Guest guest Posted June 4, 2001 Report Share Posted June 4, 2001 > > > > > > > > > > I am glad my doctor did not feel that way, I could only walk using crutches before surgery and we knew there was no way I could use crutches afterwards without hurting the incicion or other things, so he said not to worry we will take one thing at a time. My BMI was in the high 60's. I was not asked to lose any weight before hand. Carol L > > Your reply to was right-on, with just one exception. > > > If you are unable to walk before > > surgery-- you can " move " in other ways. > > My understanding is that you really need to be able to walk, at least > short distances, before you can be considered a safe enough risk to > have the operation. > > Dr. Anthone, who takes on more super-heavy patients than any other DS > surgeon I am aware of -- 2/3 of his patients are " super-morbidly > obese " and he currently has a patient with a starting BMI of about > 109 -- uses this as his rule-of-thumb. I.E., if you can't walk, then > you'll need to lose some weight before he'll do your DS. > > Tom > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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