SarKat 5 Posted September 19, 2020 So I want a gastric sleeve. I have been up and down (mostly up) since I was a teenager...Im now 40 with 2 small children.Currently I weigh 390lb or 177kg....am I too large for this surgery ?I would love to hear stories and see pictures of anyone similar ??ThanksSent from my SM-G960F using BariatricPal mobile app 1 GreenTealael reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarotcardreader 196 Posted September 19, 2020 you can see some before and afters of people in that weight range in the other forum. you arent too fat for surgery but that doesnt mean your surgeon wont make you lose a little weight first some do some dont. i think though that bypass might be what they would recommend because you take off more excess weight with it and you have more going in. however most surgeons seem fine to do whichever procedure the patient selects as long as there arent alot of conflicting comorbities (gerd is contradicted for sleeve as an example). welcome to the group 2 GreenTealael and SarKat reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catwoman7 11,220 Posted September 20, 2020 nope - there are a lot of people who started in the high 300s (myself included) 2 GreenTealael and SarKat reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MISTY_CEE035 26 Posted September 22, 2020 So I want a gastric sleeve. I have been up and down (mostly up) since I was a teenager...Im now 40 with 2 small children.Currently I weigh 390lb or 177kg....am I too large for this surgery ?I would love to hear stories and see pictures of anyone similar ??ThanksSent from my SM-G960F using BariatricPal mobile appYou are in the category of being evaluated and potentially become approved for surgery.Sent from my SM-G960U1 using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites