Fw: another Aetna approval of DS

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Another DS patient approved by Aetna. Thanks! K.C Begley

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Procedure:

Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch

Surgeon:

Dr. Hazem Elariny

Where done:

Arlington, VA

Surgery date:

March 15, 2001

Pre-op weight/BMI:

Current weight/BMI:

Down 10 pounds (as of two weeks post-op)

By Dee Dee:

My name is Dee Dee Underwood. I'm a mother of a 7-year-old son and

6-month-old son. I have made the decision to have the DS surgery against the

wishes of my husband. I will be having the Lap DS with Dr. Elariny on March 15,

2001.

So far my journey to this point has been uneventful. I first saw Dr. E on

Jan. 22, 2001 and got approval from my insurance (Aetna PPO) the following day.

Right now, I'm two weeks away from having the surgery-and I'm a nervous

wreck. I'm excited to be having the surgery -- but I'm nervous about the pain.

But I want to have a healthier life and I want to be able to play with my

children without getting tired in the first 10 minutes.

Post-surgery update: I am now 2 weeks post op and so far I have lost

10lbs. The first 2 days were the hardest after the surgery -- but each day after

that it got better. The most pain I felt was the soreness around my stomach area

-- it felt like I had done a million sit ups! But by my 4th day post op, I was

eating solid foods. By the 7th day I was pretty much past all pain and soreness.

I have been lax about getting my walking in, so I try to get to the mall to walk

around as much as I can. My biggest adjustment is getting used to eating such

small portions -- that is why I have only lost 10lbs in the first 2 weeks. I

have been trying to clean my plate and I have been overstuffing my self. I

didn't listen to my body and I was having all kinds of chest pain, stomach pain

and incision pain, but since I've talked to my doctor and he explained what the

problem was, I'm trying to change my thinking and really listen to my body so

that when I'm full -- even if there is still food left on the plate -- it either

goes in the trash or I will give it to my son.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me via email. I'm

always willing to answer any questions to the best of my ability. I know how

hard it is to find much info on this surgery -- or people's take on how things

are going for them.

send email to Dee Dee

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