jillsap

I AM THINKING OF HAVING A GASTRIC BYPASS TO HELP THE SYMPTOMS OF MY PCOS, HAS ANYONE ELSE DONE THIS AND BEEN SUCCESSFUL?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW?

__________________
jillsap

tnade

I noticed that you've had a lot of views but no replies. I haven't had it.... thinking about it........ maybe someone else may be able to help you better...... did you do a search for gastrci bypass and see who's had it done then read their postts? Good luck!

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Robyn :o)

Hi,

I have decided to have a GB as soon as my new insurance starts.

My mom has PCOS and had a GB over a year ago. Her blood test are now in the normal range and she is down 150 pounds.

I am a her carbon copy and I am not going to wait for the progression of this syndrome to take it's toll.

I hope that helps!

Robyn

MMA

Try posting in the diet and excersize forum. I know there are a couple of cysters that have had it

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

DS Matthew 2-5-02
Mark Glen Jr. 11-2-05

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Shawn Keli'i 11-2-05 to 11-9-05


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

TDoern

I am really intrested to see what you get back as a response because I too am considering the same option.

I was diagnosed in 1999 with PCOS but was given no clue about how widespread it is and what it does to your body. I tried diet after diet after diet all my life and nothing helped. Then in late 2000 I ruptured two discs in my back as well as compromised the rest of my spine in doing so (no idea HOW it happened, woke up in pain one AM) well, last year after three years of constant growing pain (and 50 lbs heavier) I went in to a neuro surgeon and was told to loose as much weight as possible before surgery in 2 months, I'm thinking yeah right... he suggested low carbing because I had PCOS, I'm like whats low carbing, he suggest Atkins, and I went and got as much info as possible. It worked, I lost 40 pounds in 2 months (WOW) then had surgery and was told that I couldn't do the diet after b/c I needed all sorts of stuff that I just didn't get enough of in atkins... so I went back up 20 pounds. I started re-doing the low carb thing about 5 months ago, and lost about 20 pounds again... and was stuck, I'd started taking pain medication again, low and behold my pain medication makes it very hard to lose weight with atkins (it says so in his books) so I'm stuck. I can't exercize much because even 15 minutes of walking gets the sharp pains running down my legs, the only thing I can do is swim really, but I dont have enough $ to get a gym membership.... so my current doctor upon hearing my list of problems (PCOS, two bad discs, constant pain, wanting to get preggers, insomnia, colitis...) suggest a bypass saying it has SAVED many people.....

SO anyone out there have one done yet? And how well did it go? I've read you can loose about 65% of your unwanted weight just from the surgery over a year and a half, and at 250lbs, I'll take whatever I can get.

~Tammy~