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veronica97    22

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Hi y’all! My name is Veronica and I’m 20. I have been overweight since I was 5 years old and I’ve just been living with it. I’ve done Weight Watchers, Adkins, calorie counting, you name it! No luck so far. I recently returned from vacation and I realized on that trip how frustrated I got any time someone pointed a camera at me and after seeing the pictures, I am officially DONE living like this. I jumped on the internet, stumbled upon VSG, and have been researching it nonstop for days. My question is.... has anyone ever been told they are too obese to have VSG? I’m scared that I’ll go to the doctor and they’ll tell me I have to lose 100lbs first or something. PLEASE HELP!

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AWhite    20

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Hi y’all! My name is Veronica and I’m 20. I have been overweight since I was 5 years old and I’ve just been living with it. I’ve done Weight Watchers, Adkins, calorie counting, you name it! No luck so far. I recently returned from vacation and I realized on that trip how frustrated I got any time someone pointed a camera at me and after seeing the pictures, I am officially DONE living like this. I jumped on the internet, stumbled upon VSG, and have been researching it nonstop for days. My question is.... has anyone ever been told they are too obese to have VSG? I’m scared that I’ll go to the doctor and they’ll tell me I have to lose 100lbs first or something. PLEASE HELP!


How what’s your current weight now? I know depending on your insurance they will have you do pre op testing and see a nutritionist a few times but mine never had any requirements just not to gain weight.


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veronica97    22

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Hey Audrey!

I haven’t been on a scale in a while but I would guess my current weight is around 460. Obviously I am wayyyyy too young to be living like this and that’s why I really want gastric sleeve. The heaviest person I’ve seen in any forum is like 350 and that’s what concerns me. I’m scared I’ll show up and they’ll turn me down.

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logicwand    269

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I've only seen people turned down if they are high risk patients, meaning they have health issues that will make the surgery dangerous. Not sure exactly what those conditions would be. All weight loss surgery programs require you to lose weight prior to surgery. I know at least two reasons for this - 1) To shrink your fat liver. Surgery is extremely difficult if your liver is too big. It blocks your stomach and makes surgery virtually impossible to do safely. Losing weight shrinks your liver. 2) To train you to eat better for after surgery. I'm not sure where you live or if you have cable, but there is a very popular show in the US called "My 600lb Life". Surgeries are performed on very obese people safely. You will have to lose weight to be approved for the surgery, but the amount will depend on your doctor. Don't worry. Thousands have done it and you will too!

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XYZXYZXYZ1955    675

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You should definitely make an appointment and have a discussion with a surgeon. He or she will be able to answer questions and advise you on which surgery is recommended. However, I know I've seen posts on here of people with weight in your range who have had the sleeve.

For what it's worth, my doctor didn't set a specific goal for weight loss for me before surgery--just wanted me to lose some, which I did.

Good luck!

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SoneV92    9

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Hey Audrey!

I haven’t been on a scale in a while but I would guess my current weight is around 460. Obviously I am wayyyyy too young to be living like this and that’s why I really want gastric sleeve. The heaviest person I’ve seen in any forum is like 350 and that’s what concerns me. I’m scared I’ll show up and they’ll turn me down.


Hello!
Like you I haven't seen many people above 350 on here either. I'm having vsg surgery today and my SW was 463. The best thing to do is go in for a consultation. Get the ball rolling. They'll tell you everything you need to know and answer any questions. I was told I needed to be below 450 by the time of surgery. Im down 20lbs from the low fat low carb diet but every Dr is different. Good luck to you!

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Chandni    15

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I am 476 lbs and will have my surgery soon, no date yet but stuff is at the insurance. My surgeon told me that she did the surgery on people who were much heavier than me

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veronica97    22

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You guys are so amazing! Thank you so much for all your information, I feel much better now. Calling to schedule my consultation today!


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