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kendra01

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  6. Posted · Edited by kendra01

    Hi kendra01

    Congrats for taking the first step..

    I have my first Appointment with Dr Adib on 26/9..

    I'm seeing my GP today ... not sure if you know; there is a ' Brisbane Gastric Sleeve Support Group' on FB, where there is a lot of timely and good info..

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    Hi Teresa - yep there is also a FB page for dr adibs patients :) I have my appt with him in 17/10 almost there

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    Does it make a difference what size sleeve u have

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    As far as I know, you don't choose the size of your sleeve, the surgeon makes that decision once in there.

    People with less to lose tend to lose much less the first few weeks and lose more slowly.

    Meeting "goal" has a lot of variables, but it helps to remember that the more someone has to lose the more loose skin they end up with (usually) and that skin does have weight, though generally not as much as people think.

    Also, if a person has been extremely overweight for a long period of time their bones become more dense to support their weight. So, their bones actually weigh more.

    And muscle weight more than fat.

    So getting down to a certain BMI doesn't really tell you much, there are so many other factors to consider.

    I never thought of all this - good points ????

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    We have Drs here that state a BMI of 30 is good to do the sleeve ( with previous genuine failed attempts etc) as it prevents the patient getting to the point where they are in a life threatening weight situation and they're healthier on the operating table to do the sleeve - prevents getting unhealthy to get healthy at an earlier and safer intervention point - I'm just saying basics as there would be other factors looked and psyc consult also involved - but makes sense -

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    We have Drs here that state a BMI of 30 is good to do the sleeve ( with previous genuine failed attempts etc) as it prevents the patient getting to the point where they are in a life threatening weight situation and they're healthier on the operating table to do the sleeve - prevents getting unhealthy to get healthy at an earlier and safer intervention point - I'm just saying basics as there would be other factors looked and psyc consult also involved - but makes sense -

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  11. Posted

    We have Drs here that state a BMI of 30 is good to do the sleeve ( with previous genuine failed attempts etc) as it prevents the patient getting to the point where they are in a life threatening weight situation and they're healthier on the operating table to do the sleeve - prevents getting unhealthy to get healthy at an earlier and safer intervention point - I'm just saying basics as there would be other factors looked and psyc consult also involved - but makes sense - u can't have tunnel vision when discussing this subject - u appear negative and obnoxious and a know it all - u need to be more considerate how you put things

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    Well whoo up - I'm a soon to be newbie - and I'm hardly an idiot & I would appreciate some veterans advice - & at 49 yrs old I kinda think of myself as a grown up - so it would be nice if we weren't all put into the same basket and some of us were given the consideration of having a brain & it be recognised that advice given is wanted and appreciated -

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