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kellyMASS · 07-04-2008, 08:48 PM

I do not think that your age will be a huge factor as far as surgery is concerned.I do however think that you may want to check out the Duodenal Switch as well as the RNY.There are a few reasons.With the DS you will still be able to eat high fat and many of the foods you eat now still low carb of course.You do not absorb 80% of the fat that you eat so you can typically eat more as you get further out from your surgery and less chance of regain.These are actually some of the reasons I chose the DS.Also RNY - Diabetes 85% cure rate RNY can put diabetes in remission.
Diabetes may come back in two or three years--even if the patient maintains most of their weight loss.Even a small amount of weight gain, long-term, can cause a diabetes relapse. DS – Diabetes 98 % cure rate for type II diabetes.Of course YOU have to do all of your research and decide which surgery is right for YOU but some of the things you said just sounded so much like me that I thought I would give you a little info.Welcome to TT!

Claire-in-Texas · 07-05-2008, 05:15 AM

Kelly is right - there ARE other options. However, only you and your doctor can decide which surgery is the best one for you. At this moment, RNY is considered the gold star of weight loss surgery, but as is true in all medical issues, the technology and methods move forward all the time.

But here again, I feel it is far less important to think about the volume of food, regardless of the surgery. In fact, I am able to eat far more than I do - it is my choice to eat small portions, often. This, along with the substance of what I eat, causes me to feel well, sleep well, be healthy - and I am thin for the first time in my adult life (to this extent, anyway).

We are all different, each one of us (who are post op) are right in each's perspective. It's up to you to find that magic combination. Look at the BIG picture, keep your eye on that, stay off the scale, do what your surgeon/nutritionist tells you to do, to the letter, and you will be a walking miracle, a flying miracle, a teaching miracle.

blisandt · 07-05-2008, 08:16 AM

welcome aboard.