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Surgery at 500 pounds?

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hayleyx33    7

hayleyx33
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I was wondering if anyone knew someone who had undergone surgery at 500 pounds? I have a seminar Monday and a consultation Wednesday and I am just curious if they will even do surgery, or if I would have to lose weight. My highest was 520 on the 16th, then on the 21st I was 514, and I am hoping I will have lost more at my next weigh-in to prove I am dedicated. Also, what was their rate of loss? I am just getting really nervous for my consultation. :unsure:

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Darkkyss    33

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My step was close to that but they did have him loss some weight before they would do surgery and had to have several test done.

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indian    22

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Now that you have decided, dont worry. This is the best thing you have done in your life. Believe me. Don't lose heart, what ever it takes, just get it done. Your life is going to change buddy ! In more ways than you can ever imagine. You will live again, believe me ! Just look at my profile !

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measureofme    175

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There certainly are docs out there who will work with you, just don't be discouraged if it takes a handful of calls to find him/her! Your stats and mine are quite close! It is excellent you are already on the weight loss road! That can only help. Good luck!

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theoldmusicbox    399

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there is a guy in my support group. he started at a little over 600lbs. he had to lose 100 before they would sleeve him. he was just over 500 when he was sleeved. he just had his 1 year surgiversary and is a happy 380.

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JennyBeth    127

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You just need a doctor that deals with high risk patients. (My surgeon said the higher your BMI the higher your risk is) I don't see why they wouldn't considering the sleeve was originally designed to be a first step surgery and after a patient lost a lot of weight they would operate again and convert the sleeve to a bypass. It sounded though like a lot of surgeons recommend the bypass for patients that have higher BMIs. At least my surgeon gave me that impression because you tend to lose more with the bypass (although the difference in percentages was minimal to me). Good luck with whatever you decide!

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920amy    409

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I am interested to watch your journey, and those of you who are over 500, my MIL is over 500, and I have inspired ehr to look into the sleeve. She is afraid she is too big for WLS, I think she just needs to find the right surgeon.

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indian    22

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It is definitely doable. Dont delay it by even a day !

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Nicole 2013    44

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It is possible a friend had to stop smoking for 6 weeks prior n lose 40 pounds he lost but wouldn't stop smoking go after your goals...

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hayleyx33    7

hayleyx33
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Thanks for you replies! I am getting nervous for my consultation Wednesday, I am hoping for good news. My insurance only requires the 6 month trial if you have a BMI lower than 50, so if I had to lose, it would be the surgeons decision.

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TheGamer    406

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VSG started out as step one of a two step procedure (the second step being RNY, usually) for patients who were otherwise too heavy to undergo traditional WLS, so generally being heavier isn't as much of a detriment as it would be otherwise. That said, the lower your weight is, the better it will be when your surgery date arrives.

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NevadaDave    66

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Hi,

I started out at 511LBS and I am 7 weeks out from surgery.

I have had 1 doctor refuse to operate on me, but I found a doctor that would.

I had to lose at least 40LBS to 50LBS before surgery. This sounds impossible

when you first hear that you have to lose that weight on your own.

But for some reason it worked for me this time, I think the reason I was able

to lose the initial weight was I had a surgery date and I didn’t have time to

fool around. Surgery went very easy for me, the hardest part is getting in

all your Water and Protein that I need. So far I lost 125LBS and don’t miss food at

all. Good Luck and keep fighting your worth it.

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JessicaAnn    564

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Hi' date='

I started out at 511LBS and I am 7 weeks out from surgery.

I have had 1 doctor refuse to operate on me, but I found a doctor that would.

I had to lose at least 40LBS to 50LBS before surgery. This sounds impossible

when you first hear that you have to lose that weight on your own.

But for some reason it worked for me this time, I think the reason I was able

to lose the initial weight was I had a surgery date and I didn’t have time to

fool around. Surgery went very easy for me, the hardest part is getting in

all your Water and Protein that I need. So far I lost 125LBS and don’t miss food at

all. Good Luck and keep fighting your worth it.[/quote']

You've lost 125lbs in 7 weeks?! That's amazing!!!!!

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NevadaDave    66

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No I did loose 125 in 7 weeks. the 125 comes from my pre op loss plus my post op loss.

this is about 50 pre op and the rest post op.

still it has been fairly fast, I was 511LBS on sept 1 of last year

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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