Re: weeight loss before surgery??? or???

September 4, 2000

You have to remember that partof the way we can eat is caused by the

malabsorbing....if we ate the same before surgery we'd not necessarily lose

weight. ~~* AJ *~~

Thank you for stating this, I have exactly that problem, nomatter what or

how much I eat, I do not lose weight, due to malapsorption and also my meds

react differently as well. It takes two - even 4 days for xenical to go

through my system, the amount of pain killers and antibiotics I have to use

is much different from a healthy person.

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September 4, 2001

In a message dated 9/4/01 6:18:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

nasuca@... writes:

> . If you could have developed the

> habits you have now after surgery would you have been able to not do the

> surgery?

>

You have to remember that partof the way we can eat is caused by the

malabsorbing....if we ate the same before surgery we'd not necessarily lose

weight.

~~* AJ *~~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75 inches

08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25 inches

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5 inches

08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25 inches

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September 5, 2001

I don't know about that Judie. Are you doped up on vicodin too? LOL

Cynce

weeight loss before surgery??? or???

> > >

> > > > What really makes the difference here? You all talk about how you

do

> > need

> > > > to watch the sugar or refined carb intake, that after about 6 months

> you

> > > > need to watch more what you are eating. If you could have developed

> the

> > > > habits you have now after surgery would you have been able to not do

> the

> > > > surgery?

> > >

> > > I've had the same thoughts -- I've read how the post-ops eat in terms

of

> > > eating more protein, less refined sugars, etc...and if that's the key,

> how

> > > come I can't just do that and lose weight w/o rearranging my small

> > > intestines?? The fact of the matter is that I HAVE tried to eat that

> way,

> > > and it makes no difference in my weight gain. I have one of those

> bodies

> > > that absorbs every last calorie, and I can't sustain a 1000 cal/day

> diet.

> > > Lord knows I've tried. There's something about rearranging the small

> > > intestines that makes it so that people like me can live a normal life

> > > without gaining every year like I've been doign my entire life.

> > >

> > > Or so I'm hoping...I'm still a pre-op, so I have to base everything on

> > what

> > > I read from doctors and post-ops.

> > >

> > > alyssa

> > >

> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------

> > >

September 5, 2001

LOL Cynce,, I wouldnt lie to ya, would ?? LOL

Judie