I have a friend who is going for Gastric Bypass because she thinks she will not lose enough with the sleeve. I think right now she is somewhere in the 325-350 range and is about 5" tall. She wants to lose 175 pounds. Please post your experience if you have lost that much or know someone who did.

Thanks,

Tina

I would honestly check over on obesityhelp.com as you might get more replies. I can think of 2 ladies that dropped over 180lbs in a year with VSG and one man who has dropped 310lbs in 18 months with the sleeve.

Losing weight statistically with VSG and RNY are neck and neck, the challenge is keeping the weight off, and I would let her know that she needs to research the regain stats, the long term complications with RNY before deciding if she hasn't already.

While I'm not bashing RNY as it has been proven to be a good surgery option for many. I also believe that losing weight the fastest, or quicker with the malabsorption is something that should be considered. Malabsorption of calories/carbs/fats does NOT last a lifetime. Intestinal adaptation takes over in about 2 years, and all she'll have is restriction of a stretchy pouch.

If you need links for research purposes, please let me know, I can direct them to you and you can pass them onto your friend.

Yesterday there was a post on this forum asking: question for those 8 months or further out

On that post there are many losers 100+ loss... and there is one that is 300+ loss