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Expert: - 8/24/2010


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Is it possible to have the gastric sleeve surgery if i had the Y-and-Roux 5 years ago? I have lost over 100 pounds but have put back on 30 i have done great but i would like to lose more, I'm 5/1 and 205 ponds right now, I should be at 125 or 130 pounds.  Thank you for your help.                                   Sincerely Christine

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It may be an option if your stomach has 'stretched' back to near it's pre-surgery size.  But if that's the case, it is because you are over-eating.  If you are over eating, you have not changed your eating habits.  I would suggest that you get yourself in the right 'frame of mind' before doing anything else.  As your doctor should have said (and probably did say), the surgery is just a tool to help remind you that you should be changing your eating habits.  If you work against 'the tool' by over eating, you'll get just what you should get - weight gain.  

So, IF YOU'RE READY TO MAKE A REAL CHANGE, then I suggest that you see your doctor to determine what the options are for any other TOOLS that can help you remember that you're making a life change.

Hope I got the point across.  I've seen this too many times...

Good luck!

Steve

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I can answer any and all questions from the perspective of a weight loss surgery patient. I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery - Roux-en-Y - and can answer questions from the perspective of one who has experienced the pain and suffering of murderous obesity. I have mustered the courage to open myself to the opportunity to live life again! Let me help you get there, too! Weight loss surgery isn't for everyone, but for those who fit some specific criteria, it is a viable option. With the rise in obesity in America, there are suddenly weight loss surgery centers springing up on every street corner, it seems. Choosing to have weight loss surgery is a major decision in your life, and choosing the right center can mean the difference between weight loss success and failure. There are three main types of weight loss surgery being performed today at most all surgical weight loss clinics: the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which creates a small stomach pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine; the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which is similar to the first surgery, but is done laparoscopically, so it reduces the size of the incision, and reduces the pain and recovery time of the surgery, and the LAP-BAND surgery, which is a band fastened around the stomach to create a small pouch. Weight Loss surgery is not for everyone who is obese. In most cases, candidates must be at least 100 pounds overweight. Surgery should be the last resort, rather than a quick-fix. Surgery is a long-term answer to managing your weight, and you need to be aware it will change your life.

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I am a post operative patient of Weight Loss Surgery (Gastric Bypass, RNY). I am interested in providing coaching for pre-operative and post-operative patients.

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Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. I am an engineer working for Computer Sciences Corporation in the Washington, D.C. area.

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I am a retired veteran with over twenty years of U.S. Naval Service.

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