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tiarasandtantrums
Kia Kaha
Just me again. I was 18 stone when I had my surgery and, just over 5 months later I am just a fraction over 12 stones. If you follow the rules and put your all into it, you shouldn't need the second op at the weight you are starting from. xx
Thank you so much... it's certainly made me stop and think... no matter how much I read in books... I still have questions... so very grateful to you all and your results are amazing... as are Mixxie's, sounds like he has halved his body weight almost!
Do you still need vitamin supplements with a sleeve and does the sleeve wear out in time? xxx
Do you still need vitamin supplements with a sleeve and does the sleeve wear out in time? xxx
gaelic girl
Loving Being a Loser
I orginally thought i wanted a band but on talking to my surgeon and being honest about my food habits and my emotional thoughts i realised i was kidding myself and went for the full bypass. YES i was scared but my coping technique was to believe that nothing would go wrong and i didn't write letters or even discuss the possibility of not waking up with my family! I have been so fortunate to sail through the whole process and a year down the line have never suffered any complications or been sick or ever dumped and for that i am so grateful.
As far as pain was concerned i never had any( i had keyhole), i was in hospital two nights (only down to distance travelled). I can eat anything although sometimes things like bread and pasta just disagree with me slightly. What you are feeling Kelly is perfectly natural and is all part of the emotional roller coaster that is WLS. I wish you as positive an experience as i had big hugs x
As far as pain was concerned i never had any( i had keyhole), i was in hospital two nights (only down to distance travelled). I can eat anything although sometimes things like bread and pasta just disagree with me slightly. What you are feeling Kelly is perfectly natural and is all part of the emotional roller coaster that is WLS. I wish you as positive an experience as i had big hugs x
tiarasandtantrums
Kia Kaha
I take a vitamin supplement daily (I get it on prescription).
The sleeve doesn't wear out as such. However, it will stretch over time. Hopefully though, by the time that starts to happen you will have changed your lifestyle enough to eat 'sensibly'.
The part of the stomach that is left, is the part that is less stretchy (apparently).
I've just copied the following from a site that I looked at when I was researching -
Some people are under the mistaken impression that any type of surgery to correct obesity will simply take care of the problem without any effort on their behalf. This is definitely not true of gastric sleeve resection. Dietary limitations have to be imposed and people who have the surgery are usually counseled on what they should eat and should avoid. Furthermore, as a person recovers from gastric sleeve resection, and begins to lose excess weight, exercise can help accelerate this process and is encouraged.
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The sleeve doesn't wear out as such. However, it will stretch over time. Hopefully though, by the time that starts to happen you will have changed your lifestyle enough to eat 'sensibly'.
The part of the stomach that is left, is the part that is less stretchy (apparently).
I've just copied the following from a site that I looked at when I was researching -
Some people are under the mistaken impression that any type of surgery to correct obesity will simply take care of the problem without any effort on their behalf. This is definitely not true of gastric sleeve resection. Dietary limitations have to be imposed and people who have the surgery are usually counseled on what they should eat and should avoid. Furthermore, as a person recovers from gastric sleeve resection, and begins to lose excess weight, exercise can help accelerate this process and is encouraged.
xx
I have been doing Kell., since I like my food particularly savoury and sweet things... somehow this feels like it is more for me... I won't know until I have discussed if fully with Mr Ammori, but I would use the gastric sleeve or bypass as my starting point and ask his guidance as to why the band would be best for me...it's an individual thing in the end...but it sure helps to get opinions from you all. Thank you xxx
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shelbell
Proudly maintaining
These shoud help show the difference -
Band -
Bypass -
Sleeve -
Don't think about the sleeve being the first of two ops, that is only for patients with a VERY high BMI as it is safer to do the shorter sleeve op than the longer bypass op in the first place, and then convert to bypass once the BMI is lower. The sleeve is a wls in its own right and as Mixxy has proved can be very successful.
Band -
Bypass -
Sleeve -
Don't think about the sleeve being the first of two ops, that is only for patients with a VERY high BMI as it is safer to do the shorter sleeve op than the longer bypass op in the first place, and then convert to bypass once the BMI is lower. The sleeve is a wls in its own right and as Mixxy has proved can be very successful.
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