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Topic: RE: RNY and FOBI and LUPUS
This is why we need a public option in the health care bill. Unfortunately, it looks like that is going to be ditched because private insurers don't want the competition.
Topic: RE: RNY and FOBI and LUPUS
So did Patti Austin! Back in my "readhead" days in college (and probably just because we were both fat), people used to tell me we looked alike. She's always been beautiful, so I took it as a compliment, whether it was intended or not!
Of course, these folks either have the bucks for immediate plasics, or they get the surgery "comp", in exchange for sending the surgeon business.
I was going to settle for the RNY myself, until my last attempt at working full time failed, and the insurance only covered RNY. I was killing myself trying to keep up the COBRA payments. Then SSDI came through, and because I had been waiting and appealing for 2 1/2 years, I got Medicare immediately, along with back pay. That was last year.
Both Medicare and Medicaid pay for the DS, and that, my dear, was a HUGE blessing for me.
Since I have a large mass of Lymphedema on the back of my left leg, my doctor thinks they may also pay for reconstructive surgery.
The mass keeps me from sitting in chairs properly.
So did Patti Austin! Back in my "readhead" days in college (and probably just because we were both fat), people used to tell me we looked alike. She's always been beautiful, so I took it as a compliment, whether it was intended or not!
Of course, these folks either have the bucks for immediate plasics, or they get the surgery "comp", in exchange for sending the surgeon business.
I was going to settle for the RNY myself, until my last attempt at working full time failed, and the insurance only covered RNY. I was killing myself trying to keep up the COBRA payments. Then SSDI came through, and because I had been waiting and appealing for 2 1/2 years, I got Medicare immediately, along with back pay. That was last year.
Both Medicare and Medicaid pay for the DS, and that, my dear, was a HUGE blessing for me.
Since I have a large mass of Lymphedema on the back of my left leg, my doctor thinks they may also pay for reconstructive surgery.
The mass keeps me from sitting in chairs properly.
Topic: RE: Lupus and verticle sleeve
Tammy-
The Lap-BAnd is contraindicated for people with autoimmune disorders, such as SLE and Fibro.
My lifelong battle with obesity, and more recently, malignant morbid obesity (aka super-super morbid obesity) due to treatment with prednisone, led me to choose the Duodenal Switch.
The RNY numbers on weight regain were not good enough fo me (plus, everyone that I knew who had a RNY gained all their weight back), and I didn't like the anatomical changes the surgery caused, specifically creating a "food pouch" instead of simply reducing the stomach. That's what the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy(VSG) does, and the VSG is also the "top half" of the duodenal switch (DS). I knew right out of the gate that I wanted a duodenal switch. You are left with a smaller, fuly functioning stomach, which gives you a wider variety of diet than the RNY, plus, the malabsorptive "switch" portion, keeps the weight off. However, you have to be absolutely compliant, everyday about getting in your required hydration, protein, vitamins and supplements. I have not had to adjust my SLE/Fibro medications up because of my surgery. The recommended doses work fine.
As for nutrition, here's the breakdown of absorption: Fats: 18-20% (high cholesterol goes away or never develops, bye-bye fatty liver, etc..all while eating full fat, full flavor foods!) Protein 40-50% ( this is why you MUST be complaiant and get 90-100 g of protein EVERY day!) Complex carbs (fruits and veggies) 40-50% Simple carbs (sugar and white flour) 100% During the losing phase (first year to 18 months) you MUST limit ALL carbs to no more than 50 g daily.
Weigh (no pun intended!) your options carefully...think twice, cut once.
Hang out ("lurk") on OH's Duodenal Switch forum, and for more in-depth knowledge, www.dsfacts.com, and www.duodenalswitch.com. Also, just do an Internet search of "duodenal switch" and see what else you come up with.
Good luck to you as you make your WLS decision.
Tammy-
The Lap-BAnd is contraindicated for people with autoimmune disorders, such as SLE and Fibro.
My lifelong battle with obesity, and more recently, malignant morbid obesity (aka super-super morbid obesity) due to treatment with prednisone, led me to choose the Duodenal Switch.
The RNY numbers on weight regain were not good enough fo me (plus, everyone that I knew who had a RNY gained all their weight back), and I didn't like the anatomical changes the surgery caused, specifically creating a "food pouch" instead of simply reducing the stomach. That's what the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy(VSG) does, and the VSG is also the "top half" of the duodenal switch (DS). I knew right out of the gate that I wanted a duodenal switch. You are left with a smaller, fuly functioning stomach, which gives you a wider variety of diet than the RNY, plus, the malabsorptive "switch" portion, keeps the weight off. However, you have to be absolutely compliant, everyday about getting in your required hydration, protein, vitamins and supplements. I have not had to adjust my SLE/Fibro medications up because of my surgery. The recommended doses work fine.
As for nutrition, here's the breakdown of absorption: Fats: 18-20% (high cholesterol goes away or never develops, bye-bye fatty liver, etc..all while eating full fat, full flavor foods!) Protein 40-50% ( this is why you MUST be complaiant and get 90-100 g of protein EVERY day!) Complex carbs (fruits and veggies) 40-50% Simple carbs (sugar and white flour) 100% During the losing phase (first year to 18 months) you MUST limit ALL carbs to no more than 50 g daily.
Weigh (no pun intended!) your options carefully...think twice, cut once.
Hang out ("lurk") on OH's Duodenal Switch forum, and for more in-depth knowledge, www.dsfacts.com, and www.duodenalswitch.com. Also, just do an Internet search of "duodenal switch" and see what else you come up with.
Good luck to you as you make your WLS decision.
Topic: RE: Lupus and verticle sleeve
A DS - Duodenal Switch- is another kind of weight loss surgery. If your surgeon knows about VSG, he/she should know about the Duodenal Switch. Most of the time, if they don't mention it, it's because they don't perform them.
Please investigate your options fully before you make your final decision.
go to www.DSfacts.com and www.duodenalswitch.com .
The restriction of the sleeve will take the weight off, but the DS will KEEP it off!
A DS - Duodenal Switch- is another kind of weight loss surgery. If your surgeon knows about VSG, he/she should know about the Duodenal Switch. Most of the time, if they don't mention it, it's because they don't perform them.
Please investigate your options fully before you make your final decision.
go to www.DSfacts.com and www.duodenalswitch.com .
The restriction of the sleeve will take the weight off, but the DS will KEEP it off!
Topic: RE: Lupus and verticle sleeve
Hi I also have Fibro and SLE and am considering weight loss surgery. can't decide which one...sleeve, rny or band. what helped you make your decision. I'd appreciate any info or advice you have. thanks
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Topic: RE: RNY and FOBI and LUPUS
Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, dolphy, coltrane...
I like jazz piano too. And vocalists - I particularly liked Nina Simone (vocalist & Pianist). Yeah, these are the old timers. I grew up listening to Nina Simone.
Etta James had gastric bypass surgery. I discovered that only recently.
I have been on IV fluids for the last 5 days in the hospital. Fluids, antibiotics, and dilaudid.
I'm flooded out.
And I'll be on IV antibiotics for 2 more weeks.
I wondered before surgery about DS - I understand that the weight loss can be faster. There are always pros and cons... I think I would have gone with either DS or RNY. However, my insurance only covered the RNY so that did help me make that decision.
I like jazz piano too. And vocalists - I particularly liked Nina Simone (vocalist & Pianist). Yeah, these are the old timers. I grew up listening to Nina Simone.
Etta James had gastric bypass surgery. I discovered that only recently.
I have been on IV fluids for the last 5 days in the hospital. Fluids, antibiotics, and dilaudid.
I'm flooded out.
And I'll be on IV antibiotics for 2 more weeks.
I wondered before surgery about DS - I understand that the weight loss can be faster. There are always pros and cons... I think I would have gone with either DS or RNY. However, my insurance only covered the RNY so that did help me make that decision.
Topic: RE: Hi New here to the Lupus forum
Le-
Have your doctor write a Letter of Medical Necessity, explaining that because of lupus, you can't tolerate the Lap-Band procedure.
However, let me caution you: the VSG it the top half of the DS. It will give you restriction, but you will still absorb 100% of every calorie you eat.
The malapsotive part of the DS is what will KEEP the weight off.
Take a look at www.duodenalswitch.com and www.dsfacts.com.
There are some things about the DS that some can't live with, but you owe it to yourself to
"Think twice; cut once".
Le-
Have your doctor write a Letter of Medical Necessity, explaining that because of lupus, you can't tolerate the Lap-Band procedure.
However, let me caution you: the VSG it the top half of the DS. It will give you restriction, but you will still absorb 100% of every calorie you eat.
The malapsotive part of the DS is what will KEEP the weight off.
Take a look at www.duodenalswitch.com and www.dsfacts.com.
There are some things about the DS that some can't live with, but you owe it to yourself to
"Think twice; cut once".
Topic: RE: Hi New here to the Lupus forum
Lupiemom-
Elli is right. The band will be perceived as a foreign body, and your already overactive immune system will go haywire.
The Lap Band was my first consideration.
After more research, I decided on the DS. However, the insurance I had only covered RNY, so I was about to settle.
I did some deep soul searching, and since I was the one who was gong to have to live with the surgery, I backed out. The COBRA coverage was getting to be a bit to much to handle, anyway.
Last year, while I was recuperating from shoulder surgery, SSDI was approved, and since I'd been waiting for it for 2 1/2 years, I was eligible for Medicare immediately.
More research, and I found that both Medicare and Medicaid covered the DS, so...
On February 25, 2009, after 11 years of praying, becoming unable to work, and gaining nearly 200 pounds from prednisone...I got my DS!!
To date, I have lost 112.2 pounds. Saturday was my 5 month "surgiversary".
The surgeon was fine with doing my surgery. The lupus was stable, and I found an anesthesia protocol that I discussed with my anesthetist prior to surgery, to reduce the chance of a fibro flare.
As long as your lupus is stabilized at the time of surgery, you shouldn't have any problem with WLS, but, you won't be able to get a Lap-Band. Research some other options.
Lupiemom-
Elli is right. The band will be perceived as a foreign body, and your already overactive immune system will go haywire.
The Lap Band was my first consideration.
After more research, I decided on the DS. However, the insurance I had only covered RNY, so I was about to settle.
I did some deep soul searching, and since I was the one who was gong to have to live with the surgery, I backed out. The COBRA coverage was getting to be a bit to much to handle, anyway.
Last year, while I was recuperating from shoulder surgery, SSDI was approved, and since I'd been waiting for it for 2 1/2 years, I was eligible for Medicare immediately.
More research, and I found that both Medicare and Medicaid covered the DS, so...
On February 25, 2009, after 11 years of praying, becoming unable to work, and gaining nearly 200 pounds from prednisone...I got my DS!!
To date, I have lost 112.2 pounds. Saturday was my 5 month "surgiversary".
The surgeon was fine with doing my surgery. The lupus was stable, and I found an anesthesia protocol that I discussed with my anesthetist prior to surgery, to reduce the chance of a fibro flare.
As long as your lupus is stabilized at the time of surgery, you shouldn't have any problem with WLS, but, you won't be able to get a Lap-Band. Research some other options.
Topic: RE: RNY and FOBI and LUPUS
Jeane-
Ten pounds in ten days is great! That's a pound a day!
Neermind the pre-op class that tells you it's just from the IV fluids...you're the one that still has to lose it.
I retained about 13 pounds of fluid, but I claimed every bit of it, because I still had to lose it!
My post-op weight then became my starting weight!
Thanks for the compliment on my ticker. Unfortunately, they didn't have a saxophone, as that is my favorite jazz insturment.
Jeane-
Ten pounds in ten days is great! That's a pound a day!
Neermind the pre-op class that tells you it's just from the IV fluids...you're the one that still has to lose it.
I retained about 13 pounds of fluid, but I claimed every bit of it, because I still had to lose it!
My post-op weight then became my starting weight!
Thanks for the compliment on my ticker. Unfortunately, they didn't have a saxophone, as that is my favorite jazz insturment.
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