sad/overweight

[Guest sad/overweight]

Thank You For All Replies It Was Great The Support.i Am Going To Be Banded Instead Of The Bypass. But With Me Its Tough I Have Alot Of Health Problems And I Dont Know If The Doc Will Do. First Of All I Have Liver Problems And Now I Have A Large Vein In My Throat That I Had Bands Put On Already To Shrink So I Dont Know If They Will Do This For Me. My Question Is Does Anyone Have Any Of These Problems Also Or Any Kind Of Stomach Problems Maybe One Of You Can Ask Your Doctor If I Would Be A Canidate Please Please Please.i Am So Sick Of Being Trapped In This Body At 32yrs Old.

[leatha_g 4]

You just don't know until you get to see a band surgeon. The liver is very close to where they will be working, both with the lapband or gastric bypass. They may want you to go on a pretty strict diet immediately prior to the surgery to help 'shrink' the liver and get it in a healthy state. This makes your surgery much less risky.

As far as health concerns. I have had several episodes of DVT(deep vein thrombosis - blood clots in the extremeties) and one episode of Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lung). I also have Systemic Lupus which is a chronic autoimmune disease. Luckily, I don't have severe symptoms with that, but it's always a concern. You can go from healthy to dying before you can blink an eye, so I hear.

I was the first ever to have a vena cava filter implanted at the same time as I had my lapband done in order to prevent any possible clots from moving to my heart or head or lungs. I was turned down by the first doctor I chose because he didn't want to take the risks with my health concerns and the fact that I had to take blood thinning drugs for the rest of my life. Luckily, I did find someone who had already banded someone else with the exact same problems as me and my surgery was successful. Will I ever have complications due to these issues? Maybe. Will I be better off having lost my excess weight if I do? You betcha!

We can only live for today, right? Today, I choose to be banded and to fight the good fight where my health is concerned. Tomorrow, I may have to change my focus.

Good luck!

[New Hope 37]

You are making the safest decision of the two weight loss surgeries. What problems do you have w/your liver? I had a "fatty" liver, which seems pretty common w/overweight people. I followed a low glycemic foods list prior to my surgery, no other dieting required. There's an extensive thread here about L.G.F. It's supposed to help shrink the liver to avoid having to do an open-method surgery. It wasn't hard to follow at all, basically good, healthy foods that we should be eating any way. I hope you research and choose a well-experienced band surgeon with great aftercare. Best of luck to you and please let us know how you're doing.