RE: pregnancy after gastric bypass

[Guest guest]

,

I myself not being able to answer from experience but I have known several

that have gotten pregnant and have had beautiful healthy little bundles of joy.

What happened to that poor girl may have happened without having had the

bypass. If it wasn't time it just wasn't time. There is a site regarding

pregnancy after gastric bypass that is very imformative. Here is the site, this

might help

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/OSSG-pregnant/

Good luck to you.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/237/150

[Guest guest]

What story? I may be looking at that down the road myself. I did not hear

about what you are talking about. Do you mind sharing?

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

[Guest guest]

I am much to old to be pregnant, but in our support group was a young

woman who had and Open RNY and has a happy healthy full term baby boy

who is now 9 mos old. I don't know if this procedure would be the

cause of pregnancy issues except for you would have to make sure you

were taking all the vitamins and folic acid you need to make a

healthy baby. Most people don't realize it but you only need to add

300 calories a day for a healthy baby if you haven't had this surgery

and most people add much more. Babies also will take what they need

first and leave the rest to you in most cases so you will be the one

with deficiencies.

> i am new to this site and also a post op from gastric bypass. i

need

> to know if anyone out there can give me any advice on pregnancy

> after the surgery. my husband and i want to get pregnant. i have an

> appointment with the dr. but all this news lately about the woman

> and the 8 month old fetus scares us. any advice would be welcome.

> thanks ----jennifer

[Guest guest]

I know once I lose my weight and finally meet the right guy I do wanna

have another child.

Love Debbie

-------------- Original message --------------

I am much to old to be pregnant, but in our support group was a young

woman who had and Open RNY and has a happy healthy full term baby boy

who is now 9 mos old. I don't know if this procedure would be the

cause of pregnancy issues except for you would have to make sure you

were taking all the vitamins and folic acid you need to make a

healthy baby. Most people don't realize it but you only need to add

300 calories a day for a healthy baby if you haven't had this surgery

and most people add much more. Babies also will take what they need

first and leave the rest to you in most cases so you will be the one

with deficiencies.

> i am new to this site and also a post op from gastric bypass. i

need

> to know if anyone out there can give me any advice on pregnancy

> after the surgery. my husband and i want to get pregnant. i have an

> appointment with the dr. but all this news lately about the woman

> and the 8 month old fetus scares us. any advice would be welcome.

> thanks ----jennifer

[Guest guest]

Hey . When I read through that article, some things popped

out at me. First of all, her surgery was performed two years ago. I

know that gastric bypass has been around for a long time but they

are forever getting better knowledge of it. Second if all, the lady

was still 440 pounds. That is a lot of her own weight to be carrying

around along with the baby. Maybe they just ran out of room inside.

(I know I was 305 when I had my son and the people at Wilford Hall

treated me like I was the fattest lady in the world to ever have a

baby...haha.still makes me laugh). But I know the more you weigh,

the harder it is to carry a baby anyway. Plus, they said that you

should wait two years or UNTIL YOUR WEIGHT STABALIZES. My doctor has

told me that anyway, to wait until I am stable. That doesn't mean if

I were to get pregnant that it wouldn't work. There is a lady on

here, I do not remember her name but she was due the beginning of

July with a baby boy. Not sure if she has posted here since then, (I

am sure she is VERY busy)..hehe. But I know it is possible. Yahoo

even has a support group for gastric bypass patients who are

pregnant. I don't know the link but maybe if you find it, you can

peek in there and see how everyone is doing. I know I myself want

one more. I am 31 and have a 3 year old. I wish to wait 2 years just

so I can have some time for me and my body. I have been overweight

my WHOLE life and when I get to goal, I wanna enjoy it for a few

months first!! Hope this has helped!!

Tina

Open RNY 7/6/04

319/269/149

> i am new to this site and also a post op from gastric bypass. i

need

> to know if anyone out there can give me any advice on pregnancy

> after the surgery. my husband and i want to get pregnant. i have

an

> appointment with the dr. but all this news lately about the woman

> and the 8 month old fetus scares us. any advice would be welcome.

> thanks ----jennifer

[Guest guest]

There are statistics and there are statistics and right now with

gastric bypass on the increase and insurance companies not wanting to

pay for it the statistics are going to be skewed against gastric

bypass.

My surgeon had a patient killed in a car accident that is listed

under a fatal gastric bypass because he had a bypass and he died.

This is just the nature of statistics.

Between 1977 - 1981 in the four corners region - Utah, Colorado, New

Mexico and Arizona, there was a large class action suit against the

US government about medical problems from being exposed to above

ground nuclear detonations. These people were suing because of an

increased cancer rate, well my sister died in 1979 in Salt Lake City

of leukemia and the doctors listed cause of death as heart failure

when my father questioned him, he was told no one dies of cancer this

year in Utah. The government or whomever was skewing the statistics

against the downwinders and their lawsuit. My father got a lawyer

and it was changed by the way.

Just wanted to point out that remember just because sometime in the

past someone had bariatric surgery it may not be a contributing

factor in their death but it will be reported as such.

> Hey . When I read through that article, some things popped

> out at me. First of all, her surgery was performed two years ago. I

> know that gastric bypass has been around for a long time but they

> are forever getting better knowledge of it. Second if all, the lady

> was still 440 pounds. That is a lot of her own weight to be

carrying

> around along with the baby. Maybe they just ran out of room inside.

[Guest guest]

,

I don't know how far out you are. But, they suggest to wait to try to get

pregnant anywhere from 18-24 months. My surgeon prefers that her patients wait

for a full 24 months.

in Delaware

Lap RNY 3/10/04

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