Question:
If you had 70lbs to lose
I am at 220 and would like to be 150. I am wondering if rny is worth doing with 70 lbs to lose. It is quite a bit of surgery to lose 70lbs what do you think. I did the lap band and that didn't work for me. Threw up too much — pandavenise (posted on June 11, 2010)
June 11, 2010
I had RNY in January and I only had to lose 50 lbs. I have lost 78 lbs. I
was 199.7 and am now 121.
— cuppaloopy
June 11, 2010
You need a good Dr to advise you on this, I think that when you have a
smaller amount of weight to lose RNY is not advisable. I think I would go
with the sleeve or lap-band if I were you.
— FSUMom
June 11, 2010
Dear Panda, my answer is not an easy one. I too failed with the lap band.
I was back to 220 and wanted to get down to 150. My doc would not do RNY,
but would do the sleeve. I lost 40 pounds and my weight loss stopped
there. I have not been able to loose any more weight. There is no
throwing up with the sleeve, but you can eat pretty much any type of food
you want. People with less than 100 pounds to loose may not be the best
candidates for the sleeve. It requires a lot of exersize and a great deal
of dicipline to loose the remaining weight. I do realize that WLS is just
a tool, but I really thought it would be easier than it has been. If I
could do it over, I would find a doc that would do the RNY because I
believe it is a more effective surgery being both restrictive and
malabsorbtive. This is a very hard journey and I wish you the very best
going down this path. You will be successful and it will be worth it!
— Bonnie H.
June 11, 2010
Hi. My doctor/ins company would not consider doing RNY unless BMI was 40,
or 35 with comorbidities. I would use this as a guide. I am 6 wks out
from RNY, and as posted it is still not easy---finding a protein drink you
like or can tolerate, meals that are mainly protein that you can stick up,
throwing up from time to time as you learn what your new stomach will
accept. I understand it gets easier with time.
This is a good place to get varied feedback. Make the best decision you
can. If you opt not to have the surg., you can always change your mind,
not the other way around. Best wishes.
Hugs, Jane
— Jane W.
June 11, 2010
I just want to defent the sleeve... NO WLS is going to be "easy"
they are only a tool. Those believing it will be easy should not even
consider surgery. I started out at 332lbs and weigh 179 right now. My
surgery date for the sleeve was June 17th 2009. So don't let just one
persons experience help in your decision.. do LOTS of research. It is true
I can eat pretty much any type of food. But my taste have changed. Things I
used to love I can't stand and vice versa. However some foods do not go
down well.. So I know what I can and can not tolerate. To be honest, I have
not had to excercise that much. I'm not happy to admit that, but it is
true. I walk on my treadmill sometimes 3x a week but sometimes not at all
per week. However I am not saying don't excercise! I am simply saying I
wish I did more. I would consider the malsbsorbtion issue with the bypass
esp only having 70 lbs to lose. And I dont know your body type, but I know
I would look very sickly if I only weighed 120 lbs. So be careful that you
don't want to lose too much weight and have health problems from that. Just
weigh your options fully and get the advise of a surgeon.. Best of luck!!!
— callen3640
June 12, 2010
I was 222 when I had my sugery on March 3rd of this year. I am down 36 lbs.
Mine was a revision surgery from lapband. All of this is going to make me a
slow loser, but I am okay with this. My surgeon thought it was totally
worth my having the surgery to lose 70lbs and I agree. Good luck making
your decision. I had rny.
— FindingAndrea
June 12, 2010
I had RNY on 12/10/09 and have lost 82 lbs in 6 months. Luckily I have had
no complications. I go out to eat once a week but I only eat what I am
supposed to eat.
My insurance wouldn't cover unless you had a BMI of 40. I was also having
joint issues. I am still hoping to lose another 39 lbs. Loss is slower now
but that's fine.
It was the best decision I ever made. Makes me feel like a normal person
when I eat. Used to eat like a lumberjack and now I eat like a lady.
Best of luck in your decision.
— Cynthia T.
June 12, 2010
I have a vertical sleeve gastrectomy and the bileo-pancreatic diversion
form of gastric bypass surgery, also know as the duodenal switch. While I
have malabsortion of many of my calories because of the changes to my small
intenstine, what I like about the fact that my stomach is the vertical
sleeve gastrectomy is that they cut out the part of the stomach that has
the hormones Ghrelin which is the hormone always saying "i'm hungry,
i'm hungry" with the stoma size and shape I can eat the amount in a
nomral cereal bowl or like the portion of a lean cuisine in one setting,
now I couldn't eat that much at first, I am 2+ years out, I also did not
have nauseau with this stomach type. Best wishes, Melinda
— Melinda B.
June 13, 2010
I had VSG surgery on 3/25/09 and I have lost over 90 lbs. I feel great and
have not been sick at all. This surgery has the lowest amount of
complications and has good results. They just make your stomach smaller so
you can't eat as much. There is no mal-absorption and your stomach still
digest and process food as before only you aren't as hungry. It was
definitely the best choice for me and my doctor helped me determine that.
Talk with your doctor they can help you. I hope you have great success.
— Lisa von Wallmenich
June 13, 2010
Hi,
I had surgery on 12/3/2009 I was 234 and Im 5'9, I know weigh 155 and
want to lose 10 more lbs. I wear a size 6, I was always skinny until i had
a accident 3 yrs ago and packed on the wt. so I knew what it was like to be
skinny and overweight, some dr's say you have to be 100 lbs over, I had
some underlying conditions so I was able to have the surgery and ins. cover
it, but I had a horrible complication was in the hospital nearly a month ,
was on life support, Ive lost 79 lbs, This has to be your decision and
thought through carefully, talk with your Dr. good luck, just remember the
surgery is life changing in everyway.
— babynurse1
June 13, 2010
Thank you all for your answers I really appericate it. My insurance doesn't
cover the sleeve. So rny or ds are the only one covered. I think ds is for
a higher BMI. I am still thinking and have until June to make a choice. Any
more comments would be welcome. Thanks again
— pandavenise
June 18, 2010
The RNY is good for patients that have a BMI of 50 or below and that have a
sweet tooth. Most insurance companies will pay for this surgery. It is
good for patients that DON'T have more than 100 lbs to loose. If you
follow these steps for this website, there is a comparison chart on there
from my Dr. that will help a lot:
GO TO WWW.LAPSF.COM, ON THE LEFT SIDE BLUE BOX CLICK "WEIGHT LOSS AND
REVISIONAL
SURGERIES" THEN CLICK "INTRO-WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS", SCROLL
DOWN TO WHERE YOU SEE THE PICTURE
OF A STOMACH-CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE "SURGERY COMPARISON CHART".
PRINT THIS EMAIL SO YOU
CAN FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS.
— Kristy
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