Long term success? 10, 20, 30 years?
Hi folks, perhaps I'm freaking out a bit. My surgery is getting closer which is exciting and scary. I know I need to do this. I was wondering, does anyone know someone who has had WLS a long time ago and is living a healthy life today? I think the furthest back I know is 12 years which is great but I'm in my mid thirties and would love to hear that someone knows a senior citizen somewhere who had surgery decades ago and is doing quite well :) I don't know when this forum started but given how long the internets been around this forum wouldn't have existed back then :)
Thanks all - have a great day and Happy Friday!!
Nikki
Referral sent: 1/26/15 / Sleep study: 2/23/15 / Orientation: 4/20/15 HRRH / Meet Dr. Hagen: 11/17/15 (no show) / Meet Dr. Klein: 12/10/15 / Trio appointments: 2/11/16 / Follow up appointment SW and RD: 3/16/16 / Dr. Glazer: 3/30/16 / Dr. Klein: 5/9/16 / Surgery date 5/25/16 / LBL with Dr. Nandagopal 3/9/18 - PS SW 155
HW - 280. Opti start - 280. Surgery day - 266. CW - 142.
on 4/22/16 4:56 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
The surgeries have changed over the years so you likely won't find anyone who had the RNY of today from that many years ago. Stomach stapling (VGB) was the WLS of choice in the 80's so that is what most had and many have now had revisions from that one.
Good point, thanks Tracey!
Referral sent: 1/26/15 / Sleep study: 2/23/15 / Orientation: 4/20/15 HRRH / Meet Dr. Hagen: 11/17/15 (no show) / Meet Dr. Klein: 12/10/15 / Trio appointments: 2/11/16 / Follow up appointment SW and RD: 3/16/16 / Dr. Glazer: 3/30/16 / Dr. Klein: 5/9/16 / Surgery date 5/25/16 / LBL with Dr. Nandagopal 3/9/18 - PS SW 155
HW - 280. Opti start - 280. Surgery day - 266. CW - 142.
Very interesting and that makes me feel better - good to hear they really did make the life long changes and continue to benefit because of it!
Thanks for sharing!
Referral sent: 1/26/15 / Sleep study: 2/23/15 / Orientation: 4/20/15 HRRH / Meet Dr. Hagen: 11/17/15 (no show) / Meet Dr. Klein: 12/10/15 / Trio appointments: 2/11/16 / Follow up appointment SW and RD: 3/16/16 / Dr. Glazer: 3/30/16 / Dr. Klein: 5/9/16 / Surgery date 5/25/16 / LBL with Dr. Nandagopal 3/9/18 - PS SW 155
HW - 280. Opti start - 280. Surgery day - 266. CW - 142.
This study was posted on the RNY forum;
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/6004473/New-long-term- study-on-people-10-13-years-post-RNY/
I know/follow several people, you tube etc, that have had WLS 10+ years. Long term success combines the eating strategies created as a result of WLS with increased activity and overall lifestyle choices.
At year 3+ is when a lot of people (myself included) have to be really diligent and when regain can start and go one way or the other - gain a considerable amount of weight back or catch it and make the lifestyle changes necessary to get back to the goal. I gained back a few pounds and it took about 6 months of watching my diet, counting my calories (again!) and 80 mins or more of intense fitness 6 days a week to get back to my goal weight of 145 (this ticker thing is broken!). I can say it was a lot harder to loose 9 pounds than it was to loose 160 in the first year post op!
Complications are not fun though, but are less likely now than they were 5+ years ago even.
07-01-2011 SW 311 LBS
WEIGHT LOSS PRE-SURGERY 37 LBS
SURGERY DATE 10-06-2011 274 LBS
GOAL WEIGHT 145
CW 143
Congratulations on your success! Thank you for sharing this information and the link to that study. Very interesting stuff!
Referral sent: 1/26/15 / Sleep study: 2/23/15 / Orientation: 4/20/15 HRRH / Meet Dr. Hagen: 11/17/15 (no show) / Meet Dr. Klein: 12/10/15 / Trio appointments: 2/11/16 / Follow up appointment SW and RD: 3/16/16 / Dr. Glazer: 3/30/16 / Dr. Klein: 5/9/16 / Surgery date 5/25/16 / LBL with Dr. Nandagopal 3/9/18 - PS SW 155
HW - 280. Opti start - 280. Surgery day - 266. CW - 142.