Going in for bypass coming out with a sleeve done

[TheMarine79 150]

I had the physician assistant tell me there are cases that they have a hard time doing bypass because men usually carry their weight in their stomach and they are usually taller making it difficult to sometimes do the bypass. Is this something to be concerned with as when I spoke to my surgeon she did not mention this

[FluffyChix 17,409]

I was approved for either one. I came out with the surgery I wanted (RNY). I followed the instructions to a T with minimal bad behavior. LOL. And no cheats in the 2week preop. She said it was an easy surgery.

If you haven't had abdominal surgery before and really follow the rules, it should theoretically be fine.

[Recidivist 1,141]

7 hours ago, TheMarine79 said:

I had the physician assistant tell me there are cases that they have a hard time doing bypass because men usually carry their weight in their stomach and they are usually taller making it difficult to sometimes do the bypass. Is this something to be concerned with as when I spoke to my surgeon she did not mention this

Well, there's something new to worry about that hadn't occurred to me before. 🙂 Did she mention how often that happens or the details of those cases? I think I will bring it up with my surgeon during me next meeting.

[TheMarine79 150]

I am not sure. We will see how this goes

[New&Improved 1,780]

That's why in Australia at least the Dr put you on a preop diet of no liquids using Optifast Protein Shakes which will decrease the size of organs before surgery..

[TheMarine79 150]

Mikeyy. They put me on a similar diet to Atkins or Keto. Eat as much meat and non starch veggies as I want. I cannot have any sugar fruit and any carbs outside the veggies. I cannot have dairy either

[FluffyChix 17,409]

1 hour ago, TheMarine79 said:

Mikeyy. They put me on a similar diet to Atkins or Keto. Eat as much meat and non starch veggies as I want. I cannot have any sugar fruit and any carbs outside the veggies. I cannot have dairy either

I used that diet on the 6 months leading up to my 2week liquid pre-op diet. My liver was pink, and normal. The RD told me that using that kind of diet as a tool is very good for getting rid of fatty liver. I tried to keep carbs below 30 total per day and tried to hit my Protein goal without going over of 74g. For you it would probably be 80-90g. Too much protein will turn into glucose at about a 50% conversion ratio.

[thelostmermaid 9]

On ‎2‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 9:34 AM, TheMarine79 said:

I had the physician assistant tell me there are cases that they have a hard time doing bypass because men usually carry their weight in their stomach and they are usually taller making it difficult to sometimes do the bypass. Is this something to be concerned with as when I spoke to my surgeon she did not mention this

Hey so this almost happened to me but for a different reason. I went in for a bypass and I was signing the consent for, literally right before surgery the consent for surgery stated "gastric sleeve operation". Had I not caught that mistake I would've came out with a sleeve!

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18 hours ago, thelostmermaid said:

Hey so this almost happened to me but for a different reason. I went in for a bypass and I was signing the consent for, literally right before surgery the consent for surgery stated "gastric sleeve operation". Had I not caught that mistake I would've came out with a sleeve!

Whoa, that was a pretty close call! The admin person in my surgeon's office who scheduled the surgery had me down for a sleeve as well. At my next meeting with the surgeon, she said, "So, we are doing a sleeve on you!" Fortunately, I was able to get it straightened out before we were in the operating room.