WHY ???

mpjones
on 2/20/12 6:30 am
Ok, let's see--just from reading posts here on this forum -- after surgery I have to worry about

"Unhappy pouches"
Hernias
Adhesion's
Hair loss
Loose skin
Constipation
Changes in taste
Dumping
Depression
Protein powders
Tracking vitamins and minerals I didn't even know my body   needed
Pain
R H
Good heavens would someone tell me WHY I want this surgery--LOL  I REALLY do--I just need some happy thoughts about now
Ladytazz
on 2/20/12 6:39 am
Let's see.  With morbid obesity you get to deal with:
Diabetes
heart disease
unable to buy clothes
pain when walking
social alienation
depression
incontinence
high blood pressure
higher risk of some cancer
arthritis pain
fatty liver
risk of stroke
sleep apnea
gallbladder disease
GERD

Does anyone want to add to the list?

I guess it just comes down to what you are willing to risk and what the greater risks are.

WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010

High Weight  (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

H.A.L.A B.
on 2/20/12 6:39 am
why?
I can give you a few...
I really look good in dresses and high heels
And other clothes. And do not need to buy on line... Now - for the same price - I can have 4 outfits... that look good... (fat clothes are expensive and they are seldom on sale for a few $$)
I can buy clothes anywhere... and they fit...
I can be on my feet all day and I don't feel like I want to cut my feet off at the end of the day
I can do things with my BF that I would not do before
I can fit on a small plane and have room to spare
I can do yoga much better now..
I don't have to worry if I can fit at the table (booth)
I don't have to worry if the ladder can support me...
Chairs don't break under me...


But... after all of that... if I could go back in time ... I would have the sleeve and not RNY...


Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

jodisue40
on 2/20/12 9:13 am - OH
RNY on 04/11/12
Just wondering why the sleeve, I meet with Dr on March 8th to get my surgery date,
H.A.L.A B.
on 2/20/12 9:56 am
Post Date: 2/20/12 4:35 pm
I am living with it for the last 4 years (almost) and I lost all my excess weight... and then some.. Got to size 4... too small for me (really large bone frame, muscles). so I gained back some... and now maintain at size 6... so in a way - I am a success story...
But - due to RNY - now I have RH( reactive hypoglycemia) and just Hypoglycemia.  If I don't eat every 2-3 hrs my sugar will drop.   It is not fun, it is scary.  Regain is very easy. Losing it back - not so easy due to RH..   I can't exercise too much because my sugar will drop. But if I eat carbs before exercise - my sugar will also drop... just a bit later...
Advil, any other Nsaids - even without them some of us are prone to ulcers... now take them.. and we prone ever more... And chances are - some of the ulcers may form in the blind part of the stomach - so you may never know, until it is too late. 
I don't menstruate, yet my iron dropped low and I could not absorb it. (I took it) so eventually I had iron infusions.  Since I don't menstruate - I will only need infusions one every 2-4 years.  What about you? 

and so on
Here is some study....

Do we fail the surgery or is the surgery failing us?

New Data on Weight Gain Following Bariatric Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery has long been considered the gold standard for weight loss. However, recent studies have revealed that this particular operation can lead to potential weight gain years later. Lenox Hill Hospital’s Chief of Bariatric Surgery, Mitchell Roslin, MD, was the principal investigator of the Restore Trial – a national ten center study investigating whether an endoscopic suturing procedure to reduce the size of the opening between the gastric pouch of the bypass and the intestine could be used to control weight gain in patients following gastric bypass surgery. The concept for the trial originated when Dr. Roslin noticed a pattern of weight gain with a significant number of his patients, years following gastric bypass surgery. While many patients could still eat less than before the surgery and become full faster, they would rapidly become hungry and feel light headed, especially after consuming simple carbohydrates, which stimulate insulin production.

The results of the Restore Trial, which were published in January 2011, did not confirm the original hypothesis – there was no statistical advantage for those treated with suturing. However, they revealed something even more important. The data gathered during the trial and the subsequent glucose tolerance testing verified that patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery and regained weight were highly likely to have reactive hypoglycemia, a condition in which blood glucose drops below the normal level, one to two hours after ingesting a meal high in carbs. Dr. Roslin and his colleagues theorized that the rapid rise in blood sugar – followed by a swift exaggerated plunge – was caused by the absence of the pyloric valve, a heavy ring of muscle that regulates the rate at which food is released from the stomach into the small intestine. The removal of the pyloric valve during gastric bypass surgery causes changes in glucose regulation that lead to inter-meal hunger, impulse-snacking, and consequent weight regain.

Dr. Roslin and his team decided to investigate whether two other bariatric procedures that preserve the pyloric valve – sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch – would lead to better glucose regulation, thus suppressing weight regain. The preliminary data of this current study shows that all three operations initially reduce fasting insulin and glucose. However, when sugar and simple carbs are consumed, gastric bypass patients have a 20-fold increase in insulin production at six months, compared to a 4-fold increase in patients who have undergone either a sleeve gastrectomy or a duodenal switch procedure. The dramatic rise in insulin in gastric bypass patients causes a rapid drop in glucose, promoting hunger and leading to increased food consumption.

“Based on these results, I believe that bariatric procedures that preserve the pyloric valve lead to better physiologic glucose regulation and ultimately more successful long-term maintenance of weight-loss," said Dr. Roslin.

http://www.lenoxhillhospital.org/press_releases.aspx?id=2106

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

avivaps
on 2/20/12 6:42 am
RNY on 02/28/12
After surgery you will also have to contend with...

more energy (eventually)
less fat
less illness (blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, apnea)
more self confidence
more clothes that fit
less thighs that rub together
more room in chairs, behind steering wheel, passing through turnstiles
less stares and mean comments
feeling normal in your own skin
less chins
longer life (hopefully)
ability to participate more in life
better employment opportunities
...you get the idea :)

Hope that helps with the happy thoughts.

Andrea.
avivaps
on 2/20/12 6:43 am
RNY on 02/28/12
looks like we were all posting at the same time...great minds huh?
DisneyLover
on 2/20/12 6:51 am - WI
I would take any of the issues you have listed any day over being so fat that I worried about getting stuck in chairs, breaking chairs.  Not being able to participate in my kids lives because I was so heavy.
I don't sweat walking 20 feet to the mail box in summer.
I can buy cheap cute clothes off of the rack at any store I walk into.
I was called the hottest looking one in the office a few weeks ago.  While some might consider that harassment, I call it a compliment.

I haven't had any pain, slight hairloss.  Vitamins are NOTHING compared to some of the meds I might have ended up on had I not lost the weight.

For me the pros way outweighed the cons.


Sarah
    
Kat Kat
on 2/20/12 6:51 am - AZ
I know you were making a joke, but the REAL Reason WHY is because without it, you might have to worry about:

*Diabetes
*Stroke
*Heart Attack
*Some Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
*Osteoarthritis
*Depression
*Pain
*Fatty Liver
*Inability to fit in medical imaging equipment
*Harder time to find veins for blood work and IV's if required
*Sleep Apnea
*High Blood Pressure
*Sweating due to extra insulation
*Out of Breath when doing even light exercise
*Tracking of prescription medications for obesity related conditions and side effects from those medications.

All Leading to a shortened life span

            

Kat Kat
on 2/20/12 6:55 am, edited 2/20/12 6:55 am - AZ

LOL, Looks like we all had our "Why Radar" on!

            

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