rachel_babe

Wear weights and eat a heavy meal every time. Do what you gotta do.

Yes my surgery is 8/24 ! So less than a week after you

Trust me you will gain back your appetite and a lot of weight is Water weight. You won't continue to lose that fast.

What part of surgery does this 'Dr.' not agree with? Is it a philosophical I hate WLS issue or do they think you don't weigh enough to go that route yet?

Me too. I should have a late august or september date and it feels forever away.

PCP won't write me a letter, she doesn't agree with surgery. Has anyone dealt with this? I know I need a new doctor but I don't think a new doctor will just write me the letter because I am a new patient.

I'm 19 & getting the sleeve at a hospital. My surgeon is great but doesn't want an endoscopy. (I need a H. Pylori test and blood work). I've seen other people say that they saw important things with the endoscopy before surgery. Do you guys think I should ask for one?

Bypass and sleeve are both good choices. But they are also just tools. If you don't change your lifestyle you will gain the weight back no matter which surgery you choose. The weight doesn't just come back by itself. My surgeon recommended the sleeve for me, less complications and bypass is bad if you want kids in the future.

I think your religion would understand you have to eat. There isn't any way around it, you will get hungry eventually and you don't want to ruin your process or stretch out your stomach.

Seeing old pictures of myself and tired of myself having no energy and joint pain.

My weight yo-yo'ed massively in my 20s. I didn't realize what I was up against. I would lose 60 pounds through diet and exercise, regain 100 pounds, then lose 50 pounds, then regain 90. Rinse and repeat.
Although getting weight loss surgery in my 20s would have saved me considerable misery, I predict I would have regained some weight after the procedure because of my lack of understanding on obesity.
You see...obesity is not curable. Ever, ever, ever. It can definitely be put into remission by losing enough weight to enter the normal BMI range, but those of us who are/were obese will need to be vigilant for life.
Even after surgery, our bodies still fight to get back to the heavier weights we once were. Those who slide backward into old habits often regain substantial weight. I know of a sleever who regained 150+ pounds.
Would I encourage a 20-year-old to undergo bariatric surgery? If a myriad of health issues are present, you may wish to consider it. However, educate yourself about the limitations of surgery. It is not a quick fix to a weight problem. Good luck to you.

I am just 20 yo and going through the process. I have been researching for a couple years and really want to. I want to know would you guys go through with it then? A couple people have been discouraging me even though I have been a mix of obese & overweight my whole life.

O that's awesome so you'll be close to goal after you have your surgery. How much more would you like to lose?

O wow that's good that your successful on your own. How much weight have you lost all together?

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My surgeon is the opposite. I am 215 now and he expects me in a year to be around 130 and idk if i can lose that much.

did any of your surgeons/insurance say what would happen if you went under 35 bmi before surgery?

yea mine is really booked too. i booked mine at the end of april [emoji24] feels forever because I am at the borderline and if I lose more weight I won't qualify.

Anybody else around 35-39 bmi want to be buddies? It is hard finding others who are having the surgery too.

Me. I have my first appointment in exactly one week [emoji4]. how many nutrition classes do you have to go to? My insurance only requires 2 months.

I am not til August but I would like to talk to you guys. Kik- rachybabyyy