One woman. A gastric band. Four years. 27kgs lost. And a couple of mishaps along the way.
Friday, July 28, 2006
So, peoples ... here it is ... a whopping 31.8kg of lard to shift. Gosh, that's disgusting. Nothing like a dose of reality to bring you back down to earth with a thud. Hey ho.
Hi Dee! I stumbled across your blog and it caught my attention. I want to start by saying good luck in this journey you've started! I think you're really brave to do this thing and I really hope the experience exceeds your expectations!
I had a couple questions, though. Does your "31.8 kg" comment mean that you plan to lose about 70 pounds? And that you actually only weigh about 208? (I had to use a metric conversion website to figure that out. I'm in America and kinda metric stupid.) I was always under the impression that a person had to be a minimum of 100 pounds overweight to be considered for gastric bypass. Is that why you went outside the UK to have it done? I know these are nosy questions, but hey, you posted this on your blog so what the hell.
If you decide to respond, thank you. If not, I just want you to know that I'm rooting for ya and so long as this blog remains here, I'll be watching your progress! Becky
Hi Becky! What a blast, I never expected anyone to really read this blog, let alone comment! Thankyou! Yes, you're mathematics are correct .. I am roughly 208 pounds (2.2 pounds to a kilo) with 70 to lose. I actually had a gastric band inserted rather than having my guts cut and reconnected to other parts it technically shouldn't be as in gastric bypass! But each to his own.
I was considered low to have the been done (I had a BMI of 37, normally they only consider BMI of 40 plus but I had other confounding conditions which made me eligible)
I travelled to Belgium for the op for two reasons: 1) it was cheaper (as I'm self pay) and 2) the surgeons in Europe seem to be more experienced than in the UK (it is after all your life we're talking about!)
I really appreciate your comment on my wee, newborn blog!
And I'm kinda partial to you Americans ... after all, my boy is a 100% American baby! Dee
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Hi Dee! I stumbled across your blog and it caught my attention. I want to start by saying good luck in this journey you've started! I think you're really brave to do this thing and I really hope the experience exceeds your expectations!
I had a couple questions, though. Does your "31.8 kg" comment mean that you plan to lose about 70 pounds? And that you actually only weigh about 208? (I had to use a metric conversion website to figure that out. I'm in America and kinda metric stupid.) I was always under the impression that a person had to be a minimum of 100 pounds overweight to be considered for gastric bypass. Is that why you went outside the UK to have it done? I know these are nosy questions, but hey, you posted this on your blog so what the hell.
If you decide to respond, thank you. If not, I just want you to know that I'm rooting for ya and so long as this blog remains here, I'll be watching your progress! Becky
Hi Becky! What a blast, I never expected anyone to really read this blog, let alone comment! Thankyou!
Yes, you're mathematics are correct .. I am roughly 208 pounds (2.2 pounds to a kilo) with 70 to lose. I actually had a gastric band inserted rather than having my guts cut and reconnected to other parts it technically shouldn't be as in gastric bypass! But each to his own.
I was considered low to have the been done (I had a BMI of 37, normally they only consider BMI of 40 plus but I had other confounding conditions which made me eligible)
I travelled to Belgium for the op for two reasons: 1) it was cheaper (as I'm self pay) and 2) the surgeons in Europe seem to be more experienced than in the UK (it is after all your life we're talking about!)
I really appreciate your comment on my wee, newborn blog!
And I'm kinda partial to you Americans ... after all, my boy is a 100% American baby! Dee
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