African American RNY Sisters

[byebyefat 262]

Mine was scheduled for Monday surgery canceled due to low iron.. but im from ohio 28!

hugs that almost happened to me, my Iron was 6.5 I think maybe 6.6 but I double up on my Flintstone chewables with iron, took them with orange juice and ate a can of red beets a day, yuck lol but I had surgery on monday Sept 14th, 2015 and my iron was 10.7 , hugs ,I hope ur iron gets ups and lots of hugs from me

[tamirn 90]

Why did you all choose RNY and notthe sleeve??

[dhrguru 1,238]

Why did you all choose RNY and notthe sleeve??

My sister had sleeve, never reached goal. She also throws up often, I didn't want to live like that. (I've seen many sleeved folks have this issue). I wanted the benefit of restriction and malabsorption, since I have a lot to lose, greater chance of success in my eyes. I don't dump, so that's not an issue for me.

[dwinette 21]

My dr recommended bypass instead of sleeve for me because I had diabetes and HBP

[flygirl022812 21]

Hello

Revision from LapBand to RNY

Surgery Date: 06/04/15

HW: 230

SW: 226

CW: 178

GW: 135-140

So Happy with my decision

[Serrell 3]

Why did you all choose RNY and notthe sleeve??

I chose RNY because of all the ailments I had such as diabetes and high blood pressure. I'm 6 months post op and I'm no longer diabetic or have high blood pressure. Plus I know people who've had the sleeve and they've not reached goal or lost much weight. So many are having revisions from sleeve to RNY.

[tamirn 90]

Dont you loose weight faster though??

[Serrell 3]

With RNY, yes.

[ShayTheEntertainer 2]

Location. Houston Tx

Rny 05/21/03

Height 5'3"

HW 279+

CW 219

GW 150

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

I am having Revision Surgery hopefully 10/14 pending insurance approval Sleeve to RNY. I am excited, but nervous.

[dhrguru 1,238]

Dont you loose weight faster though??

It varies. I've seen every variation you can think of. I would not call my weight loss fast... Consistent, yes. Fast, nope.

[mskami77 295]

Hey! I don't know how I missed this thread. I gotta go back to the beginning and get caught up.

[IamKe69 18]

Hey Everybody!!! I had RNY on 06-29-15. Charlotte, North Carolina

SW:388

DOS: 379

CW:334

GW:215-220

Edited September 22, 2015 by IamKe69

[nicki763 16]

My doctor recommend the RNY because of the permanent benefits and the amount of weight I had to lose. I also had friend with sleeve and she said she was getting RNY because of maintenance problems with saline solution and getting sick a lot

[Serrell 3]

Saline Solution? Do you men LapBand?