  | 
04-15-2010, 03:00 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Illinois
Posts: 119
Weight Statistics 3/15/10 Start Date:
8-3-10 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
264 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
79 lb Weight Loss:
10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
29.9242424242 % % Lost:
one year from surgery date Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.9271005917 BMI Start:
30.7822485207 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  New to the site!
Hello all! I am glad to be here, it looks like I will get some of the information I am looking for. I am a 34 year old wife, mother of 2 and full time student. I am currently 5'5 and 260 pounds which is my heaviest weight and more than I weighed when I gave birth to my children. (although I have been overweight most of my life) I have met with my surgeon and we have begun the insurance approval process. I have United Healthcare Choice Plus. I have hypertension, a herniated disc in my back and yesterday I found out my cholesterol is high as well as my blood sugar. I was interested in getting the lap band however after the evaluation of my surgeon, psychologist and nutritionist, they feel that the RNY is a better choice for me. I am looking for insight you all may have about the following
* Approval by United Health care choice plus
*RNY life after it
*RNY vs. Lapband
*RNY lowering BP, Cholesterol and Blood sugar
Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to learning alot!
FLUX08 http://www.renewedreflections.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif
__________________  | 
|  |  | Weight Loss Surgery Insurance | | | |
|
| |
04-15-2010, 09:20 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
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
 | 
Welcome Flux!! Hope you find your answers, and friends, love and support, here too!
Life after RNY - nutritional changes, of course. Mental changes - absolutely critical!! This is a mind game. Life in general - you cannot now imagine how good it's gonna be for you!!!
RNY vs lapband - 2 major differences. OK, 3. Band - foreign body inserted in you, needs fills and maintenance, can shift undesirably or come loose. Statistics show that RNY patients as a whole lose more, faster, and keep it off longer. Dumping - the ultimate enforcement mechanism. Banders don't dump. RNY patients do. Dumping helps protect you from you.
RNY and health. My cholesterol was never below 200 even on meds (has been as high as 400.) It is now stable at 154 without meds. Triglycerides level has been as high as 1600, was 350 on meds, now 67 without meds. BP when last checked - 112/65. Was borderline hypertensive. I'll let those who were diabetic comment on blood sugar levels. (Note past tense - were!)
My surgeon told me RNY would be better for me than banding. For my money, he was right on!! My wife had RNY also and has had similar results.
CT
__________________ da perfesser
*******************
Dare to live your dream!!
If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
| |
| | |
04-16-2010, 02:44 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,797
5' 5"
Height:
|
Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Good luck with your process.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
One absolute advantage of RNY over lap band--the resolution rate of diabetes is much higher with RNY in comparison to lap band.
| |
| | |
04-16-2010, 03:28 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Grangerland, TX
Posts: 489
Weight Statistics March 19,2010 Start Date:
March 19,2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
335 lb Start Weight:
135 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
200 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
59.7014925373 % % Lost:
March 19, 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index57.4963378906 BMI Start:
23.1701660156 BMI Current:
24.8864746094 BMI Goal:
|
Welcome to the board. You will find great information here and lots of great support.
__________________  | |
| | |
04-16-2010, 04:10 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | WLS Mentor
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 1,100
Weight Statistics Liquid diet July 5, 2010 Start Date:
July 12, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 1"
Height:
323 lb Start Weight:
221 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
102 lb Weight Loss:
71 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.5789473684 % % Lost:
24 months Goal Date:
Body Mass Index61.0236495566 BMI Start:
41.7530233808 BMI Current:
28.3391561408 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
Welcome to RR... see ya on the boards~  | |
| | |
04-16-2010, 05:28 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lynn Haven Florida
Posts: 633
Weight Statistics 9-17-09 Start Date:
09-17-2009 Surgery Date:
5' 2"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
117 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
150 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
56.1797752809 % % Lost:
09-17-10 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.8296045786 BMI Start:
21.3972424558 BMI Current:
21.9458896982 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
I had my RNY in Sept 2009 ...........almost immediatly I was off of my diabetes meds. I am now almost 7 months post op and my labs are awesome!!! I use to take 14 pills a day for cholesterol, diabetes,reflux,etc etc ................now i take only nexium,vitamens and calcium!!!!!!!!!!!! So i am def a fan of the RNY, I too was thinking of the lap band but my surgeon said that diabetics dont do so well with the lap band. Good luck on whatever you decide to pursue!!
mary
__________________   | |
| | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | | 
Similar Threads | | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | | New to site | kenya514 | Your Profile | 5 | 03-07-2010 02:51 AM | | New to site | shrtybeebe | Your Profile | 14 | 01-18-2010 09:45 AM | | Hello Im new to the site | april34thpl | Your Profile | 10 | 05-28-2009 09:15 AM | | New To the Site | pintatl | Your Profile | 9 | 05-06-2009 10:11 AM | | New to site | ArmyMom | Your Profile | 20 | 02-25-2009 11:30 AM | | |
So long as you are putting your best foot forward, then, 
