Re: RNY vs Lapband Question

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I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And for that, I am truly grateful!!

Barbara

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I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And for that, I am truly grateful!!

Barbara

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Ditto. I'm 29 and I'm looking forward to this opportunity to do this

while I'm " young " and not spend my life saying woulda shuolda coulda.

I've spent enough years overeight.

What was your start.. where are you at now? I'm still on my journey to

my 10%, and that alone has been an enlightening experience.

LISA

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> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but

I

> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery -

I

> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell

> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I

> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between

> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

> " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and

will

> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life.

And

> for that, I am truly grateful!!

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

Ditto. I'm 29 and I'm looking forward to this opportunity to do this

while I'm " young " and not spend my life saying woulda shuolda coulda.

I've spent enough years overeight.

What was your start.. where are you at now? I'm still on my journey to

my 10%, and that alone has been an enlightening experience.

LISA

>

> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but

I

> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery -

I

> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell

> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I

> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between

> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

> " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and

will

> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life.

And

> for that, I am truly grateful!!

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was approved 5/5/05 and attending orientation 7/5/05 weighing in at 284.5. I finished my 10% just before Thanksgiving and had surgery 12/12/05 weighing in at 250 even.

I left the hospital 12/13/05 weighing in at 258.3 and as of 1/3/06 I was 223.8.You wouldn't believe how much I hate shopping right now - lol.

Best of luck to you!

Barbara

From: lisa_mae Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:30 PMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: RNY vs Lapband Question

Ditto. I'm 29 and I'm looking forward to this opportunity to do this while I'm "young" and not spend my life saying woulda shuolda coulda. I've spent enough years overeight.What was your start.. where are you at now? I'm still on my journey to my 10%, and that alone has been an enlightening experience.LISA>> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this> "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And> for that, I am truly grateful!!> > Barbara>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was approved 5/5/05 and attending orientation 7/5/05 weighing in at 284.5. I finished my 10% just before Thanksgiving and had surgery 12/12/05 weighing in at 250 even.

I left the hospital 12/13/05 weighing in at 258.3 and as of 1/3/06 I was 223.8.You wouldn't believe how much I hate shopping right now - lol.

Best of luck to you!

Barbara

From: lisa_mae Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:30 PMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: RNY vs Lapband Question

Ditto. I'm 29 and I'm looking forward to this opportunity to do this while I'm "young" and not spend my life saying woulda shuolda coulda. I've spent enough years overeight.What was your start.. where are you at now? I'm still on my journey to my 10%, and that alone has been an enlightening experience.LISA>> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this> "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And> for that, I am truly grateful!!> > Barbara>

[Guest guest]

I can imagine. I started Orientation 8/2/05 @ 317 and I'm not 290. I

started to loose weight before Orientation so my highest was 330. I

have lost 40lbs so far.. and need 10 more to my 10%. I'm looking

forward to it like you wouldn't believe.

Congrats.. and continued success

LISA

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> > I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision,

but

> I

> > would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before

surgery -

> I

> > am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can

tell

> > already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the

people I

> > know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been

between

> > overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done

this

> > " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now

and

> will

> > no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY

life.

> And

> > for that, I am truly grateful!!

> >

> > Barbara

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[Guest guest]

I can imagine. I started Orientation 8/2/05 @ 317 and I'm not 290. I

started to loose weight before Orientation so my highest was 330. I

have lost 40lbs so far.. and need 10 more to my 10%. I'm looking

forward to it like you wouldn't believe.

Congrats.. and continued success

LISA

> >

> > I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision,

but

> I

> > would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before

surgery -

> I

> > am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can

tell

> > already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the

people I

> > know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been

between

> > overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done

this

> > " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now

and

> will

> > no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY

life.

> And

> > for that, I am truly grateful!!

> >

> > Barbara

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>

[Guest guest]

You will be there before you know it . Keep it up - the rewards are unimaginable!

Barbara

From: lisa_mae Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:41 PMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: RNY vs Lapband Question

I can imagine. I started Orientation 8/2/05 @ 317 and I'm not 290. I started to loose weight before Orientation so my highest was 330. I have lost 40lbs so far.. and need 10 more to my 10%. I'm looking forward to it like you wouldn't believe.Congrats.. and continued successLISA> >> > I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but > I> > would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - > I> > am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell> > already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I> > know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between> > overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this> > "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and > will> > no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. > And> > for that, I am truly grateful!!> > > > Barbara> >> > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

You will be there before you know it . Keep it up - the rewards are unimaginable!

Barbara

From: lisa_mae Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:41 PMTo: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: RNY vs Lapband Question

I can imagine. I started Orientation 8/2/05 @ 317 and I'm not 290. I started to loose weight before Orientation so my highest was 330. I have lost 40lbs so far.. and need 10 more to my 10%. I'm looking forward to it like you wouldn't believe.Congrats.. and continued successLISA> >> > I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but > I> > would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - > I> > am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell> > already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I> > know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between> > overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this> > "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and > will> > no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. > And> > for that, I am truly grateful!!> > > > Barbara> >> > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering if the reason might not have something to do with his

age, as some people have suggested already. At 40 or even 50 (which is

where I'll be in a couple of months), you can reasonably expect to have

to live with the nutritional restrictions and malabsorption for 25 or

30 years. But someone who is only in their early 20's will have to

look forward to 40 or 50 years. . . and there's not a whole lot of data

on the truly long-term effects on our health of this procedure.

That's not to say anything against RNY. I did a good deal of comparing

of the two surgeries while I was still making up my mind about the

issue, and the overall results of lap-band seemed much less desirable.

Not as much weight lost, more hunger (esp. during the initial period),

more revisions, etc. Also, several studies show that gastric banding

had a higher rate of " late complications " than RNY.

Taking all that into consideration, and realizing that I'm almost 50

and want to make it WAAAAY past 60 - which I probably won't if I don't

get this weight off - I decided to go with the gastric bypass. I don't

know if banding will work better for your son, but it is reversible and

he could go back and have a bypass later if he needed it.

Cathy C.

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> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but

I

> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery -

I

> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell

> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I

> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between

> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

> " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and

will

> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life.

And

> for that, I am truly grateful!!

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering if the reason might not have something to do with his

age, as some people have suggested already. At 40 or even 50 (which is

where I'll be in a couple of months), you can reasonably expect to have

to live with the nutritional restrictions and malabsorption for 25 or

30 years. But someone who is only in their early 20's will have to

look forward to 40 or 50 years. . . and there's not a whole lot of data

on the truly long-term effects on our health of this procedure.

That's not to say anything against RNY. I did a good deal of comparing

of the two surgeries while I was still making up my mind about the

issue, and the overall results of lap-band seemed much less desirable.

Not as much weight lost, more hunger (esp. during the initial period),

more revisions, etc. Also, several studies show that gastric banding

had a higher rate of " late complications " than RNY.

Taking all that into consideration, and realizing that I'm almost 50

and want to make it WAAAAY past 60 - which I probably won't if I don't

get this weight off - I decided to go with the gastric bypass. I don't

know if banding will work better for your son, but it is reversible and

he could go back and have a bypass later if he needed it.

Cathy C.

>

> I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but

I

> would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery -

I

> am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell

> already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I

> know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between

> overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

> " young " I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and

will

> no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life.

And

> for that, I am truly grateful!!

>

> Barbara

>

[Guest guest]

Barbara Also your health didn't get to severe. Every year with the weight I came home with more health problems, this is not true for all, but it will be for many especially with age. So here's to your youth. Take care. Donna"Hokoana, Barbara" wrote: I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

"young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And for that, I am truly grateful!! Barbara Donna

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Barbara Also your health didn't get to severe. Every year with the weight I came home with more health problems, this is not true for all, but it will be for many especially with age. So here's to your youth. Take care. Donna"Hokoana, Barbara" wrote: I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but I would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - I am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this

"young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and will no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. And for that, I am truly grateful!! Barbara Donna

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Good job on the weight lose, keep it up and you'll be there before you know it. Take care. Donnalisa_mae wrote: I can imagine. I started Orientation 8/2/05 @ 317 and I'm not 290. I started to loose weight before Orientation so my highest was 330. I have lost 40lbs so far.. and need 10 more to my 10%. I'm looking forward to it like you wouldn't believe.Congrats.. and continued successLISA> >> > I am sorry I don't have any information to share on the decision, but > I> > would like to say, being as I just turned 28 a month before surgery - > I> > am sooooo happy that I made this decision early on in life. I can tell> > already that this will be the best thing for me. Most of the people I> > know who have had or are contemplating this surgery have been between> > overweight and morbidly obese most of their lives. Having done this> > "young" I will be happy to look back at this 20 years from now and > will> > no longer be able to say I have been morbidly obese most of MY life. > And> > for that, I am truly grateful!!> > > > Barbara> >> > >

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