My BMI was 51 so although not the same thing I had a RNY but more so wanted to say I had Dr. Grantcharov at St. Mike's and I appreciated his skill. He is very safety focussed and that made me feel relieved. I think he really will put he effort in to trying to make a rny possible but if you end up with the sleeve it will work out. Good luck!

Good morning everyone- I can truly say I'm back in the game today - of course the number on the scale this morning really helped serve as a wake up call. Regardless, I had today circled as the day that I get back on track.

HW: 294.5

LW: 169.6

TW: 171.4

So that's the number that underscored how badly I need to do this. I also realize more and more that I hve food issues that I really need to deal with. I'm starting with adding back protein shakes, and cutting out carbs. Also working harder at getting enough winter, and started back on my workout program today.

Have a wonderful week everyone - together we will get to our goals!

Interesting. I think my highest BMI was 53 and this never came up. I had RNY and my surgeon did not have any issue with my BMI as far as my surgery was concerned.

The sleeve is a less complicated and quicker surgery for surgeons to perform. Could that be the reason? I hope not. There are pros and cons to both surgeries. I believe we should get the surgery we think is best for us.

Do you have any issues with acid reflux? If so, I would not get the sleeve.

Good luck!!

My BMI was 55 when I had surgery and my weight loss is going well with VSG. Both surgeries are excellent, but you can eat around both of them as well. As long as you work on the mental side of the equation, you'll be successful with either.

I'm on my 3rd day of Optifast and have surgery scheduled on July 9. As of today, my BMI is 59.3 (if I calculate at my current height of 5'8"...when I'm a healthy weight, I'm actually 5'9" and if I use that as my height my BMI is 57.6. Anyways, it's high).

When I met the surgeon last week, he told me that sometimes for patients approaching BMI 60, they end up doing a sleeve instead of RNY because the abdominal fat can make it difficult to perform the RNY. That was new information for me. So far all my reading and research has been on RNY but now I'm reading up on VGS so I'll be prepared in case that's what I end up with. I see there are benefits and downsides to both procedures, although RNY is considered "gold standard" for WLS.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for RNY, but want to stay positive if I do get VGS instead. Surgeon won't know until he gets in there, of course. And of course, there are other factors involved too, like scar tissue or just the positioning of one's "insides".

Just wondering if any of folks here went in hoping for RNY and ended up with VGS? How is your weight loss going? Have you been able to maintain your weight loss? Did you eventually get a revision to RNY, or did you keep the sleeve?