Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 Tina, At Dartmouth Hospital in NH, they require you to loose at least 15 lbs prior to surgery. They believe that if you show a documented weight loss with them then you will be committed to the permanant life style change that the surgery will bring. Also, they try to help those with really high BMI's (60 +) to loose to bring down their risk of complications that can result from surgery. Hope this helps, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 Tina, At Dartmouth Hospital in NH, they require you to loose at least 15 lbs prior to surgery. They believe that if you show a documented weight loss with them then you will be committed to the permanant life style change that the surgery will bring. Also, they try to help those with really high BMI's (60 +) to loose to bring down their risk of complications that can result from surgery. Hope this helps, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 Tina, At Dartmouth Hospital in NH, they require you to loose at least 15 lbs prior to surgery. They believe that if you show a documented weight loss with them then you will be committed to the permanant life style change that the surgery will bring. Also, they try to help those with really high BMI's (60 +) to loose to bring down their risk of complications that can result from surgery. Hope this helps, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Congrats ! Keep up the great work! Dawn Getting Closer! I'm really getting excited now! Went to another support group meeting at the hospital today and I'm down 10# in 2 months. (We need to loose 15 before they will schedule surgery!) So I'm only 5#'s away from meeting with the doctor. My plan is to have it off by July 31 when I meet with the dietician and if it's off they will schedule an appointment!!!! I also spoke with one of the docs who does the lap procedure and he reasurred me he would do me (YEAH!!!) even though I've had prior abdominal surgeries. But get this. Dartmouth DOES NOT require any special diet or bowel prep prior to surgery. Boy, what a relief! You all had me nervous with your awful tales of prep and liquid diets! So, wish me luck on the remaining 5 and then I too can look forward to having wls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Congrats ! Keep up the great work! Dawn Getting Closer! I'm really getting excited now! Went to another support group meeting at the hospital today and I'm down 10# in 2 months. (We need to loose 15 before they will schedule surgery!) So I'm only 5#'s away from meeting with the doctor. My plan is to have it off by July 31 when I meet with the dietician and if it's off they will schedule an appointment!!!! I also spoke with one of the docs who does the lap procedure and he reasurred me he would do me (YEAH!!!) even though I've had prior abdominal surgeries. But get this. Dartmouth DOES NOT require any special diet or bowel prep prior to surgery. Boy, what a relief! You all had me nervous with your awful tales of prep and liquid diets! So, wish me luck on the remaining 5 and then I too can look forward to having wls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Congrats ! Keep up the great work! Dawn Getting Closer! I'm really getting excited now! Went to another support group meeting at the hospital today and I'm down 10# in 2 months. (We need to loose 15 before they will schedule surgery!) So I'm only 5#'s away from meeting with the doctor. My plan is to have it off by July 31 when I meet with the dietician and if it's off they will schedule an appointment!!!! I also spoke with one of the docs who does the lap procedure and he reasurred me he would do me (YEAH!!!) even though I've had prior abdominal surgeries. But get this. Dartmouth DOES NOT require any special diet or bowel prep prior to surgery. Boy, what a relief! You all had me nervous with your awful tales of prep and liquid diets! So, wish me luck on the remaining 5 and then I too can look forward to having wls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 I am reading alot to where people have to loose weright before the surgery..why is that?And how much do you have to weigh before they make you loose weight and also how much do you have to loose?Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 I am reading alot to where people have to loose weright before the surgery..why is that?And how much do you have to weigh before they make you loose weight and also how much do you have to loose?Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 I am reading alot to where people have to loose weright before the surgery..why is that?And how much do you have to weigh before they make you loose weight and also how much do you have to loose?Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Tina- One of the other reasons, as explained to me by my surgeon...is that in an obese person, your liver is much larger than that of a " normally " weighing person. When you lose weight, initially, those first few pounds, you physically decrease the size of your liver. Thus, when the surgeon goes in to do surgery, your liver is smaller, and not in the way as much. Also, it starts your metabolism into a " burning " mode...so that once the surgery is done, your metabolism isn't shocked into it...it's already used to burning. :-) Jeff Re: Getting Closer! I am reading alot to where people have to loose weright before the surgery..why is that?And how much do you have to weigh before they make you loose weight and also how much do you have to loose?Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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