Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

Me!! I'm going through the steps for gastric sleeve (still pre-surgery - hoping for a September surgery).

BMI of ~50, considered and had the VSG. Never regretted it.

I try to think of "obese" as a foreign word which translates to "having class and distinction" -or at least I tried to tell myself that.

yes started out at 42.9 (282- HW)

I started with a BMI of 60. I had the Sleeve 10 months ago, and life is awesome now.

Edited May 13, 201610 yr by OutsideMatchInside

I was! and I'm pleased with my progress, but I am still in early days.

I am in the losing weight before I get a date phase. My BMI is over 60 and I wanted to sleeve. My Dr suggested I consider the bypass as he said it will be better for me in the long run. I still am weighing out the differences. I get confused and I know dumping comes with the bypass and more. Also I know you cannot take Moltrin. Im confused. I have 30 lbs to lose before I get my date. Let me know If you want to chat.

I was... HW 348 CW 218 just 9 months post op!!!

FYI, anyone with a BMI of 40 or higher is "morbidly obese."

In my case, at 5'5", that was 240 pounds.

And since insurance doesn't pay for WLS for anyone under a BMI of 40 (unless they have a BMI of 35 and 3 comorbidities), most people here who've been sleeved were morbidly obese before WLS.

BMI of 58 when I started the pre-op process.

Now it's 36, 7 months postop. 180+ lbs lighter now with much more to go.

Feeling great.

This applies to many on this site.

I was high weight of 421, surgery weight 385, current weight 245 and I'm not done yet!

You can do this!

Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

This is pretty much a requirement for this surgery.......with a few exceptions

Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

Yes. I was super morbidly off-the-charts obese. I was sleeved April 20, 2015 and couldn't be happier with my choice.

I fall into this category. I met the WLS about one month ago and he suggested that I lose at least 50 lbs before we set a date. I have met with the dietician and am now on track to losing pre-surgery weight. My BMI is 61 and I feel horrible most of the time...so figured that it can only get better from now forward. I live in a tiny rural town in NW Kansas and have to travel 90 miles one way to see Dr, Nut...etc. Good luck to everyone out there!

I am 5'2" tall and weight 261 my BMI is 42. I am getting ready to do the 2 week preop diet for my surgery.

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ME! I am also in pre-surgery and looking to have my sleeve in September.