| | ||
| |||||||
| Notices |
  759 People Lost in total 67043 lbs = 29.18 % Give us permission to add your before & after Weight Loss Photos |   |
  |
| | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
08-11-2007, 07:00 AM
| #1 (permalink) |
| Newbie  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denmark
Posts: 5
Weight Statistics 11 sept. 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 266 lb Start Weight:
240 lb Current Weight:
133 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
107 lb Lb Left to Lose:
9.77443609023 % % Lost:
Summer of 2008.... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42 BMI Start:
38.5 BMI Current:
23 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Biliopancreatic Diversion |  New in this forum
Hello everyone....  I´m new here. My name is Susanne. I live in Denmark with my son of 13 years, my fiancee and our 6 persian cats. I have been fat since 1993, when I got pragnant (+25 kilo), and stopped smoking (+25 kilos). Dont know how many american pounds that is, but it left me with a BMI of 42, and I have tried to loose the extra weight ever since - with no real succes. Well, many people are far more overweight than I, but i am so wery frightened to get diabetes or die of fat-related diseases. So I feel, that it is very nessesary to do drastic things to get rid of my overweight..... In May 2006 I had a gastric banding, but i didn´t work. Well it worked, but I had always pain, and in March this year my doctor saw a gastric fistula in my stomach, so the band was removed in April. Very concerned of loosing weight still - my doctor told me of another operation called BPD (Scopinaro procedure), which would be the best for me in my situation (with the gastric fistula). So now I am going to Belgium to have that operation on sept. 11 - in a months time  The operation is not done in Denmark (no surgeons do that operation in Denmark), and I have to pay for it myself, otherwise I have to wait for years, and time is valuable..... Are there others in this forum, who have had the same operation (BPD)? It seems to me, that the most common is the Gastric Bypass..... or the Band? It would be nice, if there were others like myself  Greetings from Denmark Susanne
__________________  |
|      |
| | Weight Loss Surgery Insurance |
| |
Yes, you can often get insurance cover for your Weight Loss Surgery. Our own Craig "Big-T" Thompson has been there and done that, and he's written an e-book about it.  |
|
08-11-2007, 07:02 AM
| #2 (permalink) |
| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 2,986
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11"
Height:
212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |
Just wanted to welcome you and wish you luck with your surgery. LittleLisaMarie 
__________________ LitleLisaMarie 4'11"{dont laugh}   |
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 07:14 AM
| #3 (permalink) |
| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: i live in wisconsin
Posts: 600
5' 5"
Height:
30 BMI Goal:
| Hey there Sue!
Good luck with your upcoming surgery. I hope that everything goes well for you. Welcome to the boards also. I can't say that I have had what you have, but can offer support for ya. That is what this big family does...try to be there for one another in their times of trial. Good Luck once again, and feel free to post as often as you need to. mike
|
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 08:19 AM
| #4 (permalink) |
| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,769
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
158 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.7596899225 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
23.3299726948 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    |
WELCOME!!! Congrats on getting your date set. I havent had that procedure, but just thought I would stop by to lend some support.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
| |
|
08-11-2007, 08:22 AM
| #5 (permalink) |
| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Milford Kansas
Posts: 1,205
Weight Statistics 09/01/2006 Start Date:
5' 4"
Height:
254 lb Start Weight:
144 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.3070866142 % % Lost:
02/01/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 43.5942382812 BMI Start:
24.71484375 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Same here hope all goes well with the new procedure.. can you explain a little of what it entails,, i've never heard of it
|
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 08:57 AM
| #6 (permalink) |
| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denmark
Posts: 5
Weight Statistics 11 sept. 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 266 lb Start Weight:
240 lb Current Weight:
133 lb Goal Weight:
26 lb Weight Loss:
107 lb Lb Left to Lose:
9.77443609023 % % Lost:
Summer of 2008.... Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42 BMI Start:
38.5 BMI Current:
23 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Biliopancreatic Diversion | Hello, and thank you very much for wellcoming me to your forum. I have tried to find things on the BPD - it is not VERY easy What i mean is, that it is not easy to explain - what the operation is about......... But it is a sort of a bypass. Biliopancreatic diversion  In a biliopancreatic diversion, a portion of the stomach is removed. The remaining portion of the stomach is connected to the lower portion of the small intestine. The food you eat then bypasses much of the small intestine, resulting in fewer calories absorbed and weight loss. I try to make a link to my Belgian doctor as well, because he has a very fine site on the operation: www.dr-lemmens.be Greetings from Denmark Susanne
__________________ |
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 10:09 AM
| #7 (permalink) |
| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tega Cay, SC
Posts: 871
Weight Statistics August 2, 2007 Start Date:
August 14, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
283 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
116 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.9893992933 % % Lost:
Christmas, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44.3192247717 BMI Start:
26.1530407663 BMI Current:
23.4907551793 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
Goddag Suzanne! I couldn't find the Danish equivalent of "Welcome"? I know in German its Wilkommen -- but didn't know it in Danish. I'm having gastric bypass. I just couldn't stand the idea of having the "band" -- something swimming around inside of me with a little thing just under my skin gave me the shivers! Hope your new surgery goes well!
__________________  |
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 01:45 PM
| #8 (permalink) |
| Super Moderator  |
Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us. I am sorry, but you are the only one here, at this moment, who will have BPD. BPD is common in Europe, but not in the US, so that's the reason, you don't see any here. (((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
__________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun."   Just a li'l bit 'bout myself |
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 03:48 PM
| #9 (permalink) |
| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,614
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 |
Hi there welcome to the boards. Like Doc says its not over here in the USA yet. I have never heard of it. Doc if you can help me out on this one. Now how does it exactly differ from bypass. I know they unhook the intestines on the bypass and rehook them up to the new pouch. Now my Dr asked me if I wanted the 8 inches of intesine left in me he bypasses or just take them out. I have to understand what im seeing. So if you can help me out here i would appreciate it.
|
|
| |
|
08-11-2007, 10:31 PM
| #10 (permalink) |
| Super Moderator |
With BPD, as in the diagram, the section of the stomach that is removed from the pouch is actually removed totally from you, and also, the bypassed intestine is longer than with RNY. MsVickie...ummmm, what does your surgeon mean by taking out the bypassed intestine? Because with RNY, and BPD, too, the bypassed intestine is left there because the bile duct, through which your bile (which originally is produced in the liver) and and pancreatic enzymes are excreted into the intestines through the bypassed intestines, so you need the bypassed intestine, actually. Or does he mean, he'll make the bypass shorter, in other words, make the total length of your intestines shorter (which is something I have never of)? Because as far as I know, the total length of your intestine doesn't change with either of these surgeries, it's just the layout that is changed.
__________________ "In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." Just a li'l bit 'bout myself |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| New to Forum | Coolata | Your Profile | 9 | 04-30-2007 08:44 AM |
| New to the forum | Bobbie Jo | Your Profile | 6 | 02-22-2007 06:45 AM |
| New to the forum | missy | Family & Loved Ones | 7 | 02-09-2007 07:00 AM |
| I am new to this forum | chestnel2 | Your Profile | 7 | 02-06-2007 05:43 PM |
| New to forum. | Ciren | Your Profile | 15 | 08-19-2006 07:52 AM |
REMEMBER..
Linear Mode
