Anyone have WLS at around 500lbs?

I'm looking for a pen pal that had wls when they were close to 500lbs. I have so many questions but i cant seem to find anyone that it close to that weight i want to know what someone my weight experiensed pre and post op? Please email me at [email protected] if you can answer all my wondering questoins Thanks Alot Marlena 485lbs----5'9

Marlena, Welcome to the board. I was 523 lbs when I had surgery ... open RNY. My highest weight was 600 lbs when I started this journey and my BMI was 107. There are several of us that are or were in the 500 lb. range when we had surgery. Please feel free/comfortable to post your questions or comments to the board. This is a very friendly community and we understand where you are. The responses you receive my also help someone else. However, I will email you. Take care, Georgeann

Yes please keep posting on this subject here? I just recieved my referral from my PCP to the Surgeon I wanted. I was once 740#s but on Weigh****chers in four years made it to 500#s But this past year put 100#s back on. Lots of stress, that's my main problems but am working to cut them out. Now starting this WLS Journey at about 600 pounds. Santa

Michael, Welcome to this forum. Congratulation on taking the first steps into your journey. I hope you stay around and continue to post. Georgeann

hi i just had lap rny on 8-12-05 and my weight before surgery was 451 i go back to the doctors on 8-24-05 and i can't wait to see how much i lost i also had my gallbladder removed and a hernia repaired at the same time i came home on 8-14-05 had to sleep in recliner.i have alot of things to answer for you all you have to do is start asking but remember i'm only 10 days post op

Congratulation Susan! The drums will be rolling until you update us with the results on 8/24. Georgeann

Marlena, Welcome to the OH boards!! I didn't weigh 500 when I had surgery, but I did weigh around 450 the year before I am 5ft 2 in tall. I went on Atkins lost down to 397 and gained back to 418 real quick. Then I had surgery. (at 418) You will find if you stick around a bit that nost of your questions will be answered, just by "listening". This is really a great place to be. I fully understand wanting to be around your 'peers'. It seems like those that start out at 250 just don't get the same issues as we do that start at 400+. I will tell you that I have been suprised by 'lightweights' *****ally "get it". Because they DO go through most of what we go thru, just shorter time, and are therefore very empathetic (sic?) to others like us. Toodles, Reneé 418/337/125 -81 pounds!!

hi marlena: i started around 450 lbs at surgery. had a laparoscopic rny on feb. 8, 2005 and would do it again in a heartbeat. this forum is a wonderful place for questions and support. i spent the first six months of my journey after surgery on the mn board, and will continue to go there - but - am finding a special type of empathy on this board. hard to explain. anyway, ask away. my email is [email protected] if you want to email directly. but if you post, any and all readers can chime in with helpful insights and answers, too. hugs dorthe 330lbs---5'9

My friend Sharon Ferrer was 600 lbs and is now 195!!! Look for her profile. She is such a vibrant and exciting woman and loves to talk about her progress..so much so she is now the marketing rep for our sugeon. Look her up and write to her - and I'm sure she'd love to share!!

Ruth, I punched in Sharon's name under search and won't bring her up. Do you know her profile address? Thanks! God Bless! Cindy Snyder: pre-op; 435 lbs.; BMI-74.7