela |
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