Ridgerunner
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- Jul 11, 2016
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Hi DSers!
I am a 49 yr old female, 5'7" and currently 296 lbs.
I started looking into weightloss surgery after I had a meniscus tear on my knee repaired but apparently because of my weight am still always in pain. Other then my job I became pretty inactive, kind of gave up the battle so to speak and reached my highest weight of 350. I had to do something else. I decided I had to have WLS to get my life back..
So beginning in March of this year I have been reading everything I can find to educate myself and try to make the best decision I can about which surgery I should have.
I started on a high protein low carb diet, cutting out all the things I will need avoid later in preperation for post op and have lost 50 lbs so far. It really feels good but I know that eventually the weight will come back like it always does.
I am self pay and am using a center of excellence with a very qualified surgeon. He offers the band, sleeve, bypass and ds.
I have considered every option other than the band.
I have "firmly decided" on both bypass and sleeve at one point or the other but now I am "pretty firmly" sure I am settling on DS, LOL. I will have the money I need by the end of this July if all goes as planned and I will have my consult then with my surgeon to determine if the surgery I chose is the correct one. I am here hoping that others experiences and advice will help me either confirm my decision for DS or make me realize it is not the one for me after all. I am really excited to learn more!
Thanks everyone
I am a 49 yr old female, 5'7" and currently 296 lbs.
I started looking into weightloss surgery after I had a meniscus tear on my knee repaired but apparently because of my weight am still always in pain. Other then my job I became pretty inactive, kind of gave up the battle so to speak and reached my highest weight of 350. I had to do something else. I decided I had to have WLS to get my life back..
So beginning in March of this year I have been reading everything I can find to educate myself and try to make the best decision I can about which surgery I should have.
I started on a high protein low carb diet, cutting out all the things I will need avoid later in preperation for post op and have lost 50 lbs so far. It really feels good but I know that eventually the weight will come back like it always does.
I am self pay and am using a center of excellence with a very qualified surgeon. He offers the band, sleeve, bypass and ds.
I have considered every option other than the band.
I have "firmly decided" on both bypass and sleeve at one point or the other but now I am "pretty firmly" sure I am settling on DS, LOL. I will have the money I need by the end of this July if all goes as planned and I will have my consult then with my surgeon to determine if the surgery I chose is the correct one. I am here hoping that others experiences and advice will help me either confirm my decision for DS or make me realize it is not the one for me after all. I am really excited to learn more!
Thanks everyone