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Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

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BMI of ~50, considered and had the VSG. Never regretted it.

I try to think of "obese" as a foreign word which translates to "having class and distinction" -or at least I tried to tell myself that. :)

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yes started out at 42.9 (282- HW)

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I started with a BMI of 60. I had the Sleeve 10 months ago, and life is awesome now.

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I was! and I'm pleased with my progress, but I am still in early days.

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I am in the losing weight before I get a date phase. My BMI is over 60 and I wanted to sleeve. My Dr suggested I consider the bypass as he said it will be better for me in the long run. I still am weighing out the differences. I get confused and I know dumping comes with the bypass and more. Also I know you cannot take Moltrin. Im confused. I have 30 lbs to lose before I get my date. Let me know If you want to chat.

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I was... HW 348 CW 218 just 9 months post op!!!

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FYI, anyone with a BMI of 40 or higher is "morbidly obese."

In my case, at 5'5", that was 240 pounds.

And since insurance doesn't pay for WLS for anyone under a BMI of 40 (unless they have a BMI of 35 and 3 comorbidities), most people here who've been sleeved were morbidly obese before WLS.

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BMI of 58 when I started the pre-op process.

Now it's 36, 7 months postop. 180+ lbs lighter now with much more to go.

Feeling great.

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This applies to many on this site.

I was high weight of 421, surgery weight 385, current weight 245 and I'm not done yet!

You can do this!

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Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

This is pretty much a requirement for this surgery.......with a few exceptions

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Anyone morbidly obese or have had the surgery that was?

Yes. I was super morbidly off-the-charts obese. I was sleeved April 20, 2015 and couldn't be happier with my choice.

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I fall into this category. I met the WLS about one month ago and he suggested that I lose at least 50 lbs before we set a date. I have met with the dietician and am now on track to losing pre-surgery weight. My BMI is 61 and I feel horrible most of the time...so figured that it can only get better from now forward. I live in a tiny rural town in NW Kansas and have to travel 90 miles one way to see Dr, Nut...etc. Good luck to everyone out there!

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