I am looking for anyone who has had gastric bypass and how they are now that they have had it done. I am in the process of talking to my drs about it and am very nervous about it. I have been overweight for several years and have tried almost every way to lose weight i have found. I try to excercise but i have a full schedule day and never seem to fing=d enough time to get it in. I have a good support system here but am still a little scared about it. I think my problem is i dont have any female friends that i can talk to about anything.
OK, just catching up. Well i contacted a dr and i have taken the pliminary tests, so far so good. I might be held back by the 1 thing you shoould have documentation of, I dont have documentation of the dieting for the past 5 years. But god willing i will come up with something. LOL. Keep ya posted .
hi J. i have had the gastric bypass and i am doing ok i had it in 2004 if you want to know some more info please e-mail me at ____@____.com and we can talk more ok
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I would be happy to talk to you- I have had GB surgery and am going on 3 years out....now im 8 mo prego...feel free to email me...
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Sign up for www.cafemom.com and then find the group called plus size mom's. There is quite a bit of discussion there, and some have had it done, and I am sure they would be willing to talk to you about it. Hope this helps!
Dear J.,
I have an Uncle who has had the bypass and he would be wonderful for you to talk to. He did great with the sergery and was realistic. I will give you his email. ____@____.com loves talking to people about the sergery and its emotional process. I understand that you wanted to talk to females but he is a really great advocate. And know that I am here for you too. If you don't feel comfortable to email him please let me know and I could have him contact you.
Best of luck. It's a big decision.
I have a friend that went through with the gastric bypass. She's doing really good.
I also have watched alot of shows on it. It helps alot of people. There are risks of course. You also have to stick to a diet after your surgery, or it won't do you any good. You have to be tough. Here is a web site I found on it. http://www.obesehelp.net/ Maybe that will help some. Good luck. Feel free to write to me.
A friend of mine at work went thru it and she looks great. I guess she had to go thru alot before the surgery, like going to weight counseling or something like that. I think she lost around 200lbs.
Hi J.,
My sister had the surgery about 2 years ago now, she did lose alot of weight from it, but I will warn you that it is very possible after losing so much weight at a fast pase could lead to alot of hanging skin, maybe your Dr mentioned it to you? It also may lead to some cosmetic surgery to repair the hanging skin, this is just 1 problem my sister did have with the surgery, but she does feel better about herself because of the weight loss....just something to think about...
Good luck
Hi, J...:)...I also am looking into having the Lapband done...but, I hear so many confusing things about different doctors that perform the surgery, so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good doctor here in the Buffalo area...and I understand your concerns about the surgery, I have a few myself...I have been overweight most of my life also, but, since 98, I found out that I have had sleep apnea and narcolepsy all of my life, and as a result of being overweight, I have several health problems which will only get worse if I don't get this weight off...so if any of you mothers know of a good Bariatric doctor, please let me know...I would appreciate any information you could give me on this...thanks, Bon
