Kathy Overstreet FW: duodenalswitch-advice

[Guest guest]

Doh! I just ran across this in my backlog of DS website messages. I

think Kathy meant it to go the the duodenalswitch list, so I'm

forwarding it here. Sorry for the delay!

duodenalswitch-advice

Hi Everybody,

I have been trying for almost 3yrs to get surgery and

I am finally going next month.I have been very scared

and second guessing the whole thing because I'm high

risk. I finally came to peace with it and I am ready

to gohead . Anyway I was talking to someone today and

he was telling me not to have the surgery that all I

have to do is not eat and my stomach will shrink that

after a while my stomach will stretch out again anyway

and I will gain my weight back. I know this is not a

fix all and I have to do my part I don't want to look

like Barbie I just want to be able to walk more then

three minutes be able to breath and live life with my

10 yr. old. This is not living as you all now.I am

400lbs I don't want to get a taste of what life is and

give it up again.I want to be able to get to the

otherside of the rainbow and stay there. I keep

thinking what if this does not work for me. What do

you tell people who are putting doubt out there , it

happens all the time even from my family and I have

had it.

Kathy

Dr. Anthone

USC

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[Guest guest]

Doh! I just ran across this in my backlog of DS website messages. I

think Kathy meant it to go the the duodenalswitch list, so I'm

forwarding it here. Sorry for the delay!

duodenalswitch-advice

Hi Everybody,

I have been trying for almost 3yrs to get surgery and

I am finally going next month.I have been very scared

and second guessing the whole thing because I'm high

risk. I finally came to peace with it and I am ready

to gohead . Anyway I was talking to someone today and

he was telling me not to have the surgery that all I

have to do is not eat and my stomach will shrink that

after a while my stomach will stretch out again anyway

and I will gain my weight back. I know this is not a

fix all and I have to do my part I don't want to look

like Barbie I just want to be able to walk more then

three minutes be able to breath and live life with my

10 yr. old. This is not living as you all now.I am

400lbs I don't want to get a taste of what life is and

give it up again.I want to be able to get to the

otherside of the rainbow and stay there. I keep

thinking what if this does not work for me. What do

you tell people who are putting doubt out there , it

happens all the time even from my family and I have

had it.

Kathy

Dr. Anthone

USC

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/18/01 9:39:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

duodenalswitch@... writes:

> I am

> 400lbs I don't want to get a taste of what life is and

> give it up again.I want to be able to get to the

> otherside of the rainbow and stay there. I keep

> thinking what if this does not work for me. What do

> you tell people who are putting doubt out there , it

> happens all the time even from my family and I have

> had it.

>

>

I told them that if eating less was the answer and would work I'd have been

normal weight along time ago. I think many talk because they are worried

about you and problems from surgery. The biggest thing I think is not

worrying about what they think...you are the one that needs to be doing this

for yourself. You know what is right for you. Only you can know if you're

doing the right thing. I'm very lucky that I've only had a couple people be

weird about my surgery...one is heavy and hasn't spoken to me since I told

her (so i figure that is her problem...not mine, I'd be supportive to her if

she was doing something even if I didnt agree) and the other is a slimmer gal

that did the same thing. I can't make it right or alright for everyone

else...all I could do was make it right for me...so try not to worry about

them and just focus on whats right for you and keep making strides till you

get there!!

~~* AJ *~~

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 - 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 - 390.2 -24.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

08/16/01 BMI 58 - 387.0 -27.9 lbs!!!!!!!!!!~~~~

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