Let me keep it real

Hi Shevon, This is the difference between distal and proximal for WLS... DISTAL - Refers to amount of intestine bypassed; normally more than 150-200 cm and PROXIMAL - Refers to amount of intestine bypassed; normally 100 cm or less. Normally people who have a mass amount of weight to loose get Distal and people who have a substantial amount but not as much as someone say 400 pounds plus would get Proximal. It really depends on your BMI, I know a lady that was no where near as big as me, but her BMI was larger than mine and because she was short she had more to loose and therefore she got the Distal. Also people who have Distal tend to loose faster because they have more weight loss to obtain. Adrienne

Hi, From what I am reading DS is better than RNY because it is less mutilating..your stomach still works normally and you have no dumping...but you still lose weight like crazy because of where and how things are rerouted....it is not a life of martyrdom like RNY seems to be. I don't want to be obsessing about a "pouch" for the rest of my life...even reading all the posts about it on the RNY forum gets a bizarre flavor to it after awhile...first I am so obsessed with food I can't stop stuffing and for a cure I am going to spend the rest of my life whining and chatting about my wittle pouch? YUK!!! I am obviously preop and if you say anything to spit on the flag on the RNY forum those folks will chew you a new orifice! I appreciate you Lady! You GO Girl! Sher'

Look I would LOVE to continue "keeping it real" but as I am white and not a "sistah" I realize that my perfect ass could not comprehend the committment it takes to have this surgery. As someone who obviously can not admit to their faults as eloquently as you do I am now bowing out of this conversation and let you get back to your street corner spouting off half-truths and misinforming people. For the people who AGREE with you and think exercise should not be a part of the process I say you guys SHOULD start a support group, then politely send this entire thread to your insurance company so YOU can pay for your mistake not anyone else. Since I KNOW you already know your faults and don't mind paying for your own screw ups.

Preach it Keri!!!!!!!! Sounds like her anger goes deeper than the surgery!! debbie

You do not know anything about me Debbie and I take it that your anger goes deeper as well, that is why you had or are having the surgery because you just might have bad health issues, that pulling back from the table just will not cure or you just might wanna have that perfect ten body, but the Burger joint just keeps reeling you in. You know nothing about me, none of you do and do not get MAD with me, because I have no problem with speaking the truth about my Experiences, that is what is wrong with this world now, people keep their mouths shut when they should be OPEN!!!!!

First of all, this has nothing to do with being black or white and as far as the street corner deal. I have never hung on a street corner in my life Sorry to disappoint you. I never mis informed anybody about anything, I never said that you should not exercise, I never said that. I said that all of the research that I, YES ME, I had done, no one else did not see where exercise was a requirement for the procedure. YOU were the one that started to attack me for me expressing my views and saying I had deep rooted issues, I merely stated the facts that we all were FAT ASSES with Problems and if it were not so, then NONE of US would have had surgery MYSELF and YOURSELF included. I can respect your anger and your opinion, but PLEASE do not ever try and make this a BLACK and WHITE issue, by reffering to the SISTAH thing and STREET CORNERS, because you no JACK ABOUT........ Adrienne

FAT ASSES with PROBLEMS?????????????? Who are YOU to call us FAT ASSES with PROBLEMS?????? That was totally uncalled for.

Thats what we were!!! Maybe I should re phrase it for the sake of the soft hearted. We were all very Obese people with Problems and this is a fact because if we were not OBESE people with problems we would not have had surgery we would have done it on our own, if you think you do not or did not have a problem then why did you have surgery? You had surgery to correct a problem, be it health issues or just to darn OBESE. There, better now? I said OBESE people. Does it change the facts any? Adrienne

Look...... This may be a regret forum but lets keep the ugly words out of it. Fat or not. Keri only spoke her truth as you have claimed to speak here in this regret forum. On the contrair though I have to say that Keri is RIGHT. I too have been researching this WLS for years now and even I have common sense enough to know that you have to exercise!!!!!!!! Annnnyhoooosss.....none of us want to exercise, but pending on how dedicated you are to making your life change, then you must do what you have to do. NOOONE is that blind to all this. I dont care who or what you are. So dont kn****eri for her reply ...she is just keeping it real too!!!! BullDog Lady and her {__|__}

What truth did Keri speak about my Personal issues. I did not attack her for her reply in general, I defended my position and simply stated to her that these were my findings and my feelings. I never said she could not speak her opinion she infatically stated to me if I did my so called research. I did research and nothing I read stated that I needed to exercise daily and it did not. I have common sense as well and again what I read did not say I needed to exercise daily, I could care less what any of you think or say. I know what I read. I also know me and I know that had this been an A number ONE requirement, I would not have done it because I hate exercise. Adrienne