marine

I agree with Duckie and Deidre, there are so many other real life threatening isues, that you should reevaluate all of them instead of picking up on this.

I am since the beginning of the surg - 4-5 months constantly constipated, have quite some issue with vomiting, with many strictures, my skin looks uggly at the bailey, BUT:
- I lost 33 kg (abut 72 lbs) in 4 months
- I look really great (compare to before), men do make me compliments DAILY at work
- I CAN DO SPORT,
- I DO NOT HAVE ANYMORE ASTHMA
- I DO NOT HAVE ANYMORE JOINTS PAIN, NO BACK PAIN, NO LEG PAIN !!!!!!
- I am NOT OBESE ANYLONGER
- Overall I am healthier and not to talk about my Cholesterol/Hb1Ac/TRIGL/ and other variables that can lead to yakkie diseases like MI or diabetes- all these values are NORMAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is why the health insurances are paying them

Every person reacts differently, the bottom line is that you take a big risk short-term ( IT IS A MAJOR SURGERY), and risk long term as well (osteoporosis, anemia and anything else we do not know). You put all in a weight-balance, and then take your decision.

Take care

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Marine "the Sea Girl"
Lap RYGBP Sep 21 07
Preop / Now after 12 months
Weight: 240 /132.4 (109 kg / 60.2 kg)
BMI: 41 /22.7 !!

kit60

I didn't get to the toilet one time the week after surgery. I just didn't seem to be able to get my sore body out of bed quite fast enough. Since a couple of weeks after surgery I have had more problems with constipation. I suspect if I ate sweets, fats or breads I would have really bad gas or worse. So I stay away from that stuff. I have been very lucky.

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Bubbles and Cyndie
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Height: 5'8"
BMI: 39.8/38/36.2/25.9/24.3
LBS: 262/250/238/169/160
highest/first WLS appointment/day of surgery/current/goal
Open RNY surgery date: 10/22/2007!

Off of all B/P medications.

One-der-land 1/2/2008
Weight loss from highest weight (262 lbs): 93 lbs
Weight loss to date (post-op): 69 lbs
Pounds to not be overweight (164): 5 lbs
Pounds to first goal (160): 9 lbs
aka KitBear
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marine

Yes this was also 1 of my worries pre-op: the gaz, I was warned that it was terrible the smell etc. Frankly said, it has never been an issue for me. Probably because of the same reason as for Kit60, I did and do avoid any sweets, too fat, too carbs stuff. I guess that makes a whole differenc.e

Take care

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Marine "the Sea Girl"
Lap RYGBP Sep 21 07
Preop / Now after 12 months
Weight: 240 /132.4 (109 kg / 60.2 kg)
BMI: 41 /22.7 !!