Ok folks- I'm looking for someone here. RIGHT before this site took a dump the other day, I and another lady were trying to encourage a woman to NOT go through with her surgery date of January 20th, as it looked very dangerous. Now the post was lost and I don't remember her screen name.

Here's the deal: She was previously banded, and had it removed in November and her weight has gone from 128 to 146, or 148...something like that. It was maybe 18 lbs. So, she's freaking out that she will get heart disease and die, and she has some fairly serious heart conditions. She also attends weight watchers. So, she made an appointment to get sleeved at this weight, with her heart conditions down in Mexico with a surgeon about whom she had to ask "is this guy really a doctor?" (he went by 2 different names) There was another condition as well...stroke risk? I don't remember exactly.

SO.....If you have had interactions with her today, or if this sounds like a familiar conversation, and you remember her screen name PLEASE speak up!! I would hate for her to go through with this and something awful happen. I'd like another chance to speak to her. Our replies were lost before she could see them.

That just sounds INSANE. I hope she doesn't go through with it.

that's crazy.. hope she is ok.. I do not remember seeing anything like that on here.. sorry

Prayers out to her

Ya. I guess that's all we can do now. Pray. I was hoping she was still lurking around here.

I would really hope that a surgeon would be professional enough to say no to performing a sleeve on someone with only 18 pounds to lose. That's just insane!

You guys would be surprised how many thin bandsters I've seen on the web who get the sleeve revision because they can't stand their bands anymore. I really don't see any fault in that. the band can cause many severe health problems. Of course, if she has bad heart problems, I'm just not sure how smart this is. She really should talk to the surgeon before she gets it performed.

You guys would be surprised how many thin bandsters I've seen on the web who get the sleeve revision because they can't stand their bands anymore. I really don't see any fault in that. the band can cause many severe health problems. Of course, if she has bad heart problems, I'm just not sure how smart this is. She really should talk to the surgeon before she gets it performed.

The major concern came from her description of her heart health and the other issue, that I just can't quite remember clearly. But it lead me to think that if she were to get surgery, she'd need close, careful attention from a cardiologist. She was concerned that her surgeon may not be a doctor. That freaked me out a little.