Re: NOT :) Feeling bad and regretting surgery

[Guest guest]

Oh, Joe! You are so wise!

I am 2 months post-op and I am delighted to say that I never regretted this

surgery. That is not to say that at 3 or 4 weeks post-op I wasn't wanting

reassurance that I would be feel like my old self soon! One thing that

helped me stay positive and focused was this list. I read for a year as a

pre-op and saw the cycle of " excitement of approval - fear of upcoming

surgery date - some regrets as an immediate post-op - excitement of new

life " . I decided to skip the regret stage since it was within my control to

do so. Of course I had no serious complications and that helps! I am

experiencing dumping now, but hopefully that will pass. Even if it doesn't,

I will not regret this surgery.

I cannot believe that I have lost 43.5 pounds in two months. I am getting

around so much easier. Life is a pleasure! My husband and I are having a

townhouse built (we hate yardwork) and we are selling our home. At the end

of last year I was excited about the new house, but I was freaking out about

how I would ever get the energy to get our current house ready to sell. I

was tired just walking up the stairs!

Well, our home sold last week after being on the market for two days and we

got $3,000 OVER our asking price. We were told that our home is immaculate

(and beautiful) and that is what helped it sell so quickly. I could never

have gotten it in the state it is without this surgery. I was washing walls

and painting trim and without much effort. Don't get me wrong - it was

tiring - but I physically could not have done it with an additional 43.5

pounds on me.

Thank God for this surgery and for those who lead me to this list to discover

the wonders of the DS.

in IL

Dr.

Lap DS 2/28/01

-43.5 pounds

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/29/01 3:05:46 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< I am 2 months post-op and I am delighted to say that I never regretted

this

surgery. That is not to say that at 3 or 4 weeks post-op I wasn't wanting

reassurance that I would be feel like my old self soon! One thing that

helped me stay positive and focused was this list. >>

I also never had regrets about the surgery. I think I was on a post-morphine

HIGH because I felt absolutely GREAT the first three weeks! It was like I

had a new body --- I didn't feel down or depressed or even tired and had to

make myself take naps! LOL

Then, at four weeks I experienced my first plateau and got quite exhausted

easily. That lasted for about 1 1/2 weeks and I've been pretty much back to

normal ever since. I have about 3-5 great 'on' active days and then a day or

two of just feeling 'blah' and have a lack of energy (I'm three months plus

post-op now).

I actually went off my Paxil (with my PCP's guidance and knowledge) and

haven't really had any anxiety or signs of depression. Just get tired

sometimes when I've been on the go all day, every day!

Of course, not experiencing any complications certainly had something to do

with my post-op outlook and feeling so fab. Sometimes I feel as if I never

had the surgery --- my body has just adjusted to the new arrangement so well.

I am hoping it continues like this, God willing!

All the best,

lap DS with gallbladder removal

Dr. Gagner/Dr. Quinn assisting/Mt. Sinai/NYC

January 25, 2001

pre-op: 307 lbs/bmi 45 (5'9 " )

now: 262 lbs/bmi 40? (it keeps coming off!!!!)