Surgery

[12345vonnie]

Hi everyone I'm type 2 my nurse has asked me if I would consider surgery to reduce my stomach ..has anyone else been offered this and what did you do

 

[Rachox]

I was offered bariatric surgery at my first appt with my GP following type 2 diagnosis. I was adamant that I didn’t want to go down that route. I am so glad I didn’t, it seemed so drastic. Instead I started eating a low carb diet to control my diabetes but one happy side effect was weight loss of 6 stone. I also take Metformin which for some people can reduce your appetite so can help weight loss too

 

[Andydragon]

Hi everyone I'm type 2 my nurse has asked me if I would consider surgery to reduce my stomach ..has anyone else been offered this and what did you do

It is drastic, it's something I might have considered in the past if I'm honest but i found I managed it myself via a combination of low carb, calorie counting and exercise. I cannot say any specific for me worked. But many on here have found low carb has helped support weight loss

Personally, I would look towards other options first and there are a number of ways people on these forums have found, that might be worth exploring first?

 

[ickihun]

I've had a Roux-en-y full bypass. I've lost more weight than any other means. However I tried everything first.
Its been great for me but I've been diabetic a long time.
I now rely on low carb and low calorie and haven't added any weight like it's expected to as patients relax into their smaller weight of food. I'm still losing a few pounds but I was 23st at my highest weight. I managed to get to 136kgs for surgery and now I'm 95kgs.
I'm very happy with my bariatric team. They are the best. In par with private care standard. I feel. NHS SUNDERLAND have been exceptional.
They try every way to help you lose weight before surgery is offered. Everything.

 

[lucylocket61]

I now rely on low carb and low calorie

how many calories do you eat, and is that because of your surgery? My liver specialist is talking about me having surgery as i cannot lose weight, no matter what I do, even though my blood sugar levels have been good for years.

 

[LaoDan]

Apparently my doc was considering recommending this to me, but I was able to chip away at it. Went from 135 to 100 in about 9 months, kinda stalled at 100 for a couple months, started dropping again after diet adjustments. Currently at 96kg, really pushing pretty hard to get to 90kg.

The plan is to stay at 90 for three months, let things stabilize and reevaluate

 

[MrsA2]

My best friend had a gastric by pass. Lost loads of weight and has now put a lot of it back on again. It's not as failsafe as people think.
I would never have one.

 

[Resurgam]

When my children were young one of the mums had an operation to lose weight and she died a few weeks later. Yes something must have gone very wrong, but I'm in the 'not for me' camp.