Munchkin
Full of Fairy Dust
Intestines are motile. Like earthworms. We could take the 20 best surgeons in the world and tell them to measure a 100cm CC on the same patient and come up with 15 different measurements. Maybe 20.
I have been around DS world since the early 2000's. Getting close to 20 years. During that time I have known 5 people who had to be revised for nutritional reasons. 4 legit cases and 1 who was probably a nutbag(not Scott BTW). And I know of 10 times that many people who never lost all the weight or haven't been able to keep it off. Now I'm not saying the DS failed, because it didn't. These people are overweight or obese but definitely in a better place than if they had never had the surgery. After all, O is a whole lot better than SSMO. And the bariatric community says 50% EWL is a success.
You are tall and that is in your favor but you are also mobility impaired and that works against you. If I was in your place I would lobby for the most drastic DS I could get. Period. I would make a case for a shorter CC than 150CM. I have known people who were too thin for a couple minutes but most are able to adjust their diet, they don't end up with more surgery. And years down the road...most of them wish they weighed a little less. I would be trying to get down to a 100cm CC for sure.
I know of a lot more cases like me. I asked for a 50cm CC and the doc wanted 100. We compromised on 75. Sounds really short, doesn't it? Not short enough. I was probably right asking for 50. I am still fat and I have never had any deficiencies or needed infusions, etc. I look like an average old bag. I would probably be much happier if I could have afforded plastics to get rid of all the worst bits. I am very healthy but I am still fat. I probably needed Scott's DS!
Bottom line, do what you have to do to get this done! Lobby to get the best DS you can but whatever you get is going to be a vast improvement over life today! If the doc wants a diet, lose a couple pounds. Do what needs to be done to get the show on the road!
I have been around DS world since the early 2000's. Getting close to 20 years. During that time I have known 5 people who had to be revised for nutritional reasons. 4 legit cases and 1 who was probably a nutbag(not Scott BTW). And I know of 10 times that many people who never lost all the weight or haven't been able to keep it off. Now I'm not saying the DS failed, because it didn't. These people are overweight or obese but definitely in a better place than if they had never had the surgery. After all, O is a whole lot better than SSMO. And the bariatric community says 50% EWL is a success.
You are tall and that is in your favor but you are also mobility impaired and that works against you. If I was in your place I would lobby for the most drastic DS I could get. Period. I would make a case for a shorter CC than 150CM. I have known people who were too thin for a couple minutes but most are able to adjust their diet, they don't end up with more surgery. And years down the road...most of them wish they weighed a little less. I would be trying to get down to a 100cm CC for sure.
I know of a lot more cases like me. I asked for a 50cm CC and the doc wanted 100. We compromised on 75. Sounds really short, doesn't it? Not short enough. I was probably right asking for 50. I am still fat and I have never had any deficiencies or needed infusions, etc. I look like an average old bag. I would probably be much happier if I could have afforded plastics to get rid of all the worst bits. I am very healthy but I am still fat. I probably needed Scott's DS!
Bottom line, do what you have to do to get this done! Lobby to get the best DS you can but whatever you get is going to be a vast improvement over life today! If the doc wants a diet, lose a couple pounds. Do what needs to be done to get the show on the road!