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the duodenal switch is sometimes done as two surgeries, so that's not too unusual. Odd he wants to wait five years between them, though. as far as losing weight, some surgeons have a BMI limit (for example, they won't operate on people with a BMI over 60 - or over 70 - or whatever). On someone with a really high BMI, the surgery is riskier, and some surgeons don't want to take the risk. So you'll either have to lose the weight, or find a surgeon who operates on people with high BMI's.

Every time I feel like I'm getting somewhere I somehow am not, I get a call from my surgeons office last week saying his notes are not detailed enough for my insurance. I thought everything was cool because it had been submitted two weeks ago, been going at this process since February of this year. I had to wait till today as I'm writing this waiting in the waiting room because of course my doctor is only in the office twice a week. I woke up Sunday morning and just cried saying "I don't wanna be like this anymore" my husband comforted me and we prayed together. I still feel like this process is so long I'm starting to lose patience and hope like am I gonna finally get that call saying I'm approved and my surgery date. Need some encouragement!

Hey there! I was just wondering how soon after surgery people were able to do yoga? I haven't received great guidance on exercise from my surgeon (will be following up tomorrow) but in the meantime was wondering what people thought. If not yoga, when did you get back into exercise (besides walking)? Thanks!

Outstanding! Your enthusiasm will be a huge benefit. I was more terrified than anything else, it didn't help much. I don't have any pictures of before and after, I just don't take many selfies. But I do have a few long boring videos posted on youtube under the name Tia:Light (my profile pic is little duckies on foamy soaps) if you want see how I looked when I was just starting out and how I look now. Keep up the positive outlook and you will have great success!!

Happy Birthday 🎈🎊 Congratulations!

We have very similar starting stats, but I have one less kid! I was sleeved on 7/10/17 and was VERY nervous in the weeks leading up to surgery. What got me through was always focusing on the next step and being very prepared. I made all kinds of lists and wrote out all of my goals. Just over two months out I am down 52.4 since the start of my two week pre op diet and I could not be more pleased. Just keep in mind that the anxiety, discomfort, and pain will be temporary, but the sleeve is a tool that will last a life time. You will be so happy you did it!

I prayed a lot. I really never felt nervous b/c I had prayed so much and just felt Gods presence throughout my journey. Everything went so smooth with my journey leading up to it. I just knew it was a God thing. It sounds like the same thing for you. You are going to do great. I pray that you have a fast and easy recovery.

that's wonderful! I hope mine goes as smoothly! Sent from my SM-S907VL using BariatricPal mobile app

Congrats !! I am scheduled for my bypass in September 20 !! Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi, I had a revision from GVB to RNY on June 6/16/17 Aka_ET HW-220 Pre-op 194.3 RNY SD June 16th 2017 CW-172 GW-140 HT 5' 3" [emoji120][emoji878][emoji1272] "You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"