http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass


HEllo im a previous gastric bypass patient and im wanting to know will the Marines accept me since i had that surgery. I lost a total of 135 lbs over an 8 month period. I am now able to run 6 miles and feel half way decent afterwards. I have no comlications from the surgery so im fine. I have asked my recruiter but he is just a dumbfounded as me. He has made a request to talk to a doctor but is taking forever for a responce.

i dont know about the corp, but the CG is actually booting ppl who have had the surgery. even when they ok'ed it.

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Originally posted by haretrigger:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_bypass


HEllo im a previous gastric bypass patient and im wanting to know will the Marines accept me since i had that surgery. I lost a total of 135 lbs over an 8 month period. I am now able to run 6 miles and feel half way decent afterwards. I have no comlications from the surgery so im fine. I have asked my recruiter but he is just a dumbfounded as me. He has made a request to talk to a doctor but is taking forever for a responce.

I saw a post on an Army Forum...the poster said she was presently needing to obtain a medical waiver to enlist in the Army. She had it done six years ago.

Ah thanks for the info i appreciate it.

Although you can run there are serious post operative risks that do not make you world wide deployable. Therefore most of the services would not grant waivers.
Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction, and DOD Instruction 6130.4, Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces.

Abdominal organs and gastrointestinal system

The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:

i. Other.

(1) Gastrointestinal bypass (P43) or stomach stapling (P44) for control of obesity.

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Originally posted by Dave_M:
Although you can run there are serious post operative risks that do not make you world wide deployable. Therefore most of the services would not grant waivers.
Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction, and DOD Instruction 6130.4, Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces.

Abdominal organs and gastrointestinal system

The disqualifying medical conditions are listed below. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes are listed in parentheses following each standard.

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:

i. Other.

(1) Gastrointestinal bypass (P43) or stomach stapling (P44) for control of obesity.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Roux-en-Y

Would be the surgery i had but. Its a little different that the normal surgery. I must say that the surgery is done differently in a way such as the stomach isnt stapeld it is simply seperated, and intestence are shortened.

there is no scars left from the surgery they disapear from the outer edge of your skin, and when they stitch the insisions up they arnt real stitches. They used durmabond.

My recruiter has talked to my surgeon today and the type of gastric bypass i had doesnt abide to that. But he still has to get a medical waiver for me to enlist... in which he says he definately can do.

hello...I'm going through the same thing. I'm prior service and I'm trying to get back in. Although it says gastr or stomach stapling, I had the same procedure as you. So after reading your response, there is hope. I guess when the policy came out, back in the day of gastro surgery, there was only the one type and that was stomach stapling. Now there are at least 4-5 different types that don't involve stomach stapling, since that seems to be the one type that will dq you. Hope it works out for us. I waiting for my personnel records to come back so I can get my physical and in the mean time, I will get a medical waiver and a clearance from my surgeon too. that's for the heads up!!! Did I mention that I've been out for 15 years? I thought I was too old to go back. I didn't know about the fact that prior service can go back as long as you complete your 20 years by age 62!!!! Have a good one!!!!