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[criolelaie 31]

Dear Angelica I was wondering have you though about something more transient than sleeve gastrectomy like gastric balloon? I am not a doctor but to me it doesn't look like you have lots of weight to lose!

Christina.Rose: seriously?!?

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[Christina.Rose 287]

Ok, I get it...."skinny shaming" jealousy?? But cutting your stomach out for 20....ish lbs?? I would KILL to look like her. I am being petty or not compassionate, but I can almost guarantee that if bullies took a look at me and her I would be the one reviled. When I was in the Army a BMI of 30 was acceptable for active duty for a female my age etc. I have a hard time seeing this person as a "candidate" for surgery when I see me and a lot of others on this site who have debilitating weight issues. Im not a doctor, I have just got my own personal opinion and I no it is harsh. But I am FAT and miserable. I don't know what she is thinking.

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[Christina.Rose 287]

Know*

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[LipstickLady 25,682]

@@Angelica Marti

Have you considered therapy? You have so little to lose that something as drastic as major surgery probably isn't your best option.

Feeling bullied, suicidal, etc. won't go away with WLS. Hugs to you. I think a counselor and a nutritionist are your best bet.

Good luck!

[Angelica Marti 10]

@@criolelaie First of all thanks for you advises and message

Well at the beginning I thought a gastric balloon could be the answer but since I'm hyper anxious I was told that after the 6 months balloon I was going to have back again all the weight and the sleeve was forever

But I will inform my self more and more for do the right things

Be in this group is helping me to consider many points of view

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[Angelica Marti 10]

@@Christina.Rose I totally understand your point and your feeling not agreeing about me feeling fat and miserable but is the way I feel

I waste many time of my life being unhappy with myself and can't find a "natural" was to stop being it

I came here to hear points of view and I take yours for think about it

I imagine you always had being victim of bully's that people is just ready to offend everybody no matter what other people is.

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[Angelica Marti 10]

@@LipstickLady I'm in therapy at the moment and my doctors (cuz they are too) told me that I could find an alternative way to loose weight for help myself to improve and have some peace

And I'm in therapy with them for can face a WLS and took the best of it

I tried many diets and nutritionists and nothing works

I'm getting bigger and bigger and this make me feel worse and worse

After I found what are the options having a 30 BMI and here I found out that many people with my same situation did it

That's why I considere this options

But you're right

With or without a sleeve I must go on having other kind of help

Thanks

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[Angelica Marti 10]

Y just checked my weight... and Surprise! Now I'm 31!

Now I also look different next to last summer!!!

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Edited December 27, 2016 by Angelica Marti

[Angelica Marti 10]

@Christina.Rose.. maybe in the past you were like I'm now and you felt good but I'm still not happy and I'm afraid of what is happening, getting worse and worse every single month. That's why I need to stop before is worse.

Can you see the difference in just few months?

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Edited December 27, 2016 by Angelica Marti

[megetslim 7]

To be honest, I feel that the US should allow the sleeve surgery at lower weights than 40 BMI. I struggled with weight gain for so long until I was over 40 BMI and finally qualified plus another 6 months of pre-op weight program. My doctor feels the surgery is the best treatment for obesity and it is sad that the BMI has to be so high as I now have several friends stating they wish they could have surgery and yet they are a few points lower in BMI. Hopefully in this case the doctor will make the best decision for the patient, however I do think that 40 BMI is too high as the threshold.

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[Angelica Marti 10]

@megerslim I agree with you and that's why I have the hope to can do it, let's see what my doc says in February

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[AnaDmom3 66]

I'm 5'5" and had a BMI of 31.5 and had mine done in Mexico. NO ONE here should comment that they are offended by someone else's decision. That is so wrong. You should either offer support or constructive advise otherwise not comment. It's not as if anyone who has chosen to do the sleeve with a low BMI is taking ANYTHING away from anyone else who qualified for insurance reasons so it's hard to understand any comment about being offended. It's a personal choice for personal reasons whether your BMI is 29 or 45. No judgement to either end of the range.

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[theantichick 2,204]

The standards for most insurance companies are BMI of 40 or BMI of 35 with two or more co-morbidities such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, etc. So there are lots of people who have WLS with BMIs lower than 40. I agree that WLS should be available to people with BMI lower than 40. And ultimately, it's a physician who needs to be looking at the totality of the medical history to determine if there's medical indication for the surgery, and that physician who has to be accountable to his medical practice board for his medical decisions.

I worry when I hear of people with low BMI (28-33) wanting such a drastic measure taken. The medical evidence does not point to WLS as being an appropriate intervention at those BMI levels. There is a good chance that the person is suffering from a body image disorder or eating disorder if they're trying to get the surgery at those levels. However, I don't know the person's medical history. They could be a serious yo-yo dieter who's been at much higher BMI and is at a low point now but is cycling up and wants to break the cycle before hitting another high. There is so much screwed up about body image and fat shaming in our society that plays into all of this.

I just remind myself that most of plastic surgery is not medically necessary, but we don't shame (mostly) people who get it done.

To the OP, I just say this... the sleeve is a VERY drastic surgery that cannot be reversed, and I would personally not recommend it for the amount of weight you have to lose. I would suggest you consider options that are reversible before pursuing this option. Many patients having the sleeve lose about the amount of weight you need to lose in the pre-operative phase by following a low-carb eating plan, which is what you'd likely be on post-operatively. You might consider trying a few months on a strict low-carb plan and see how that goes as far as curbing your hunger and cravings before taking a permanent surgical step.

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

@@Christina.Rose It doesn't offend me. I don't care who else has WLS...I needed it for me, and if thousands of people with 50 lbs to lose want to have major surgery, let them go for it. Who cares?

[Angelica Marti 10]

@@ShelterDog64 is not matter of caring about people is just helping each other with our points of view since we are here for having a common problem even if in different scales. But of course if you don't give a shit and want just to take and not to give then you are more than free ????

I personally do care about people even if I don't know them and I help any time I can more if it doesn't represent a big sacrifice

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