Anyone morbidly obese and considering the gastric sleeve?

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

@@Kwilliams03,

I think most (or at least a lot of) people who have the sleeve were morbidly obese. The standard guidelines are to be morbidly obese, which is a BMI of 40 or over, or to have a BMI of 35 plus a comorbidity. Good luck with your decision! Let us know how it goes.

[SouthernRN 2]

Me!! I'm going through the steps for gastric sleeve (still pre-surgery - hoping for a September surgery).

KristenLe,

ME TOO! I go for my first visit in June!! Should be having surgery in SEPT!

[cavery77 39]

I was at 44.7 now 22.8 BMI. 294-140lbs 5'8

Edited May 15, 2016 by cavery77

[cberryspo.wa 3]

You look amazing

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[cavery77 39]

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[SassyNanny 311]

6 months post op.

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Edited May 15, 2016 by SassyNanny

[rocketmomof5 3]

I was sleeved on Thrusday 5/12, I had a BMI of 57. It's been great so far, no pain what so ever. Just trying to get all the Protein drink down twice a day is a chore. Well worth it down the road!

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[kaitlynm 335]

I had a BMI of 50, and had the sleeve last October. Down 103 pounds since last July and loving it.

[SweetPotato 142]

Had my sleeve a few days before Halloween and am now down (including pre-op) 131 lbs. Started at 401.5 now 270. BMI has gone down 22 points. I also am one of the people with PCOS and hypothyroidism and weight has always been a struggle. I worried that the sleeve wouldn't work for me, but it has been working like a charm... albeit very slowly at times. I used to have terrible back pain which is almost gone, reflux issues... gone, GI issues... lessened drastically, and more energy to do things I couldn't do before, like walk up the stairs at work or the hated hills in SF. VSG was seriously the best decision I've made.

[Kwilliams03 16]

@@SassyNanny @@cavery77 you both look amazing!! I can't wait to post after my surgery.

[cavery77 39]

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[Kwilliams03 16]

I guess I need to clarify my topic. I was asking because some doctors actually require a person to get the gastric bypass procedure done instead of the sleeve if your a certain weight. So I was asking with that in mind. I'm well aware of the requirements to have the sleeve done because I'm in the process of trying to figure out what will work best for me.

Edited May 15, 2016 by Kwilliams03

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I guess I need to clarify my topic. I was asking because some doctors actually require a person to get the gastric bypass procedure done instead of the sleeve if your a certain weight. So I was asking with that in mind. I'm well aware of the requirements to have the sleeve done because I'm in the process of trying to figure out what will work best for me.

My understanding is that the sleeve started the other way around. Some extremely high BMI folks were given the sleeve as the first part of a two-step procedure so they could lose enough to safely undergo the second part. So many people did so well that they didn't need the second part that they started offering it as a standalone procedure.

[Kendell Thatsme 39]

Hi I'm new just joined and i am morbidly obese and having the sleeve done in July

[jane13 2,256]

@@Kwilliams03 - hello from NE Florida!