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dJenn
on 11/16/22 10:18 am
Topic: Not really for weight loss per se.

Hi everyone.

I have reflux bad enough that it is starting to cause changes in the esophagus (Barret's).

From my reading, I understand that intra-abdominal pressure may instigate or aggravate reflux.

I am wondering if removing part of the greater omentum (it folds over and has 2 sections) would reduce the abdominal contents enough to reduce the intra-abdominal pressure. It would only make a slight reduction in weight.

I also have cough-variant asthma and am a singer, so when I cough, you can hear it across a large office floor. The coughing, too, will increase the pressure. Also, one time when I attempted to suppress the cough during a choral rehearsal with a guest conductor, I felt the diaphragmatic hernia tear. (Ow). It has only gotten worse over time.

Do you think that any of the bariatric surgeons in Mexico could do a partial omentectomy for me? Who should I contact?

catwoman7
on 11/13/22 3:28 pm
RNY on 06/03/15
Topic: RE: Support

yes - for some people, it can be managed. But for others, a revision is their only recourse.

RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)

HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163

Floss230
on 11/13/22 1:04 pm
VSG on 12/13/22
Topic: RE: Support

I have spoken extensively with my doctor about GERD. He will be repairing my hiatal hernia at the time of surgery. Yes, stats show that 47% of people that have sleeve have new or worse GERD following surgery. Does that mean 53% do not? I have read the GERD may be temporary and can be managed.

Floss230
on 11/13/22 12:57 pm
VSG on 12/13/22
Topic: RE: Support

I understand what you are saying about the different surgeries but it isn't that one surgery gives you a better chance than another. The percentages reflect people that have had a particular surgery that have reversed their diabetes. Someone who has a BMI of 50 and uncontrolled diabetes is very different from someone that has a 35 BMI and well controlled diabetes. How well a person does with any given surgery depends on where they started and how well they follow all the rules post-op and for life.

CeilWilging
on 11/11/22 1:17 am, edited 11/16/22 4:00 pm
Topic: RE: NSV: jeans

Oh my god, congratulations! NSV moments are the absolute best!
I'm currently size 4, and I feel amazing. I've kept this size for about three months now, after sharp ups and downs, so I also bought a pair of jeans I liked. It was mom jeans type, and they fit me perfectly - hug me in all the right places while leaving enough leg room to move around freely. With some useful tips on how to style mom jeans I found online, I was able to create a decent capsule wardrobe and bought two more pairs of these jeans in the same size.

KristynSpecter
on 11/11/22 1:10 am, edited 11/10/22 5:12 pm
Topic: RE: NSV: jeans

But now you have jeans for all occasions, lol.

Matthew_Hagan
on 11/9/22 8:20 am
Topic: RE: Work at home jobs

Working from home is a great option today, but it requires a high level of self-discipline

Matthew_Hagan
on 11/9/22 8:20 am
Topic: RE: Work at home jobs

Working from home is a great option today, but it requires a high level of self-discipline

Matthew_Hagan
on 11/9/22 8:18 am
Topic: RE: Work at home jobs

Working from home is a great option today, but it requires a high level of self-discipline

Kathleen W.
on 11/7/22 4:37 pm - Lancaster, PA
Topic: RE: Support

It's called self love. You have one life to live. If you don't take of yourself, no one else.

People give you nonsense about it says more about their insecurities than anything else.

SW 327
GW 150
CW 126

                                      

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