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binty
on 8/13/10 12:41 am - Northants, United Kingdom
Topic: RE: type of surgery
Hi karl, I keep looking at this post but shy away from answering - question to difficult i think.... but thats just the cowards option, so I'm gonna give it a shot.  

All of the surgeries are great, some will suit you better than others, but that is really for you to look at by analysing the way you eat and your personal preferences.  
I really was after a gastric sleeve with duodenal switch (known as ds on here) it gives both restriction and malabsorption and the success rates online show it to be more successful, however the surgeon I chose doesn't perform many of them, so in the end I decided to go with the rny and have not been disappointed.  I think what I am getting at is that you should keep an open mind and nothing is cut and dry.  I can see now how the restriction element of the rny has helped me, and it makes me realise that I would probably have been pretty successful with a band or a gastric sleeve too.

I often ask myself what I would chose now I have the knowledge of hindsight - the answer is an open verdict - I love my rny, but had I had any of the others, I can bet you any money I would be thrilled with them too.  I know this doesn't help an awful lot but the truth of the matter is that for a bmi of under 50 all of the options are viable and helpful and the rest is down to personal choice.  For bmi of over 50 my surgeon told me that the band is less successful for losing all the excess weight, but you fall quite clear of that.

I would love to know what your closing thoughts on the surgery is - I really wish I didn't feel the need to sit on the fence, bu****ch out for those who brush off surgeries because of personal experiences or hearsay.

Good luck
        
binty
on 8/13/10 12:25 am - Northants, United Kingdom
Topic: RE: Druggie joy!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamations are like love - there's always enough to go round lol!!!! Your numbers are fabulous you must be walking on air.
        
binty
on 8/13/10 12:23 am - Northants, United Kingdom
Topic: RE: Its Been A While
hey you - how ya doin'. Entering races like that must be such a buzz - what a great thing to work towards. You may need to find a better tshirt to wear tho - bleeeuuuuch
        
binty
on 8/13/10 12:21 am - Northants, United Kingdom
Topic: RE: 1 pound from obese 1
amazing this wls lark - it must be such a relief to have those scales moving again
        
Paul5678
on 8/12/10 2:04 am - United Kingdom
Topic: Druggie joy!
Off another blood pressure tablet!  That's five tablets gone in five months!!  YAY!!!  Anyone need any exclamation marks before I use them all!!!!? 

64 pounds gone in five months, 34 pounds to go to target.  Drop another 20 units of insulin and I can try to live life withoutt!!!!!!!! 
Paul5678
on 8/11/10 9:32 pm - United Kingdom
karlbf
on 8/10/10 12:40 pm - stoke on trent, United Kingdom
Kate -True Brit
on 8/10/10 11:39 am - UK
Topic: RE: tramadol

May not be sure but this si what I got on Google (Medicine.net)

DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Tramadol is a man-made (synthetic) analgesic (pain reliever). Its exact mechanism of action is unknown but similar morphine. Like morphine, tramadol binds to receptors in the brain (opioid receptors) that are important for transmitting the sensation of pain from throughout the body to. Tramadol, like other narcotics used for the treatment of pain, may be abused. Tramadol is not a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) and does not have the increased risk of stomach ulceration and internal bleeding that can occur with NSAIDs.

Highest 290, Banded - 248   Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.

Happily banded since May 2006.  Regain of 28lbs 2013-14.  ALL GONE!

But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,

   

karlbf
on 8/10/10 9:53 am - stoke on trent, United Kingdom
Topic: tramadol
can somebody please tell me if these or amatriptlyn are nsaid's
karlbf
on 8/10/10 9:51 am - stoke on trent, United Kingdom

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