My FINAL decision....

[Guest guest]

After spending the last couple of days sort of making myself crazy I

just wanted to stay that I have made my final decision - which is the

same decision I had made weeks ago. I am going ahead with the MGB on

10/04/00. I have read everything on LT's new web site in addition to

everything on the MGB-Truth web site that has been posted (which has

been more and more and more and more of the same reiterated again and

again and again). I have also looked up various sites concerning the

RNY.

What I have come back to is that there are pros and cons with

anything in this life - even walking down the street if you want to

get real technical about it. I know that there are risks associated

with this procedure. I plan on doing everything in my power to lose

as my of my excess body weight as I can. I realize that the outcome

is ultimately up to me. If I am destined to be one of the " failures "

I will cross that bridge then. As for the scare of acid reflux, bile

gastritis, etc. I will talk to Dr. R as well as my PCP about long

term antacid therapy with Tums, etc. (for the calcium as well) and

possibly even staying on one of the long-known " ulcer " medications or

the relatively newer proton pump inhibitors. If they are not

appropriate I will trust their judgement. Bottom line I know that I

don't want to stay at this weight and am willing to take this chance

at improving my quality of life.

I must say that I feel I am being very realistic about ever reaching

what the world would consider my goal weight to be. I have been

overweight since I was 5 years old and clinically obese most of my

adult life (two periods of good weight loss short term left me " only "

overweight!). I just read on a RNY site that you can expect to get

to 20% to 40% ABOVE your ideal body weight with weight loss surgery.

I think that is a realistic goal for me. I am starting at a weight

of 275 on my 5'2 " frame (BMI 49). If I can get to within 20% of

my " ideal " weight of 125 that would leave me at 150 - I can live with

that because maybe with long term exercise, etc. I could get below

it. Believe me I could even live with 175 which is a darn site

better than the 275 I am starting with.

Sorry to be so long winded - just wanted everyone to know my decision

and the fact that I feel good with it. I am as you read this

unsubscribing to the other site. I no longer wish to make myself

crazy second guessing myself!

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Surgery date 10/04/00