do doctor consider starting weight

mickeymantle
on 10/22/13 4:41 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR

VSG on 07/22/13

do some surgeons make smaller sleeves for light weights and larger for heavy weights ?

A light weight would need to eat less cal to lose weight than a heavy weight , because a heavy weight has more to feed

It seems that most of the light weights on here have very small sleeves (32f) and eat a lot less

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claimmaster
on 10/22/13 4:52 am - OK

VSG on 07/05/13

My doctor uses a 32f on everyone.

Jane

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mickeymantle
on 10/22/13 5:02 am, edited 10/22/13 5:02 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR

VSG on 07/22/13

mine uses a loose 34f on most people but sometimes uses a diffrent size based on the size of the stomach to start with and other factors

175 lb lost,412 hw 336sw,241 cw surgery July 22 2013,surgeon Dr Colin MacColl,

frisco
on 10/22/13 5:02 am

VSG on 09/30/09

The logic would be reversed....... smaller sleeve for heavies, and bigger sleeves for lightweights..... a heavy has more to lose.....

That said, it sure doesn't seem like a factor across the board. Most surgeons that make bigger sleeves tend to be afraid of complications as smaller sleeves are harder to make with a low percentage complication rate.

frisco

SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.

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mickeymantle
on 10/22/13 5:04 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR

VSG on 07/22/13

but a light weight might find it harder to lose eating the same amount as a heavy weight

175 lb lost,412 hw 336sw,241 cw surgery July 22 2013,surgeon Dr Colin MacColl,

frisco
on 10/22/13 5:10 am

VSG on 09/30/09

It is a good question.....

But the answer maybe that most VSG surgeons make the same size for everybody and if it differs, it's very small....

frisco

SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.

      " To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "

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frisco
on 10/22/13 5:22 am

VSG on 09/30/09

On October 22, 2013 at 12:04 PM Pacific Time, mickeymantle wrote:

but a light weight might find it harder to lose eating the same amount as a heavy weight

But, do most lights have a more active metabolism ?

frisco

SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.

      " To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "

   VSG Maintenance Group Forum
   http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/VSGM/discussion/

CAFE FRISCO at LapSF.com

Dr. Paul Cirangle

LosingSarah
on 10/22/13 8:47 am, edited 10/22/13 8:47 am - Moorhead, MN

VSG on 10/16/13

My surgeon said he almost always used the same size for all his patients. A 36f. He does have a very small number of patients with complications. (I've heard the smaller bougies often lead to more complications)

LookingForward
on 10/28/13 9:43 am

What constitutes a light weight vs. heavy weight? That's a new description to me. Thanks.

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