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12-12-2007, 09:11 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
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Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
239 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
62 lb Weight Loss:
69 lb Lb Left to Lose:
20.5980066445 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
36.3358564014 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  The Colonoscopy didn't work. Another question. In the end of the other colonoscopy thread, I said I had the procedure and Dr. was unable to get past one half the transverse colon because I was in such pain. Apparently I have adhesions from pelvic surgery that isn't allowing the colon in the pelvic area to give like it should. The GI doc wants me to have a barium enema. He said from what he saw, all was good except for one diverticulum which is expected for someone my age. The screen I saw was pretty and pink.  Now I am fully awake and alert and my brain is functioning at max capacity. (that was a GREAT nights sleep, btw. LOL) I am a radiologic technologist...I take xrays for a living. I have done hundreds of barium enemas on obese people and frankly the pictures are crap, no pun intended. I am not afraid of the procedure. I just don't want to go through all that trauma and radiation when, post surg, it would be as much of a "breeze" as it could possibly be? Will the bari doc NOT do surgery without the GI clearance? I am not stupid. With 2 close relatives with colon cancer at/after age 60, I know what I have to do, butt...well, you know. Thoughts? and Thanks.  Judijo. |
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12-12-2007, 09:18 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,819
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
147 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
124 lb Weight Loss:
2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45.7564575646 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
23.7238292011 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Bless your heart!!! After all that to not get the desired clearance is a pain! Check with the surgeons office - maybe what they did is enough? I did my mammo yesterday - not bad - my tech was great so it wasnt so traumatic! waiting for results.....
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12-12-2007, 10:09 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 | Well...... to be honest I didnt know they made you do a GI to have it done. The upper one yes. Most of that is the surgeons wants. Perhaps call and ask your insurance if that is a requirement then ask the Gastric Surgeon. |
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12-12-2007, 08:53 PM
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| Super Moderator  | You do need an upper GI clearance, the surgeon needs to know about your stomach since he is operating on it. Lower GI is arbitrary. The surgeon may want it to be sure that he won't find anything extra, Yes, you need to confirm with the surgeon and insurance about this. If it's at the surgeon's discretion, then he may agree to go ahead so long as you promise to have it done post op.
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