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11-26-2007, 01:13 PM
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| Cub Reporter  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norristown, PA
Posts: 82
Weight Statistics January 23, 2008 Start Date:
March 6, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 292 lb Start Weight:
289 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
3 lb Weight Loss:
139 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.02739726027 % % Lost:
June 16, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.1162109375 BMI Start:
49.6013183594 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |  Newbie Here! Hello everyone, My name is Dolores and I am new to the board. I discovered your board by doing a Google search for GBS and Renewed Reflections came up. I started poking around the website and I came across the Before and After Pics and I decided to join. I have been researching GBS for about 3 years on and off. I had made up my mind about 3 years ago when a co worker had the surgery and he lost over 200 lbs. We talked over and over about the procedure and I had decided to have it done. Then I got scared and started 'listening' to the medical experts and decided against the surgery. 3 years later, I am researching again, and made the choice to schedule a consultation with Barix Clinic in Langhorne, PA. After watching Brookhaven Rehabilitation Center's program on TLC yesterday, I now realize just how biased and skewed the information is about the surgery. Yes, there are complications with the surgery, death is the major one...but isn't death, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc etc also complications from being OBESE? So after I made this connection and realized that being 320lbs and 5'4" could kill me just as much as the surgery, I made the call and left a message to schedule a consultation. I am afraid of having a heart attack at 35 and I want to make an informed decision. So I am here to learn, ask questions and receive some encouragement as I make this life altering decision. |
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11-26-2007, 01:34 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,311
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 267 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1947565543 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8254394531 BMI Start:
25.5729980469 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Welcome to the site and this is a decison you need to make yourself. I was in the same boat as you. I was only 38 years old at the time and I wanted to be there for my children and be able to see them grow. I made the decision to go thru with it and strated my journey of appotiments and etc...It was along 9 months but i was finally cleared and I believe its the best thing I have done for my self. I am 7 months post op and I feel so much better than I ever have. I have lost almost 100 pounds. I feel good, and I am off of my blood pressure meds. Like I said, its a decision you have to be ready to deal with once you make it. yes there are risks involved but there is with anything now a days. This site is wonderful for advise, information and support. Welcome aboard and good luck with your decision.
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11-26-2007, 02:27 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,241
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics On and off my whole life... Start Date:
November 20, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
212 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
75 lb Weight Loss:
62 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.1324041812 % % Lost:
August 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.3778617937 BMI Start:
31.3035076665 BMI Current:
22.1487082546 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Welcome to a wonderful place for advice and support. I have also been on the rollercoster of makeing the same decision. My process started nine months ago and just being 6 days out I would do it over again. Like you said there are complications in be obese as well, but I wanted to live long enough to see my grandson garaduate high school, (he was just born in July). It is a decision that you have to make. There are alot of good people here to answer questions and you can go look at the old postings for other info.
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11-26-2007, 03:09 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 | welcome to the board! GLAD YOU found this wonderful site for support on this journey! I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW you thru your posts
__________________ LISA  http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass  |
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11-26-2007, 03:12 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,584
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 280 lb Start Weight:
142 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
138 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
49.2857142857 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
21.5886678201 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | welcome aboard...glad you are here!! You will find so much info here that could help you get comfy with a decision! |
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11-26-2007, 03:19 PM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Modesto, CA
Posts: 470
Blog Entries: 11 Weight Statistics 12/13/06 Start Date:
December 13, 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 220 lb Start Weight:
150 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.8181818182 % % Lost:
Dec 2007 Goal Date:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Welcome And Good Luck On Your Journey
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11-26-2007, 04:05 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 4,519
Weight Statistics July 21, 2007 Start Date:
August 6, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 287 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.8571428571 % % Lost:
January 1, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.4872528616 BMI Start:
29.9927159209 BMI Current:
25.6035379813 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Welcome to our family...glad that you found us. There is so much to learn here and lots of friends to help you through it! |
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11-26-2007, 04:55 PM
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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 | Welcome to the boards. Im Vickie. I like you researched this surgery so much. I decided to do it then backed out. Im like you when I reached a certian weight.... I had to do somthing. Mine is not for vanity reasons. I had mine done to live. Plain and simple. I feel better already and all the medications I took are not gone except for 3 which are not weight related. If you stick around you will find alot of information on this board and if you dont find your question ASK IT! Most of the time somebody can help you. If not we will always say ASK YOUR DR ! |
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11-26-2007, 04:59 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,556
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | welcome to the boards! glad you found us. this is a wonderful place. there are great people here willing to share their experiences with this. it's great to be amongst such a genuinely NICE group of people who have all been "there". good luck on your journey 
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R.  Lap RNY 4/19/07     |
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11-26-2007, 06:01 PM
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| Cub Reporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norristown, PA
Posts: 82
Weight Statistics January 23, 2008 Start Date:
March 6, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 4" Height: 292 lb Start Weight:
289 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
3 lb Weight Loss:
139 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.02739726027 % % Lost:
June 16, 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.1162109375 BMI Start:
49.6013183594 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Quote:
I truly understand about wanting to live and see your children grow up. I have no children at this time, but I am approved to adopt and currently looking for a child from the foster care system. I too still desire to be a mother to a child where I can go out, play, run and enjoy life and not sitting in the house embarassed and ashamed of my weight (like I do NOW!). The appointments are what I started today. I called the Barix Clinic back, got nervous when she told me I could come in TOMORROW (  ) and told her next week would be great. So I scheduled an appointment with the female surgeon I hoped and prayed I would get and my consultation is MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd.  I can't believe I did this!!!!Wow! Your journey took that looooong? Man, I hope and pray it's not that long, but whateve God wills he knows what is best FOR MY SITUATION! Congrats on the success so far...that is so fishin' awesome!!! Woot Woot!!!! And I've made my decision. I am going to go for it...the first step was made...I made the appointment for the consultation. I will call tomorrow so I can see my PCP Friday and let her know this is my choice and I pray she will be for me and my choice and not against me! I pray for continued success over the coming months and years, and I will be asking ALOT of questions before Monday Quote:
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I know I will learn a lot from this forum. The encouragement I saw in the Before and After thread showed me how much you all care about one another here!!!!! Quote:
I will continue to ask questions, read and read and read until the time comes for me to have my surgery. I also want to tap into the Barix Clinics support groups and forum (I registered but haven't posted since I wasn't sure until yesterday/today I was going to go through with my decision!) so I can meet face to face with individuals who are having the surgery, have had the surgery and are also in the same boat as me, just getting started. I am glad to hear about your drop in taking medications. I am currently only on 80mg of Prilosec daily with the doctor wanting to put me on Protonix since my stomach issues are so severe. I was taken off of Coumadin almost two months ago next week (had a pulmonary emboli May 06), THANK GOD!!!! So I am hping the GERD will be resolved once I have the surgery. God Bless. Quote:
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