March 8, 2001
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Weight Loss and Stuff
Loopdeloop asked about my surgery, so I figured maybe I better explain it again since it was a long time back that I originally did so.
My doctor cut my tummy into two pieces, the smaller being what I use now. I holds a couple ounces of food at best. My upper intestine was reattached to the new mini tummy so food goes down that and meets up with another piece of intestine still attached to my old tummy. (They meet like a Y). At the Y the digestive juices are added and digestion goes on as normal.
How does it work? Well first of all I can't eat very much at once, so this obviously limits food intake. I also feel full much sooner and on much less, so I don't go around feeling like I am starving all the time. In addition, digestion is poor until food hits the bottom of the Y where the digestive juices are added, so less calories are obsorbed.
The flip side is I have to be careful to get enough protein, since I am eating much smaller amounts, and I have to take extra suppliments to get iron, calcium and b-12. Ideally I should loose about 125 pounds in a year and then maintain this weight long term.
Statistics show that 80% of the people that do this, keep the weight off 5 years+ and out. The national medical association did a study and has found it the most successful treatment of morbid obesity. Morbid obesity is defined as being 100 lbs or more overweight.
Hope that answers any questions that were floating out there.
Comments (7)
Wow.
well two words double wow. sounds more complicated then rebiulding a motor
Hi...
One guy at work underwent the same procedure last year. He looks great now! I couldn't believe my eyes. I was truly amazed at the result.
He still is losing weight. One day he came around our department and he was showing his pair of pants that he wore before the surgery. I was so proud of him.
Thanks for explaining it, too. I did not ask the guy at work because he was busy with everyone's attention.
thanks pix! i'm glad to be in the know, and that it sounds like worth the terrible ordeal.
i remember hearing about the similar operation of stomach stapling a while back - like maybe 15 years - but that it wasn't very long term effective. glad progress is progress!
take care!
A very nice simple explanation of what can be very complicated surgery.
BTW........protein gooooooooooooooooooood
Toasting us both to good health and losing the "morbid obesity" tag--I really hate that fucking phrase. Gee shan, you're so fat it could kill you. Ahh if THAT isn't motivation to lose what is?
Lots of hugs
shannon
Part of my mind keeps telling me to investigate this. I wish you much much luck in your journey and look forward to hearing all about your progress!
*hugs and lots of cheers*
LaH
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