Anyone here start around or at 500 lbs.? I'm currently 480 and 5' 11". My goal would be to be at 200 lb. in 2 years with a stretch goal of 170 lb.

Are these possible with the sleeve? Or would I be better off with a bypass.

Has anyone here done something similar?

Thanks

Sorry to bump such an old topic, but this is good to hear. I was worried about being able to lose as much weight as I would like on the sleeve, given my starting weight of 500+. Anyone else have good results around that mark?

My heaviest was 489. I was 477 the day of surgery on 5/10/2018.

As of today, roughly 4 months later, I am 359. The weight has just melted off. However, I workout five days a week with weights and walk 7 days a week. Make sure you eat plenty of protein and get plenty of fluid. It will be like a blink of an eye and you'll wake up and be thinner.

Hello everyone! I have yet to get my surgery. I have one more nutrition appointment and blood work. I'm currently 495 ( man I've never written nor said that out loud) Any advice post and pre op would be greatly appreciated.

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My highest weight was 463. I weighed 405 on my surgery date, which was 3/20/18, and I now weigh 308.8. I’m only 6 months out, so I can’t say how affective it is long term, but it’s working so far!

I had sleeve surgery in November 2015 and started out at 518 lbs. Before surgery, I could not walk a block without losing my breath and I needed a handicapped tag for parking. When I taught, I had to give my lectures sitting down because I could not stand for 50 minutes at a time. Everything hurt and my health was in really bad shape. Fast forward just under 3 years, I'm in complete remission from diabetes, take no medications, my weight has remained consistent in the 225-230 lb range, and I have no trouble running 4 miles a day. Four years ago, my wife and I took a cruise where I did not bother to get off the boat at most of the stops because I could not walk during any of the shore excursions. Yesterday, I just came back from a hiking trip in Iceland where I climbed and hiked a glacier.

If I can do this, you can absolutely do this. There is nothing special about me. One important thing: the surgery is a help, but it is not a silver bullet. I still have to consistently make time to exercise (which has forced me to make it a priority) and I still have to watch what I eat and count calories. Temptations are still there and it is absolutely possible for me to overeat and gain weight if I am not careful.

@thucydides Just what I needed to hear. I worry that I am limited to around about what my surgeon says I should lose...which was just not enough overall.

And how are you guys doing now?Have your weight losses been what you hoped they would be? Have any of you since then had to goon and have a further revision to RnY or. DS?