Fact or Fiction? Lose slow and Less Loose?

I was in for a medical procedure this AM. The med tech looked at my chart, noted that I was a WLS patient, and added that she had had one performed some fifteen months prior. She then told me her numbers, etc. She went on and said, "I did not follow any of the instructions that my surgeon gave me. I did not want to lose too fast. The slower you lose, the less likely you are to have loose skin." Please kick around that last sentence I quoted. Is it true in your experience and those who you have observed? Nowhere Man/Ph/Jay (who managed to correctly use both 'lose' and 'loose' in a single post, a rare occurance at OH)

I would say that statement is fiction for me. I lost 164lbs in 1yr and I have managed thru exercise to stay fairly tone. I feel very fortunate and I would guess that genetics played a part in this as well. Of couse I'm not perfect, but in clothes my tummy is flat, my arms don't hang too badly, etc. I also disagree with her saying that she "did not follow any of the instructions that her surgeon gave her"~Wow, that's scary, especially from someone that works in the medical field. Tracy B 328/150 5'9"

The statement that if you lose too quickly you get the extra skin is fiction...there are too many variables that have to be considered and unforunately our genetics is a major one that has to be considered. If you are predisposed to saggy skin guess what no matter how slow you lose over the course of time you will become saggy. Its all in the genes or is that jeans? Debbie

for using genes and jeans correctly in the same sentance. Pat

I think she is in denial myself. She knows she should have followed the plan but since she didn't she has found an excuse for her actions. It would be interesting to talk to her at 3 years and find out how much weight she has regained since she obviously hasn't changed her eating habits. The people I've observed in support groups who don't follow the rules have all started regaining their weight before they drop out of the support group. Some I've talked to several months laster and found they were still gaining. My plastic surgeon told me the degree of loose skin depended on age, genetics, how long the person had been large, where they carried the excess weight, and the amount of weight lost.

Not true for me. I am a very slow loser and I have hanging, flapping skin everywhere. Sue O.

Wow, what a scary statement! I totally disagree. Most of us will have loose skin regardless of how quickly we lose. I also agree with the previous poster who said this woman will likely be regaining in a few years since she didn't learn new eating habits. That's really sad. Connie -147#

Yikes! Don't want to sound judgemental or anything but my opinion is a PSYCHO BABE! Let's see, you don't follow any of your surgeon's instructions after the most radical weight-loss surgery available, one of the side-affects is death (and that can be acomplished by malnutrition we've all been lectured to a trillion times - apparantly she may have benefited from one trillion and ONE times). She totally (if what she says is true) missed her honeymoon period. What about vitamins - one shudders to think. I had surgery at 55, it was the third time I'd lost 100 plus pounds, I'm very fair - and my triple chins have been replaced by melting ones and -well, let's just leave the picture at that. Exercise helps some, plastic surgery is in my future - but if not the health benefits of this great gift - droopy skin and all - has brought me health - and part of that is due to very carefully following my surgeons instructions. Perfect, no - but trying hard and succeeding. I'm a nurse and this med tech makes my blood boil (not because she's a med tech - there are plenty of excellent MT's) - she has NO business giving advice! The harm she may be doing makes me shudder. Gee, Nowhere Man/Ph/Jay - I was just thinking of taking a little nap - thanks for the spurt of energy - Bette Saggy (but cute), and HEALTHY!!!!!!

Okay, I made a few little grammatical errors - my opinion isn't a PSHCHO BABE - the MT is. IF you don't follow your surgeons instructions re: ONE of the most radical weight loss methods available, one of the side effects may be death, one may be malnutrion, one may be a avitaminosis. Maybe the nap isn't such a bad idea after all... Bette