i am just starting my research and would love any information you offer. I am debating which surgery to get. My bmi is 37, I have diabetes, high cholesterol, fibromyalgia, pcos, and pvc's . I need to loose about 90 pds. I am also a self pay.
Welcome, @Kathy26
The surgery you need is one YOU can live with. My choice at a 35.2 BMI was the DS.
I had type 2 insulin dependent diabetes, genetically high cholesterol, PCOS. I also required NSAIDS.
A couple of questions, have you dieted, lost the weight, and then regained it? I did and they always brought friends. IF you do, malabsorption is the only way to go.
Do you need NSAIDS? If you aren't old enough to have the typical osteoarthritis that many of us over 40/50 are plagued with, look at your family history. Did your parents have arthritis?
As long as you make an informed decision, then the surgery you chose is up to you. BUT to make an informed decision, you need to read everything you can, talk to people who live with all surgeries (that is what you are doing here), and make sure your surgeon offers all options.
Many surgeons will tell someone who is a lightweight (and yeap, you're one) that the sleeve is best. And it might be...but you must know YOU.
Hi and welcome!
There is so much more to this important decision than just bmi. The rate of resolution for type 2 diabetes is highest by far with the DS. Next best for that comorbidity woud be gastric bypass, but the rate for this isn't as good as it was once thought to be. It turns out that for some people, the diabetes comes back after a few years. This is rarely seen with DS. And both sleeve and lap band have far, far lower rates of resolution for type diabetes.
You also have to consider, as @southernlady pointed out, what you can live with. The longterm post-op diet for the DS is the most normal and liberal of all the operations. For some people (including me) that's a big deal. Others accept the lifetime limitations of the other operations. Also, with the DS we can take NSAIDs, which are contraindicated for life with gastric bypass. Even if you don't need them now, we are all getting older and you may need them in the future. On the other hand, with the DS we need to take more vitamins and minerals than people with any other operation. To me this seems very doable, for others this may be a deal breaker.
So take a good hard, honest look at yourself, what is acceptable to you and what isn't, and make an informed decision.
Thanks, I am reading away, lol. Is there a list of drs?Hi and welcome. Do lots of reading on here and ask a lot of specific questions. You will be able to make a decision that is right for you after all of that.
Where are you located...as in what state?Thanks, I am reading away, lol. Is there a list of drs?
FloridaWhere are you located...as in what state?