Did anyone have to lose weight before surgery?

RKidder · July 13, 2006

:help: HI!

Did anyone who was banded in Portsmouth have to lose weight prior to surgery? I have to lose 10 lbs. and I am so afraid that I won't be able to do it. I am going to Weight Watchers and working out at the gym.

I don't even have my surgery date - I wonder if I will be turned down by the surgeon if I don't lose all the weight...Since being on insulin for my Diabetes, I am finding it so hard to lose weight.

In advance, thanks for any help you can give me.

Rachel

sunshinenh · July 16, 2006

I had my surgery at Portsmouth. I had to lose 18 lbs for the surgery, then a few more to meet my insurance prerequisite. I had the impression that there was no room for negotiation with either. The brute force method of weight loss worked for me. It helped knowing that would be the last time, since I would have my band to help after surgery. Good luck to you.

ericsmom · July 16, 2006

I had my surgery on the 5th. I had to do 2 weeks of liquids only prior to my surgery. My doc said it was to shrink my insides and my liver so that they could work in there with the probes better. I was told any weight loss was a bonus. I dropped 14.5 in those two weeks...it was a great jump start.