Hello everyone,

I meet with my surgeon last week, he suggested, strongly, (well more like he said we will do this, don't look at other options kind of way) to operate on me the Biliopancreatic Diversion as my BMI is 62. (5'6 @ 380lbs)

My surgery should be done sometime in 2017 (he said 12-18 months wait).

So my question is now what ??

According to him at the moment I don't need to diet, the only thing he doesn't want me to do is gain more weight ....

But I feel like i should do something start somewhere , aside the liquid diet before op, so what do you suggest?

I do minimal work out already (30-1h walk/day)

use stairs (my work and home is on a second floor)

Pleae keep in mind that I will have surgery in a year before doing suggestion, I want to do small steps without going overboard (I do not want to go throught a yo-yo diet, i want the surgery to stop all that)

Any hep would be greatly appreciated

Before the pre op I started on my own. Now I only did it for 5 weeks prior to pre op diet but I would have a special k Breakfast sandwich with a nonfat latte for breakfast (no sweetener) and then did simple Protein with veggies either cooked or a salad with light dressing for both lunch and dinner. I weight 305 when I started and lost 20 lbs prior to the pre op diet. Lost another 5 on the pre op so I had a 25 lb headstart and have lost 15 in the one month post op. After the first week of no bread, Pasta, sugar or diet soda I started to have more energy and felt so much better. Good luck!

My very first thoughts are, get a second opinion. I was sleeved 8/3. I went to several seminars and met with at least 4 docs before I decided on the one I had the surgery with. I have been a nurse over 30 years, and if I have recommended anything to anyone I know, especially surgery, is always, always get another opinion, and a third if needed. I see you live in California, so do I, where do you live. Good luck

I agree look around and make sure this is the procedure you want to do. Attend other seminars and ask questions. Particularly ask about follow up care and support. I was sleeved at a much higher BMI than you. It was the easiest surgery I have every had. I'm 14mths post op and have lost over 115lbs. In the meantime, I would look at eliminating processed foods and soda from your diet, increasing Water consumption and perhaps step up the exercise to something that challenges the core.

Getting a second opinion would be hard, as I live in Canada (horrible wait time but at least it is covered by our health care)and it took me 2 years to meet my surgeon. But honestly I don't mind the procedure he want to do on me, as he will sleeve me first before the bypass.

I can try to move more and also cut soda and processed food.

thank you for your opinions!

obesity help website has a very active DS forum. It might be a good resource to read up...