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Did your surgeon want you to lose weight before you got surgery

Did your surgeon want you to lose weight before you got surgery

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  • SusieQ2019
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    My Pre-op will be for 12 days beginning on April 17th. My boys keep me in check especially when I want to snack at nights. "They have no problem telling me "mommy go to bed". lol. It's hard especiall

  • SusieQ2019
    SusieQ2019

    They did not mentioned loosing but they encourage to make lifestyle changes ahead of surgery. Their focus is more on getting my blood pressure down and physical activity which activity which I do anyw

  • And usually when you do change your lifestyle, when you start thinking a little more rationally than " I got to eat THAT before someone else grabs it and takes it away!" you will naturally lose some w

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Yes. They asked us to try to lose 5-10% during the process then when I had my consult 1 mo prior he asked me to refrain from as many carbs as possible and lose whatever I could. He explained that it really helps him during surgery because your liver will shrink some and every little bit of extra wiggle room he has helps the end results to come out better, especially since I have fatty liver

No, my BMI was 40 and I didn’t have any co morbidities. My insurance would only cover it with a 40+ BMI.

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