Question:
How much should I have bypassed?

I am 5'10 and 330lbs. I'm going to be talking to my doctor about how much I should have bypassed. It sounds like the norm is between 100cm and 150cm. Should I lean towards the 150cm since I need to loose at least 150lbs? Thanks!    — feminine271 (posted on January 9, 2003)

January 9, 2003
I would go with 150, my doc did. It is harder on the body, but we have SO much to lose.
   — Kristy J.

January 9, 2003
I think that it is up to the surgeon who operates on you. My surgeon does 100 on everyone and there is no choice in the matter. There was a man at our support group last night who has lost 300 SO FAR!!!
   — Carol S.

January 9, 2003
My doctor does 150cm standard on everyone. I was a "lightweight" BMI of 40 and had 150 bypassed.
   — Linda A.

January 9, 2003
I had 157 bypassed and had 190 to lose. (Seems I can only lose 160 of it). I'd say, the more bypassed the better.
   — Danmark

January 9, 2003
I had no idea how much was being bypassed til I went to my 6 week post op check up. To be honst it never even occurred to me to ask beforehand. My Dr. said 2 feet which is aprox 60 cm. My weight loss has been awesome.
   — **willow**

January 9, 2003
most docs dont give u a choice. i recently asked mine how much he did on me and he said he bypassed 90% of stomach and 250 cms of intestines. but some docs wontgo that much unless u r really really big. i was 5 6 and weighed 287. that was 5 1/2 months ago and now i weigh 214. best of luck to ya
   — amanda W.