Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Welcome Sandi, your surgery is coming right up. You will find this a very supportive and informative group. Wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery Sheryle pre-op Dr. Keshishian 10-10-01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Welcome Sandi, your surgery is coming right up. You will find this a very supportive and informative group. Wishing you a speedy and uneventful recovery Sheryle pre-op Dr. Keshishian 10-10-01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Hi Sandi! Welcome and many congratulations on your date!!! My name is a, 5ft. 3/4in., weigh 215(still obese, just not morbidly) and look forward to the day I can say, " I am a post-op " ! Wishing you a most successful surgery on Monday and absolutely amazing results! Please keep us posted! a, Pre-op Hello! Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Hi Sandi! Welcome and many congratulations on your date!!! My name is a, 5ft. 3/4in., weigh 215(still obese, just not morbidly) and look forward to the day I can say, " I am a post-op " ! Wishing you a most successful surgery on Monday and absolutely amazing results! Please keep us posted! a, Pre-op Hello! Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Sandi, First let me wish you the best of luck on your surgery. I just wanted to comment that 140 would take you from a body mass index of about 50 down to about 22.0. Since 22.5 is considered the " ideal " body mass, you may be expecting a bit much. Based on loosing 80% of your excess weight I would expect you to reach closer to 180 lbs. You might make it all the way to 140, but if you define 140 as the success criteria then you might be setting yourself up for failure. Look at getting under 200 as you big goal and anything beyond that as extra. You won't be a model for Vouge, but you will be so much more healthy. If you body wants to settle in to 180 lbs, please don't diet to try to get rid of those last 40 lbs, as this is what causes protien malnutrion according to Dr. A. And if that happens Dr. A will do a take down and you won't like it! Don't want to be a downer. Your doing a great thing. I am guessing it has been a few years since you were at 180 lbs or less, so you might not realize how great a 5'7 " gal looks at that weight. Once your reach that weight you can get maybe 10 lbs more loss from removing excess skin. I can't give out a numbers, but my wife had the RNY surgery and worries about those last 20-30 lbs a great deal. I think most women do, but put health before vanity. Maybe some post-op gals with a BMI in the 27-30 range can chime in on what they look like, or maybee vist some before/after picture sights. Going from a BMI of 50 down below 30 is going to do so much good you won't believe it. Here is to wishing you an smooth and uneventful sugery. Please tell us how it went when you get to the other side. Hull > Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 > which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! I live > in the Los Angeles area and my doctor is Dr. Crookes and my surgery > will take place at USC Hospital. > > Right now I weight 320 and have been overweight much of my life, I > just turned 34. I have tried everything under the Sun to lose weight, > sometimes successful but mostly failed methods or I would just gaun > the weight right back. I'm tall 5 ft 7in and I would like to reach a > goal of 140 so I have a long weigh to go > > I think the duodenalswitch.com website is wonderful and I hope I will > be able to chat with many others and become friends. It's great to > have a support group as this surgery is a major life changing thing > to happen to anyone! > > Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Sandi, First let me wish you the best of luck on your surgery. I just wanted to comment that 140 would take you from a body mass index of about 50 down to about 22.0. Since 22.5 is considered the " ideal " body mass, you may be expecting a bit much. Based on loosing 80% of your excess weight I would expect you to reach closer to 180 lbs. You might make it all the way to 140, but if you define 140 as the success criteria then you might be setting yourself up for failure. Look at getting under 200 as you big goal and anything beyond that as extra. You won't be a model for Vouge, but you will be so much more healthy. If you body wants to settle in to 180 lbs, please don't diet to try to get rid of those last 40 lbs, as this is what causes protien malnutrion according to Dr. A. And if that happens Dr. A will do a take down and you won't like it! Don't want to be a downer. Your doing a great thing. I am guessing it has been a few years since you were at 180 lbs or less, so you might not realize how great a 5'7 " gal looks at that weight. Once your reach that weight you can get maybe 10 lbs more loss from removing excess skin. I can't give out a numbers, but my wife had the RNY surgery and worries about those last 20-30 lbs a great deal. I think most women do, but put health before vanity. Maybe some post-op gals with a BMI in the 27-30 range can chime in on what they look like, or maybee vist some before/after picture sights. Going from a BMI of 50 down below 30 is going to do so much good you won't believe it. Here is to wishing you an smooth and uneventful sugery. Please tell us how it went when you get to the other side. Hull > Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 > which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! I live > in the Los Angeles area and my doctor is Dr. Crookes and my surgery > will take place at USC Hospital. > > Right now I weight 320 and have been overweight much of my life, I > just turned 34. I have tried everything under the Sun to lose weight, > sometimes successful but mostly failed methods or I would just gaun > the weight right back. I'm tall 5 ft 7in and I would like to reach a > goal of 140 so I have a long weigh to go > > I think the duodenalswitch.com website is wonderful and I hope I will > be able to chat with many others and become friends. It's great to > have a support group as this surgery is a major life changing thing > to happen to anyone! > > Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 > Maybe some post-op gals with a BMI in the 27-30 range can chime in on > what they look like, I uploaded a file..me.jpg I am 5'7 " and started at 299.5 pounds. I am 11 months post op and the pic is of me at 192 pounds with a BMI around 29 I think...not a full body shot, but the bod doesn't look too bad if I do say so myself Since this pic was taken I have lost another 16 pounds and now weigh about 176 with a BMI at 27 or so. If my weight loss stopped right now I would be happy. I would like to take off another 25-30 pounds, but in reality...I look fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 > Maybe some post-op gals with a BMI in the 27-30 range can chime in on > what they look like, I uploaded a file..me.jpg I am 5'7 " and started at 299.5 pounds. I am 11 months post op and the pic is of me at 192 pounds with a BMI around 29 I think...not a full body shot, but the bod doesn't look too bad if I do say so myself Since this pic was taken I have lost another 16 pounds and now weigh about 176 with a BMI at 27 or so. If my weight loss stopped right now I would be happy. I would like to take off another 25-30 pounds, but in reality...I look fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 what would you consider the " ideal " goal for someone at 5'4 " and 245 lbs pre opt? Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 what would you consider the " ideal " goal for someone at 5'4 " and 245 lbs pre opt? Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 Hey Brynn! I remember that picture! You look fabulous...and you ROCK! > > Maybe some post-op gals with a BMI in the 27-30 range can chime in > on > > what they look like, > > > I uploaded a file..me.jpg > > I am 5'7 " and started at 299.5 pounds. I am 11 months post op and the > pic is of me at 192 pounds with a BMI around 29 I think...not a full > body shot, but the bod doesn't look too bad if I do say so myself > > Since this pic was taken I have lost another 16 pounds and now weigh > about 176 with a BMI at 27 or so. If my weight loss stopped right now > I would be happy. I would like to take off another 25-30 pounds, but > in reality...I look fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 Welcome to the group Sandi, this group is a wonderful resource of information on the DS ! Good luck with your surgery on monday I hope all goes well! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 starrysandi@... wrote: Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! I live in the Los Angeles area and my doctor is Dr. Crookes and my surgery will take place at USC Hospital. Right now I weight 320 and have been overweight much of my life, I just turned 34. I have tried everything under the Sun to lose weight, sometimes successful but mostly failed methods or I would just gaun the weight right back. I'm tall 5 ft 7in and I would like to reach a goal of 140 so I have a long weigh to go I think the duodenalswitch.com website is wonderful and I hope I will be able to chat with many others and become friends. It's great to have a support group as this surgery is a major life changing thing to happen to anyone! Wish me luck! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 Welcome to the group Sandi, this group is a wonderful resource of information on the DS ! Good luck with your surgery on monday I hope all goes well! Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 starrysandi@... wrote: Hi my name is Sandi and I am schedled for surgery August 13, 2001 which is next Monday! I am very excited and extremely nervous! I live in the Los Angeles area and my doctor is Dr. Crookes and my surgery will take place at USC Hospital. Right now I weight 320 and have been overweight much of my life, I just turned 34. I have tried everything under the Sun to lose weight, sometimes successful but mostly failed methods or I would just gaun the weight right back. I'm tall 5 ft 7in and I would like to reach a goal of 140 so I have a long weigh to go I think the duodenalswitch.com website is wonderful and I hope I will be able to chat with many others and become friends. It's great to have a support group as this surgery is a major life changing thing to happen to anyone! Wish me luck! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 > > what would you consider the " ideal " goal for someone at 5'4 " and 245 lbs pre > opt? > > Judie Judie, Your pre-op BMI is 42 - not bad. You ideal BMI is about 22, so you are 20 BMI points over the ideal. If you loose 70% of your excess weight then you will loose 14 BMI points giving you a BMI of 28. So you will weigh 163 lbs. 70% is a fairly conservative estimate and you might do a bit better (say 80%) which would put you at a BMI of 26 or 151 lbs. I would consider anything below BMI=30 as a success, and that would be 175 lbs. So you should loose 70-94 lbs. If you excercise regularly you can loose more, if you drink a 6 pack of coke every day you will loose less, but this gives you a rough idea what to expect. Hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 > > what would you consider the " ideal " goal for someone at 5'4 " and 245 lbs pre > opt? > > Judie Judie, Your pre-op BMI is 42 - not bad. You ideal BMI is about 22, so you are 20 BMI points over the ideal. If you loose 70% of your excess weight then you will loose 14 BMI points giving you a BMI of 28. So you will weigh 163 lbs. 70% is a fairly conservative estimate and you might do a bit better (say 80%) which would put you at a BMI of 26 or 151 lbs. I would consider anything below BMI=30 as a success, and that would be 175 lbs. So you should loose 70-94 lbs. If you excercise regularly you can loose more, if you drink a 6 pack of coke every day you will loose less, but this gives you a rough idea what to expect. Hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2001 Report Share Posted August 8, 2001 I am gonna sound like a little kid here but My turn I am 5.5 1/2 and pre-op I weight 254 what do you think a realistic weight would be for me? Lisbeth Dr. Macura June 25, 2001 chull1@... wrote: > > what would you consider the " ideal " goal for someone at 5'4 " and 245 lbs pre > opt? > > Judie Judie, Your pre-op BMI is 42 - not bad. You ideal BMI is about 22, so you are 20 BMI points over the ideal. If you loose 70% of your excess weight then you will loose 14 BMI points giving you a BMI of 28. So you will weigh 163 lbs. 70% is a fairly conservative estimate and you might do a bit better (say 80%) which would put you at a BMI of 26 or 151 lbs. I would consider anything below BMI=30 as a success, and that would be 175 lbs. So you should loose 70-94 lbs. If you excercise regularly you can loose more, if you drink a 6 pack of coke every day you will loose less, but this gives you a rough idea what to expect. Hull ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 Welcome Deanna, Hi, from a fellow Portlander. I had a RNY on 10-29-01 with Dr. Emma . This group has been extremely helpful to me since before WLS. I hope it is as helpful to you. Do you attend the monthly support meetings for post ops of Swanstrom and ? I am terrible with names so If I have seen you there I apologize. I look forward to hear about your journey. Sheryl Portland, OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 Welcome Deanna, Hi, from a fellow Portlander. I had a RNY on 10-29-01 with Dr. Emma . This group has been extremely helpful to me since before WLS. I hope it is as helpful to you. Do you attend the monthly support meetings for post ops of Swanstrom and ? I am terrible with names so If I have seen you there I apologize. I look forward to hear about your journey. Sheryl Portland, OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 welcome to the group. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:53:44 -0000 " deannamorin " writes: > My name is Deanna Morin, and I am a new member to this group. I had > > a Lap RNY on June 29, 2001 with Dr. Lee Swanstrom in Portland, OR. > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 welcome to the group. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 335 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:53:44 -0000 " deannamorin " writes: > My name is Deanna Morin, and I am a new member to this group. I had > > a Lap RNY on June 29, 2001 with Dr. Lee Swanstrom in Portland, OR. > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 .... I am also a newbie to this support group...and everyone has been wonderful and helpful...There is a thread that's called...oh no i forget....lol..maybe someone can help...lol...something 101....Graves disease 101 maybe?? Anyways...here's my story.... I also was diagnosed with Graves Disease in March....I was started on 600mg of PTU....up until June my levels were not registering on the scale..now they r... My endo increased my PTU to 900mg... " nip it in the bud " so to speak....My Atenonol...(betablocker) was increased from 50mg to 100mg..and I am on Vioxx 25mg for joint pain and muscle ache....The endo also signed papers to put me on diabilty indefinetly.... I had pretty much all the symptoms to hyperthyroidism....and the bulging eyes and tremors...(Graves signs..) Currently my blood pressure has come down alot....( from 180/90 roughly) down to around 120 to 130/73)....my heart rate has also dropped from 127 bpm to in between 60 and 80... I still have the eye problem....they discovered a heart murmur...(found out Thursday)....I was droppin weight drastically (like 210 pounds at xmas and by June was down to 143) and currently my weight has started to increase..I am up to 216.....(although i have no appetite)....my tremors r controlled by the Atenonol...some days it works...other days i wish i could take the whole bottle.....Stress really plays a number on me....My memory is shot and I am experiencin bouts of confusion and disorientation...Broke out on rash on upper arms and chest... Last week I discovered myself that perhaps the PTU increase is sending me crashin into Hypothyroidism....I have become extremely tired (been alseep since wednesday except for maybe a total of 3 hours...)the weight gain....and increased blood pressure the past week.... I am waitin till MOnday to talk with another endo....get a second opinion so to speak...and see if they agree what my endo's treatment is....if its the right one.... Welcome to the board ....I have reread everything i just typed to you several times and not sure if i got to my point....My answer is most of us do suffer long term effects it seems....especially people that have experienced RAI...or develop kidney disease...etc.... I am goin now...I feel my mind goin to mush....LOL...I hope to talk to you again...Back to sleep for me.... Hi everyone!!!....Nighters everyone!!!! Alle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 > Hi everyone, > I just joined your group. I was diagnosed with Grave¡Çs last March and finally found you now. I¡Çve been looking through the archives, but I still know so little that I feel like I reading a foreign language for some messages. > I¡Çm now taking 100mgs of PTU three times a day. My hormone levels had gone down slowly over the past several months, but shot back up again at the end of August. My doctor talked about trying different meds, but I am breastfeeding my son, so the PTU is the safest bet at this point. > I went to my regular physician with a slight fever and every question she asked me I answered, ¡ÆYes, but I just had a baby¡Ç. I thought my symptoms were all post-partum, hair loss, fatigue, stressed out (I was very irritable), weight loss (from breastfeeding). But my doctor checked my heart rate, 116 bpm and saw that my thyroids were swollen. I had noticed the swollen thyroids earlier and had told a different doctor, who was treating me for Hepatitis E, which I now think I got because my WBC was low. But I was switched around among three different doctors and this symptom got lost in the shuffle. I also could not open jars, but just thought that I was tired. > I get irritated more easily and sometimes feel tired, but I think I was lucky that I was diagnosed fairly early. I think I may have had Grave¡Çs before I was pregnant because m family noticed that my hands were trembling. So I am thankful that I didn¡Çt have any complications and that my son is healthy and well. > I¡Çve read about some of the eye problems people have with Grave¡Çs. Fortunately my eyes seem to be okay so far, just slightly bulgy. What are some other long-term effects that Grave¡Çs has on people? If my meds can control the hormone levels, can I expect to be spared any heart or eye problems? > My doctor told me that I have severe hyperthyroidism, but I don¡Çt feel too bad. But when I tell people I have Grave¡Çs their reaction scares me. How bad is this disease? > When I eat (ate) a lot of fish or had iodized salt, I broke our in a rash and always assumed that it was an allergy. Has this happened to anyone else here? > I¡Çm an American living in Yokohama, Japan. I noticed that is also in Japan. Whereabouts are you? Do you feel like your getting good care here? So far I feel good about my endo. I feel like he¡Çs working with me as for as my wanting to continue breastfeeding. > > Hi I'm fairly new to this group as well but unlike most on here I haven't got Graves, but I do live with it. My husband has had Graves for around 8 years now. From my understanding Graves is hereditary of which the gene has yet to be identified. I feel his was triggered by an emotional trauma which happened around the time his Graves started. For him it has been a rollercoaster of both physical and emotional, from feeling fine to feeling extremely low, stressed and angry. Sometimes it manifests itself in rage but this is seldom now as I keep a close eye on him! I know what you mean about no-body understanding, it is very difficult to try and explain this disease to anyone who hasn't got first hand experience. This was my reason for joining the group. Some of the messages on here I don't understand either, I'm sure you need a medical degree to understand half of them! The best advice anybody could give to you would be to research your options before you make any permanent decision. Don't be persuaded by your doctor to have any treatment you don't understand or feel uncomfortable with. My husband was all set to have RAI until I came across this group and foud out some facts. I was appauled at how little we knew or were told by the medical professionals. Knowledge is power. The more you have the easier it becomes to make the right decision for you. I wish you and your baby well, keep safe and take care. Jemima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Hi everyone! just wanted to drop in and say hello since I just found you today. My name is and I had gastric bypass done in November of 2002.. and just found out a couple of weeks ago that I am again pregnant.. what a suprise!! I am currently the mother of 3 girls and lost 143 lbs with my gastric bypass. I am somewhat worried about this pregnancy, since my food intake is not normal.. as I guess you all can relate to. Can anyone give me any tips on what I should be doing to help insure that I deliver a healthy baby??? Should I try to eat higher calorie things in order to give the baby the calories it needs??.... Any suggestions would be appreciated! I am approximately 7 weeks pregnant at this point and have an appointment with the doc next tues. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 My doc said that you need to make sure you take care of you. The baby will take all it needs from you. All you need is an extra 250-300 cals a day to sustain a pregnancy. Hope that helps. Meridth Wife to Larry (02/22/02) Mother to Forrest (01/21/01) Expecting #2 02/14/05 Gastric ByPass 02/23/04 370/288pg/175 goalweight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Yes anything anyone can tell me helps.. Thanks! We are both expecting about the same time! ) I am due 2/8/05. You must have been on the ball to find out so soon and get to the doc so quick! Congrats to you! > My doc said that you need to make sure you take care of you. The baby will > take all it needs from you. All you need is an extra 250-300 cals a day to > sustain a pregnancy. Hope that helps. > > > Meridth > Wife to Larry (02/22/02) > Mother to Forrest (01/21/01) > Expecting #2 02/14/05 > Gastric ByPass 02/23/04 > 370/288pg/175 goalweight > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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