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P.S. Just wanted to add that some people still think people get lapband surgery. Ah...no. Even when I had my RNY in 2015, lapband was going the way of the buggy whip. Yet my dentist and my brother both assumed I was getting lapband surgery. So again, you may be right. You'd think with all the people getting WLS these days and shows like "My 600 lb Life" and "Fat Doctor", people would know more about this, but then, most probably don't pay that much attention (or watch those shows...)
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I don't know if lay people refer to both surgeries as "gastric bypass" or not - maybe you're right. I honestly don't know. But like I said, when someone uses that term, I assume RNY since that's just the other name for it.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I don't think anyone does stomach stapling anymore. The two most common procedures these days are gastric bypass (also known as RNY) and sleeve (VSG) - so I'm assuming RNY.
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
I know, but in "laymansland" the term "gastric bypass" (or sometimes "stomach stapling") is unfortunately used as a catchall generic term for WLS of all types, frequently .. 
Would be interesting to know whether what they had was truly RNY, or V.S.G., etc. 
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
it said they had gastric bypass - so that would be the type of surgery.
thanks for posting this and the other videos, btw!
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
The couple in the program had their surgery ("gastric bypass", but doesn't specifically state which type of WLS) two years ago, and are both doing GREAT (she looks almost skinny now 
) .. Very proud of them, and they have a much brighter future now spending time with their young kids, as the video sweetly shows .. 
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
That's a tough one. I have to agree with the other poster. Therapy with a trained psychologist who specialized in weight related areas is a viable option.
SW 327
GW 150
CW 126
I know this video is very short, but it has a lot of good info. packed into it. Not only have the studies shown the positive effect on liver health (e.g. fatty liver disease) following WLS, but also cardiovascular health. 
This video also presents the current stats re: obesity and extreme obesity, in the U.S., # of WLSes, etc. Kinda scary that only ONE percent of patients eligible for WLS in the U.S. actually have it performed. 
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/new-benefits-of-bariatric- surgery-beyond-weight-loss/2844753/
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
Makes sense to me, and sort of a no-brainer that WLSers fare better when hit with Covid than others, b/c of their post-op weight loss ... (btw, Dr. Ayoola, featured in the interview, is a local bariatric surgeon here in the DFW area and the only one vetted in the DS procedure here in N TX 
)
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
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