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anybody had the sleeve with a high bmi. i am worried i am 4'11 300lbs

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I'm 5'll and 650, bmi of 93. I feel confident going into this that I will be healthy and will succeed. I'm sure you will be fine as well! Good luck!

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Mine was well above 60. My surgeon wasn't concerned about my size since I don't have diabetes or heart issues. His main concern was my getting up and about as quickly as possible to reduce to possibility of blood clots. I did have an IVC filter placed before my surgery (and it will be coming out June 19th) to reduce the risk of life-threatening blood clots.

I have had a very smooth recovery so far and I was fortunate not to even have the gas pain that a lot of sleevers get.

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so they will do the surgery with my high bmi. i read somewhere they one over 40. well lets see what the surgeon says on the 21st

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also you guys went in wieghing more than me im confused

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also you guys went in wieghing more than me im confused

What are you confused about specifically? Is it how your BMI is calculated? It's based on both your height and weight. If you Google "BMI Calculator" and enter your statistics, it will give you a BMI of 60.6, which is around what cookies' was before being sleeved. A "normal" BMI is between 19 and 24, which would be between about 95 to 120 pounds for you.

There are a number of factors that are considered when deciding if the vertical sleeve is your best option. Make sure your surgeon knows you're interested in that when you see him/her.

Good luck and let us know how your consult goes!

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I'm 5'll and 650, bmi of 93. I feel confident going into this that I will be healthy and will succeed. I'm sure you will be fine as well! Good luck!

Your positive attitude should be contagious! I wish you so much success!

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I agree Angela. Patrick seems to be a really awesome guy! It's going to be fun watching his success story.

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thanks kcazr

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fitting is seats, my motive too. Good look. Keep us posted.

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My starting BMI was 56, pretty close to 60. Ive seen alot of "heavyweights" have sucess with the sleeve so dont get discouraged!

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Had my surgery at 349, puts us at a greater risk for blood clots, so you MUST get up and walk, use your leg compressors (my doc ordered a machine for me at home, was paid for by insurance) and I went home giving myself blood thinner injections once a day for 10 days.

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Your positive attitude should be contagious! I wish you so much success!

I agree Angela. Patrick seems to be a really awesome guy! It's going to be fun watching his success story.

Thanks guys appreciate it! 24 more days! Woohoo!

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so they will do the surgery with my high bmi. i read somewhere they one over 40. well lets see what the surgeon says on the 21st

Typically 40 is a minimum BMI to get an insurance co to pay for the surgury.

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anybody had the sleeve with a high bmi. i am worried i am 4'11 300lbs

You are going to be so happy, because this is going to work. I am 5'1" and was 246. Not quite as high as you, but close enough. You might want to check out The World According to Eggface. She was 5'2" and 300+ pounds. She is a bypass patient, but she gave me hope that us obese petite people can be complete successes. My doctor wanted me to get bypass because of my high BMI, but I think the sleeve is the better choice. We lose just fine and are healthier without the malabsorbtion.

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