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I agree. Revisions are serious, Chad.
A revision should be reserved for someone who has mechanical problems with their original surgery, like an enlarged stoma or stretched pouch. Or regain. Or someone who is 10 years out and unhappy that they never got close to a healthy BMI. If Bo is happy with where he is health- and weight-wise at his high BMI, then a revision would be unnecessary and perhaps, overkill, for him.
I think we are all overly concerned about BMI. Just because the NIH and CDC say a person who weighs well over 300 pounds and is of medium height is "super-morbidly obese" does not mean it's true. I'm sure there can be healthy obese people. I have never met one, but it can be possible, I'm sure, somewhere.
Revisions are not the answer. "Think twice, cut once" is.
I encourage everyone to think about the type of surgery you want and the life you want to lead afterward. Since I view food as a pleasure and fuel for my body, the DS has been great for me, more than four years later!
Think about the results you want. What do YOU view as "success?" For some, just being smaller than they were for even a short time is enough. For others, they want to be a normal BMI for a LONG time, perhaps even a lifetime (thet was me, so I chose the DS). For others, they need to get rid of comorbidities like diabetes and sleep apnea (that was me, so I chose the DS).
Think about the lifestyle you want to lead after surgery. Do you want to risk dumping? Do you want to still assign value to foods such as "bad" and "good?" I sure the hell did not. I wanted to assign "yummy" and "extra yummy" to the things I ate, so I got the DS.
Just some thoughts.
A revision should be reserved for someone who has mechanical problems with their original surgery, like an enlarged stoma or stretched pouch. Or regain. Or someone who is 10 years out and unhappy that they never got close to a healthy BMI. If Bo is happy with where he is health- and weight-wise at his high BMI, then a revision would be unnecessary and perhaps, overkill, for him.
I think we are all overly concerned about BMI. Just because the NIH and CDC say a person who weighs well over 300 pounds and is of medium height is "super-morbidly obese" does not mean it's true. I'm sure there can be healthy obese people. I have never met one, but it can be possible, I'm sure, somewhere.
Revisions are not the answer. "Think twice, cut once" is.
I encourage everyone to think about the type of surgery you want and the life you want to lead afterward. Since I view food as a pleasure and fuel for my body, the DS has been great for me, more than four years later!
Think about the results you want. What do YOU view as "success?" For some, just being smaller than they were for even a short time is enough. For others, they want to be a normal BMI for a LONG time, perhaps even a lifetime (thet was me, so I chose the DS). For others, they need to get rid of comorbidities like diabetes and sleep apnea (that was me, so I chose the DS).
Think about the lifestyle you want to lead after surgery. Do you want to risk dumping? Do you want to still assign value to foods such as "bad" and "good?" I sure the hell did not. I wanted to assign "yummy" and "extra yummy" to the things I ate, so I got the DS.
Just some thoughts.
I had the kick-butt duodenal switch (DS)!
HW: 344 lbs CW: 150 lbs
Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea GONE!
My BMI was 101 at the time of surgery so I am still well within the limits of what a surgeon would consider successful. A revision is always an option but at this point the risk of revision are more than I am willing to accept. I have resolved all but one co-morbidity so I cannot consider my current status anything but successful (10 years out).
But, I appreciate the supportive nature of this discussion. I've never objected to open and honest discourse.
Thanks,
Bo
But, I appreciate the supportive nature of this discussion. I've never objected to open and honest discourse.
Thanks,
Bo
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