I have a bmi of 32, I was banded Thursday and am still sore today. I had a level 3 h. hernia which turned my proceedure into a much larger surgery than was expected. I'm glad I was able to get both done at the same time.
Some have expressed concern about whether getting the band in the right thing to do for low bmi's. I can't talk about weight loss yet but let me tell you about the support I have recieved.
First, I come from a family of large men. My brother currently weighs over 450 pounds and my dad passed away at 84 weighing over 300 lbs. His mother was also very large but lived to be 100.
My nephew is a general surgeon in Nashville Tenn. He does a lot of bariatric surgery and has completely supported me. He knows the struggles I've gone through to keep my weight down. My wife is a nurse practioner and she was the first to mention the idea. My surgeion is a close personal friend who has known me and my family for 15 years. Needless to say, he has been very supportive.
All this to say, the medical professionals who care the most about me all agree that banding is the way to go, even though I'm a 32. I know each person is different, but I thought it would be encouraging to those who are hearing negative from freinds who really don't understand.
I can't wait to start the wieght-loss part of this journey. I'm pretty sure I've lost 5 pounds since the pre-op diet so I have 35 to go.
mcd
banded 12/14/06
Dr. Frank Felts
Dallas
:eek: :)
