Pre op here, but post op question

I am hearing that we will lose 70% of our excess weight. I started at 346 and want to be 146 so that is 200 lbs. 70% o that is 140lbs loss which means I will weigh 206... I am disappointed at this thought because at 206lbs I will still be obese.

I guess I thought if I got this surgery I would be able to get to a 'normal' weight range...

Any thoughts here?

The surgery is a tool, how you work the tool is up to you.

70% is an average.

My original personal goal was 150 and I started at 374. After 1 year I had lost 175 pounds, and the DR and I talked about "My goal of 150" and how I might be aiming for something I won't reach  until I have plastics. There is a chance with plastics I'll reach my goal, but once I got to where I am I decided I was ok and the numbers didn't matter as much as I thought.

When I choose to have plastics I've been told they will remove anywhere from 18-27 pounds of skin.

I'm healthy and happy and that's what matters most to me.

Well I'm only about 6 weeks out, but I think the number is all up to you, I see people all the time on these boards as well as others that lose well over 200 lbs, I thought and I could be wrong here that the 70% number is in the honeymoon phase(the first 18 months), remember this is not a cure but a (tool). It still takes diligence once your honeymoon phase is over. I too have more to lose and I feel confident I will be able to reach pretty close to that goal with this wonderful tool I have been given.  Now there are people who have had wls on this board who are 2 and 3 or more years out and they might have some better insight.  Good Luck to you!!!!!!!!

I agree.  It's just a jump start to your weight loss.  It levels the playing field, it's not magic.  the rest is up to us.  WLS just gets you to where you can move enough to exercise and get the rest off and it also buys you time to learn correct eating habits for continued weight loss.  I was almost 500 lbs and I WILL get to below 200.  I'm doing it...I don't care about statistics.  I have never even done the math.   This is my "shot".
    I'm running with it!

(well ok... walk-a-ma-running...BUT NOT WADDLING anymore..ha ha)

WLS is considered successful if one loses 70 to 80% of their excess weight.  Most people lose more.  I did.  I started at 344 and wanted to be 135 to 145.  I am maintaining at 152.  Don't look too far ahead.  We have a longer journey than some, but we can do it.  Loris

Just a point of clarification--in the medical community, WLS is considered a success if the patient loses 50% or more of their excess weight.

If I only lost 50% of my excess weight, I would still be obese, yet I would be considered a "success" as far as the surgery is concerned.

 am hearing that we will lose 70% of our excess weight. I started at 346 and want to be 146 so that is 200 lbs. 70% o that is 140lbs loss which means I will weigh 206... I am disappointed at this thought because at 206lbs I will still be obese.

I guess I thought if I got this surgery I would be able to get to a 'normal' weight range...

Christine  before you have this surgery...please go and read about the DS surgery and go to their forum and read and read and read. Get informed please

I went to a seminar the other night, and I asked the surgeon that does all the surgeries if you have alot of weight to lose and your BMI is over 50 which surgery would he choose, he told me the DS surgery. I was looking at the RNY surgery for a long time, then I stumble across the DS surgery forum, and I never looked back, cause I knew the DS surgery was the right surgery for anyone with a high BMI. The surgeon confirmed this for me.   SO please go and read about it and read and read and read.

Hi Christine,

When you say "this" surgery I'm not sure what you mean.

There are several different choices for surgery and all have different pros and cons. I had the Duodenal Switch (DS) surgery last July and my BMI went from 54.5 to in the 30's. I am also not done losing weight as the DS is both restrictive and malabsorbtive.

Please visit all the different surgery boards before you decide on one and make sure you talk to surgeons who truly do all surgeries (there are not as many DS surgeons as RNY/Lap band surgeons, if you want info on the DS you can also go to DSfacts.com)

Good luck on your decision.

Jacqui

Depends on which surgery to which you are referring.  I had DS and I have lost all of the weight I wanted to lose.  I would have been very disappointed to have a surgery and still weigh over 200lbs.

Red

I would say it depends on the surgery you have, your own body and how you use your tool.  The statistics for long term weight loss - especially for those with BMI's over 50 are best with the DS (Duodenal Switch) surgery.


This is copied from www.dsfacts.com/Comparison-of-DS-and-RNY.html

Excess Weight Loss (EWL)

Excess weight loss percentage can be calculated by determining pounds lost divided by total excess pounds. The RNY and DS statistics for excess weight loss percentages can be found in the AACE/TOS/ASMBS Guidelines. [51]

RNY

EWL% at 1-2 years    48%-85%
EWL% at 3-6 years    53%-77%
EWL% at 7-10 years  25%-68%
 

DS

EWL% at 1-2 years     65%-83%
EWL% at 3-6 years     62%-81%
EWL% at 7-10 years   60%-80%

As you can see the stats for the DS are much better long term than the RnY.   Also consider, that there are those that do better than the averages (and those that do worse of course).  So if you're determined - I'm sure you can do anything you put your mind to with the right tools and support backing you up. Please visit the DS Forum - read about the surgery.  You can also check out the site I posted above which has a lot of great information - www.dsfacts.com.  Or check our www.duodenalswitch.com.

Good luck!