I know this is going to sound Odd - when I had my consultation - I weighed 15 stones - it was agreed that I could be banded because of medical reasons - HOWEVER I'm losing weight on the milk diet and at this rate I'm going to he about 14stones 7 at the time of operation - Has anyone ever heard if someone has been declined because of too low a BMI ?????
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Does anyone know what the lowest BMI they will Band at ?
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Will you be banded in the UK? NHS or private? I believe the answer to your question depends on this. In any case, I think once you're in for the sugery, then you're in. I mean, one of the reasons for WLS is because weight loss in the past hasn't been permanent (yo-yo effect), so the fact that you've lost weight now doesn't guarantee you've solved the long-term problem. What's your current BMI?
lilypersian
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Hi Dimples,
I was banded 17/8/12 at THG, as you can see by my BMI, it is lower than some, but i was told that my surgeon is happy to do it. My surgeon was Mr Hewin. When you look at my height and weight ratio, my BMI is quite high though, i'm ust happy they did it!
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I was banded 17/8/12 at THG, as you can see by my BMI, it is lower than some, but i was told that my surgeon is happy to do it. My surgeon was Mr Hewin. When you look at my height and weight ratio, my BMI is quite high though, i'm ust happy they did it!
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ok, this is the info I was told by three different surgeons/clinics in three different countries:
Pre-op diet is primarily for (1) shrinking liver, since it has to be kept raised during laparoscopy surgery to access your stomach, at least the upper part where they place the band (2) for very high BMI, any surgery will be less dangerous, regardless of having to lift the liver, if you can drop lots of weight. All the BMIs I've seen in this thread thus far are significantly under 40. Mine was 36 when I first started contacting clinics (but then got up to 38, and stayed there till the night before my op).
None of the three clinics I spoke with told me that a pre-op diet was strictly required in my case. One doctor told me that it would make absolutely no difference (BMI 36, mind you). Another doctor told me that it would be a good idea. The third doctor recommended a high protein diet (low fat, such as pure protein shakes) for only three days prior to surgery. Given all this information, I tried to do the pre-op diet 2 weeks prior, but completely failed, in part because I knew in my heart it wasn't a dire requirement, yet it sure was difficult to do! In the end, I only did 2.5 days of strict diet pre-op. When I asked my surgeon if my liver was larger than it should have been, he said absolutely no, there was no problem.
Oh, also, important to mention, that the pre-op diet has another purpose: to get you started, mentalized, to get the ball rolling, on a new way of eating... on a new life, particularly right after your operation that you will be on liquids for a month!
Pre-op diet is primarily for (1) shrinking liver, since it has to be kept raised during laparoscopy surgery to access your stomach, at least the upper part where they place the band (2) for very high BMI, any surgery will be less dangerous, regardless of having to lift the liver, if you can drop lots of weight. All the BMIs I've seen in this thread thus far are significantly under 40. Mine was 36 when I first started contacting clinics (but then got up to 38, and stayed there till the night before my op).
None of the three clinics I spoke with told me that a pre-op diet was strictly required in my case. One doctor told me that it would make absolutely no difference (BMI 36, mind you). Another doctor told me that it would be a good idea. The third doctor recommended a high protein diet (low fat, such as pure protein shakes) for only three days prior to surgery. Given all this information, I tried to do the pre-op diet 2 weeks prior, but completely failed, in part because I knew in my heart it wasn't a dire requirement, yet it sure was difficult to do! In the end, I only did 2.5 days of strict diet pre-op. When I asked my surgeon if my liver was larger than it should have been, he said absolutely no, there was no problem.
Oh, also, important to mention, that the pre-op diet has another purpose: to get you started, mentalized, to get the ball rolling, on a new way of eating... on a new life, particularly right after your operation that you will be on liquids for a month!
Thx Peggy - I'm really impressed about your knowledge - I'm sure it will answer many people questions - I'm just going to carry on what I'm doing and just be sensible - I'm mainly doing liquids - as it's convenient and makes the transition to post op easier - Thx again hun xxxx
Maphillips
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Losing weight on the milk diet is not going to affect your op
It's to shrink your liver and a lot off the weightless
is just water if you go back to normal eating you put it striaght back on dint worry
Good luck
It's to shrink your liver and a lot off the weightless
is just water if you go back to normal eating you put it striaght back on dint worry
Good luck
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