Low BMI 2018/2019

[TXlowbmi 37]

I want to put my experience out there as I had a hard time finding any recent conversations about low BMI sleevers. I hope that my thread can help people like myself that was looking for information pre and post op. I was self paid with surgery in early November.
I am 5’3. I started with a BMI of 32. I had high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and joint pain.

1st doc visit weight- 182

SW- 170
measurements: under bust 36, waist 38, thigh 23, arm 12

Week 1- 157
Measurements: ub 33, w 36, t 22, a 11

Week 2- 155
Measurements: ub 32.5, w 36, t 22, a 11

Week 3- 150
Measurements: ub 32, w 35, t 20, a 11

Week 4- 149
Measurements ub 33, w 34, t 19, a 11

Week 5- 146
Measurements ub 32.5, w 34, t 19, a 10

After surgery I overall feel pretty good. My joints don’t hurt as much as they did before and I sleep better. I do have a hard time getting my recommended Water intake as well as my Protein. That is a work in progress. I do not work out yet, as I don’t feel completely healed nor have I been released to. I go back to the doc in early January.

[GreenTealael 24,856]

3 hours ago, TXlowbmi said:

I want to put my experience out there as I had a hard time finding any recent conversations about low BMI sleevers. I hope that my thread can help people like myself that was looking for information pre and post op. I was self paid with surgery in early November.
I am 5’3. I started with a BMI of 32. I had high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and joint pain.

1st doc visit weight- 182

SW- 170
measurements: under bust 36, waist 38, thigh 23, arm 12

Week 1- 157
Measurements: ub 33, w 36, t 22, a 11

Week 2- 155
Measurements: ub 32.5, w 36, t 22, a 11

Week 3- 150
Measurements: ub 32, w 35, t 20, a 11

Week 4- 149
Measurements ub 33, w 34, t 19, a 11

Week 5- 146
Measurements ub 32.5, w 34, t 19, a 10

After surgery I overall feel pretty good. My joints don’t hurt as much as they did before and I sleep better. I do have a hard time getting my recommended Water intake as well as my Protein. That is a work in progress. I do not work out yet, as I don’t feel completely healed nor have I been released to. I go back to the doc in early January.

CONGRATS 💜

[Healthy_life 1,437]

6 hours ago, TXlowbmi said:

After surgery I overall feel pretty good. My joints don’t hurt as much as they did before and I sleep better. I do have a hard time getting my recommended Water intake as well as my Protein. That is a work in progress. I do not work out yet, as I don’t feel completely healed nor have I been released to. I go back to the doc in early January.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Some insurance companies approve low BMI with comorbidities. Glad you found a self pay route. Congrats on your weight loss.

[Lolo 2020 236]

Congrats on weight loss! I am lower BMI, self pay and did the sleeve Dec 20, hoping for good results, am down 12lbs since last week. I do love to work our though and am keen to get back to spin and yoga sonhoping I am healed enough to do light spin in a week to 10 days . I know working out and particularly weight work really help - thanks for sharing

[nadiadaood 3]

Hello ladies ,
Congrats on your weight loss ... I’m having gastric sleeve April 5.. I am also a low bmi of 35 .. what can I expect as far as how fast weight coming off ?? Does it fall off slowly or pretty quick ?? Also did u have a lot of extra skin ?? Kinda nervous about that ..
Appreciate any feedback

[Lolo 2020 236]

I was a 34 BMI and lost 50lbs in under 3 months . I followed surgeon instructions , kept calories , sugar and carbs low and drank a lot of Water and exercised regularly , both walking , weights and spin . Weight came off very quickly

[TXlowbmi 37]

I was very similar to Lolo.
50 lbs in 4 months. I have not started to work out. Just walking so far. I wouldn’t say I have loose skin as it doesn’t hang down while I am standing up but it does hang while in a plank position. Mainly boobs and stomach. Doc assured me that it will tighten up to a point over the next year.

[TXlowbmi 37]

Here are some photos. 45 lb difference.

[Lolo 2020 236]

Looks good ! Weights and working out will help with skin sagging I have noticed

[nadiadaood 3]

You Look good 👍... I’m currently 185 lbs 5’1”pre op .. scheduled for sleeve on April 5 ... just hoping for not much of the extra skin

[Cin1989 3]

On 3/19/2019 at 12:50 PM, nadiadaood said:

You Look good 👍... I’m currently 185 lbs 5’1”pre op .. scheduled for sleeve on April 5 ... just hoping for not much of the extra skin

Hi Nadia, Saw your stats and I’m exactly where you were at with 32 BMI and 182 when you started. I’m waiting on insurance approval, my nurse advocate says it should come in 2-4 wks. I Just wanted to say your doing great! Hope you reach your goal weight.

[Cin1989 3]

On 11/3/2019 at 11:43 AM, Cin1989 said:

Hi Nadia, Saw your stats and I’m exactly where you were at with 32 BMI and 182 when you started. I’m waiting on insurance approval, my nurse advocate says it should come in 2-4 wks. I Just wanted to say your doing great! Hope you reach your goal weight.

My insurance approved and I had my reversal done on 12/31. Right now managing my pain with what the doctors prescribed and looking forward to see how my body will change in the next few weeks.

[OllyC 1]

What do you mean reversal? I was low BMI and have lost very little weight to be honest. Some of it could be that I enjoy wine, but I am definitely not eating calories like I was. I feel like it was a waste of money to be honest.

[Cin1989 3]

I was banded in 2016 at that time I was about 220 pds and started having issues even with air all let out in 12/2018. Insurance had approved to remove band however I did want to wait and make sure that’s what I wanted. Over this past summer is when I decided to have my band removed and switched to the sleeve. My doctor wrote a letter of necessity to my insurance and it was approved. My lowest with band was 165 and at my surgery date on 12/31/2019 I was 183. I’m currently diabetic but off meds as instructed by my doctor. I’ve heard sometimes the surgery doesn’t work for everybody. . I also love wine but I do plan on doing everything by the book and cutting most of the carbs out. I had tried Keto but I think I gained weight instead of losing and I also ended up with my cholesterol a little high. Hope you find something that works for you.