Re: Gastric_Bypass_Family , Hi everyone new to group

[Guest guest]

Hi welcome to the group! I also had my surgery in Nov , on the 18th, and i

had my done bye the scope. Even though i wasnt totally opened up, i had five 2

inches insions and a huge drain on my left side. He was a rough surgery, and

the first few weeks, mainly 3, where hard, BUT!!! WELL WORTH

IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can eat food, but not like i used too. Food

isnt my comfort

anymore, its to stay alive. I do have some probs with my protein, but im

working on it. If i eat to fast, and i tend to, i pay for it, but if i remember

its to take 30 mins, im usally ok. If u have any questions, please feel free

to e mail me personally at newnavywife04@.... I was 346 pounds day of my

surgery, AND now im 250 last time i weighed, been a few weeks. I went from a

size 26/28 to a 18. I met someone and fell in love and now im happliy

married with a ton of energy. Id do it again any day. Im 28 and have a whole

new

lease on life. ANd u will too. It will happen. in ks

nov 18th 2003

346/250?/170

Dr. Porter in wichita ks

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the best support group on the net. Everyone us is different. I

personally have nothing but praise to say about this surgery. I had a very

easy recovery. To this date {1 yr.} I have not had any problems. There is a

risk

to every medical procedure. But the risk is very small and the benefits of

this surgery far out weight the risk. This surgery has saved my life. I was a

bigger risk for this surgery because of my age and medical condition. I am 60

years old and weighed almost 400 lb., I was in a wheelchair, I have heart

problems, an aortic aneurysm, arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic bronical asthma,

very

bad spinal stenosis and spinal deterioration, and I WAS a diabetic, and I HAD

High blood pressure that was going to cause the aneurysm to rupture. I know

longer have diabetes or high blood pressure. I am even able to get around the

house now without my wheelchair. I was doomed without the surgery and now I

have hope for a better life and more time with my family. I made the choice to

take the chance and I went through it all with no problems. I have not been sick

at all. Even though I weighed almost 400# I was still able to have a LAP. I

was only in the hospital 2 days and as of this day I have lost 136 pounds. It

has been one year and I would do it over again in a heartbeat.  My husband

stayed with me and it was wonderful to have him with me.  If they don't you

might

want to ask.  They only charged us 10 dollars a night and he had a real bed,

not just a cot. Like I said I have not had any problems and with my age and

condition you would expect that I might would have had some problems. I don't

work but if I did I would say I would have been able to go back to work at

about 2 weeks. I say this because one and half weeks after surgery I could not

even tell that I had surgery except I could not eat very much. I feel great and

had very little hair loss which came back in not time. I hope I have been of

some help with your questions and will be more than glad to try to answer any

questions you care to ask. We are here to help. Good luck and God Bless.

A. B.

LAP RNY 3/22/03

Dr. Steve Weinstein, MD.

Mobile, Alabama

BMI 65/48

386/250- 136LBS.

60 years old